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Osaka's Midosuji Boulevard lighting wins Guinness record

OSAKA, Japan - Pedestrians walk beneath glittering illumination along Midosuji Boulevard, a main street in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 9, 2015, the day it was recognized by the Guinness World Records as a street with the most number of illuminated trees. A total of 606 trees along the 3-kilometer road met Guinness criteria to qualify.

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Osaka's Midosuji Boulevard lighting bags Guinness record

OSAKA, Japan - Illumination along Midosuji Boulevard, a main street in Osaka, western Japan, is recognized by the Guinness World Records as a street with the largest number of illuminated trees on Jan. 9, 2015. A total of 606 trees along the 3-kilometer road met Guinness criteria to qualify.

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Midosuji parade held in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A float travels down Midosuji Boulevard in central Osaka on Oct. 13 in Midosuji Parade 2002. About 80 groups, including 16 from 14 foreign countries, took part in the annual parade.

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Midosuji parade held in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A float travels down Midosuji Boulevard in central Osaka on Oct. 13 in Midosuji Parade 2002. About 80 groups, including 16 from 14 foreign countries, took part in the annual parade. (Kyodo)

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Osaka's Midosuji Boulevard lighting wins Guinness record

OSAKA, Japan - Pedestrians walk beneath glittering illumination along Midosuji Boulevard, a main street in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 9, 2015, the day it was recognized by the Guinness World Records as a street with the most number of illuminated trees. A total of 606 trees along the 3-kilometer road met Guinness criteria to qualify. (Kyodo)

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Summer heat in Japan

People cross Osaka's Midosuji boulevard on a sweltering summer day on Aug. 18, 2020.

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Summer heat in Japan

People cross Osaka's Midosuji boulevard on a sweltering summer day on Aug. 18, 2020.

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Summer heat in Japan

People cross Osaka's Midosuji boulevard on a sweltering summer day on Aug. 18, 2020.

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Festival of the lights in Osaka

People stroll under trees lit up on Osaka's Midosuji boulevard on Nov. 4, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Festival of the lights in Osaka

Women take a selfie with trees lit up on Osaka's Midosuji boulevard on Nov. 4, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows less traffic than usual on Midosuji boulevard in a business district in Osaka on April 11, 2020, as a state of emergency is in place in Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures in Japan amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows less traffic than usual on Midosuji boulevard in a business district in Osaka on April 8, 2020, a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures in response to a recent surge in coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-20 summit in Osaka

Osaka's Midosuji boulevard in a business district is empty on June 27, 2019, as traffic restrictions are implemented ahead of a two-day Group of 20 summit that will start in the city the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gingkoes lit up on Osaka's Midosuji boulevard

Pedestrians walk under gingkoes lit up with thousands of LED lamps on Osaka's Midosuji boulevard on Nov. 5, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gingkoes lit up on Osaka's Midosuji boulevard

A woman takes a photo of gingkoes lit up with thousands of LED lamps on Osaka's Midosuji boulevard on Nov. 5, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parklet installed on Osaka's main street

A sidewalk extension known as a parklet is installed on central Osaka's Midosuji boulevard on Nov. 20, 2017 on an experimental basis. Parklets are designed to provide more space and amenities such as greenery for people using the street so that they can stop, sit and rest while undertaking street activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parklet installed on Osaka's main street

A sidewalk extension known as a parklet is installed on central Osaka's Midosuji boulevard on Nov. 20, 2017 on an experimental basis. Parklets are designed to provide more space and amenities such as greenery for people using the street so that they can stop, sit and rest while undertaking street activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parklet installed on Osaka's main street

A sidewalk extension known as a parklet is installed on central Osaka's Midosuji boulevard on Nov. 20, 2017 on an experimental basis. Parklets are designed to provide more space and amenities such as greenery for people using the street so that they can stop, sit and rest while undertaking street activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo