About the place
Midōsuji (御堂筋?, Midō-suji) Boulevard is the primary main street in central Osaka, Japan. It runs north-south, passing Umeda, Shinsaibashi, Dōtonbori, Ame-mura, and Namba districts. Underneath the street is the Midōsuji Line subway.In Edo period, Midosuji was just a narrow street called "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.