Avenue is the primary main street in central
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
,
Japan
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. It runs north-south, passing
Umeda,
Nakanoshima,
Shinsaibashi,
Dōtonbori,
Ame-mura, and
Namba districts. Underneath the street is the
Midōsuji Line subway. Especially in autumn when leaves of the ginkgo roadside trees turn yellow, a beautiful landscape can be seen.
The Midosuji Parade is held here, usually in October, featuring participants from Japan and abroad.
Route description
Midōsuji becomes the Shinmido-suji in
Kita-ku, Osaka, running concurrently with
Japan National Route 423. After travelling about to the north it becomes the
Minō Toll Road. To the south, Midōsuji becomes the Kishu Highway.
History
In
Edo period
The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...
, Midosuji was just a narrow street called "". Midōsuji was built in the
Taishō period, widening an existing north-south street and extending it to run all the way to
Umeda in the north and
Namba in the south.
Today Midōsuji is an ultra high-class shopping street, housing clothing stores by such brands as
Louis Vuitton,
Chanel, major hotels, and even an
Apple
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flagship.
The area has been referred to in songs by popular artists such as
Hitomi Yaida on her 2006 album ''
It's a New Day''.
Features
References
Tourist attractions in Osaka
Shopping districts and streets in Japan
Roads in Osaka Prefecture
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