• A0S08 – Semba and Mido-suji
まちの成長をけん引するメインストリート
中央区 マスコットキャラクター ゆめまるくん
  • The city’s main street, leading the way to prosperity

At the end of the 16th century, roughly the same time as the construction of Osaka Castle, development of the area around Mido-suji began, and an urban area was formed with “dori“ that ran east to west, and “suji” that ran north to south.
At the time, the “dori” that ran east-to-west to the Osaka Castle were the main roads, and although Mido-suji was also a busy road, it was a very narrow one, having a width of only about six meters. Even in the Meiji era (1868-1912), the “dori” were still the primary roads for traffic, but once Umeda and Namba stations were built, the need for a north-south axis increased.
The widening of Mido-suji started in 1930, and after a long and daunting period of construction work, it was opened in 1937.
The ginkgo trees lining the street, which have long been delighting pedestrians, were planted upon its completion, and they have been honored with distinctions such as being chosen as one of the 100 selections of the Osaka Green and being designated as an Osaka City Cultural Property.

地図をみる
コラムをよむ
歩いて楽しい御堂筋へ
  • A Mido-suji where you can take a pleasant stroll

We are promoting the creation of spaces along Mido-suji that pedestrians can enjoy by holding markets regularly and various events throughout the year.

北御堂（本願寺津村別院）
南御堂（真宗大谷派難波別院）
  • Kitamido Temple (Honganji sect Tsumura Betsuin) and Minamimido Temple (Otani sect of Shinshu Namba Betsuin)

As Toyotomi Hideyoshi had divided Honganji Temple into Otani (east) and Honganji (west) sects, Namba Betsuin was constructed for the Otani sect, and Tsumura Betsuin for the Honganji sect. The name “Mido-suji” comes from the fact that the road passes by the front of the two Betsuin (Mido) temples.

御堂筋彫刻ストリート
  • Mido-suji Sculpture Street

With the help of donations from companies in the Mido-suji area, a collection of world-class sculptures have been installed.

御堂さん横の地下鉄工事
  • Subway line construction next to one of the Mido temples.

Construction of the Midosuji Line, Japan’s first municipal subway. Constructed in an age before the advent of tunnel-boring machinery, it was constructed by hammering steel sheet pile into places to form the walls and open-air excavation.
<1930>

御堂筋整備
  • Restoring Mido-suji

Just after the evacuation of the area ended.
The street in the foreground is Heiwamachi.
<1927>

船場と御堂筋
  • Mido-suji Kitamido Temple (Honganji sect Tsumura Betsuin) Minamimido Temple (Otani sect of Shinshu Namba Betsuin)
  • Column

Mido-suji serves as a street that symbolizes Osaka, so Osaka City is making efforts to make it into an attractive and elegant cityscape.
In 1991, Osaka City established the Mido-suji Urban Sculpture Installation Committee and began collection donations from businesses located on and near Mido-suji.
Starting with the installation of the first of these sculptures, “Eve” by Auguste Rodin, works by leading artists from Japan and around the world decorate Mido-suji.

中央区 マスコットキャラクター ゆめまるくん
中央区 マスコットキャラクター ゆめまるくん
A0S08 – Semba and Mido-suji