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{{Short description|Street in Osaka, Japan}}
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{{More citations needed|date=November 2015}}
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| caption                 = Autumn colors along Midōsuji
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| former_names            ={{nihongo|Yodoyabashisuji|淀屋橋筋}}
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| length_km               = 4.027
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| width                   = {{convert|43.6|m|ft}}
| location                = [[Osaka]] ([[Umeda]], [[Nakanoshima]], [[Shinsaibashi]], [[Dōtonbori]], [[Amerikamura|Ame-mura]], and [[Namba]])
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|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|country=JPN|Route|25|dir1=north}} in [[Namba]]
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|country=JPN|Route|176|Route|423}} in [[Kita-ku, Osaka|Kita-ku]]
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*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|172}} in [[Chūō-ku, Osaka|Chūō-ku]]
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|308}} in [[Shinsaibashi]]}}
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[[Image:Midosuji01 2816.jpg|thumb|Yodoyabashi intersection of Midōsuji]]
{{nihongo|'''Midōsuji'''|御堂筋|Midō-suji}} Avenue is the primary main street in central [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]. It runs north-south, passing [[Umeda]], [[Nakanoshima]], [[Shinsaibashi]], [[Dōtonbori]], [[Amerikamura|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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Osaka's grandeur on parade |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19940904-1.2.50.7.12 |work=The Straits Times |date=September 4, 1994}}</ref>


==Route description==
Midōsuji becomes the Shinmido-suji in [[Kita-ku, Osaka]], running concurrently with [[Japan National Route 423]]. After travelling about {{convert|16|km|mi}} to the north it becomes the [[Minō Toll Road]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.osaka-road.or.jp/mino.html |title=大阪府道路公社−箕面有料道路（箕面グリーンロード） |website=www.osaka-road.or.jp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612074853/http://www.osaka-road.or.jp/mino.html |archive-date=2009-06-12}} </ref> To the south, Midōsuji becomes the Kishu Highway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/contents/wdu020/sumiyoshi/english/attract/attrac05.html|title = Sumiyoshi ward &#124; Attractions &#124; Kishu Highway}}</ref>

==History==
In [[Edo period]], Midosuji was just a narrow street called "{{nihongo|Yodoyabashisuji|淀屋橋筋}}". 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 Store|Apple]] flagship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Midosuji|url=https://insideosaka.com/midosuji/|accessdate=4 August 2019}}</ref>

The area has been referred to in songs by popular artists such as [[Hitomi Yaida]] on her 2006 album ''[[It's a New Day (album)|It's a New Day]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Midousuji PLANET (御堂筋PLANET) Lyrics|url=https://www.jpopasia.com/hitomiyaida/lyrics/130931/its-a-new-day/midousuji-planet-%E5%BE%A1%E5%A0%82%E7%AD%8Bplanet/|accessdate=4 August 2019}}</ref>

==Features==
{{PoI start}}
{{PoI|Ōsaka Station|34.7018|135.4986|JP|[[Umeda]]}}
{{PoI|Keihan National Highway|34.6983|135.5005|JP|The terminus of [[Japan National Route 1]]}}
{{PoI|Shin-Midōsuji|34.6963|135.5013|JP|}}
{{PoI|Nakanoshima|34.6938|135.5011|JP|[[Nakanoshima]]}}
{{PoI|Chūō Ōdōri|34.6818|135.5006|JP|}}
{{PoI|Nagahori-dōri|34.6751|135.5004|JP|[[Shinsaibashi]]}}
{{PoI|Dōtonbori Canal|34.669|135.5003|JP|[[Dōtonbori]]}}
{{PoI|Sennichimae-dōri|34.6671|135.5003|JP|}}
{{PoI|Namba|34.6647|135.4999|JP|[[Namba]]}}
{{PoI end}}

==References==
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{{Commons category|Mido-suji|Midōsuji}}
{{Shopping districts and streets in Japan}}

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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Osaka]]
[[Category:Shopping districts and streets in Japan]]
[[Category:Roads in Osaka Prefecture]]


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