![MIDOSUJI PARADE](images/sub.gif)
![MAIN THEME](images/sub1.gif)
Bring the World Together! Midosuji Parade ![SUB-THEME](images/sub2.gif)
Floating,Flashing,Osaka!
![DATE](images/sub3.gif)
Sunday, October 10, 2004 from 2:00 to 6:30 pm (expected)
![PLACE](images/sub4.gif)
Midosuji Boulevard, Osaka, Japan
From Oe-bridge (in front of Osaka City Hall)
to Namba (3.3 km, 2 miles)
![NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS](images/sub5.gif)
10,000 in 2003 (88 performing units)
![NAMBER OF SPECTATORS](images/sub6.gif)
1,200,000 in 2003
![PARTICIPARING UNITS](images/sub7.gif)
FLOATS: Display floats, Music / Announcement Cars
MARCHING UNITS: Marching bands, Baton twirlers, Drum and fife bands
OTHER PERFORMING UNITS: Local festival groups of Japan
Festivals and performing arts from foreign countries
Japanese folk dance groups
Children's Mikoshi (portable shrines)
![RELATED EVENTS](images/sub8.gif)
(Details are to be arranged and subject to major changes)
PARADE EVE FESTIVAL (Float Preview)
(Saturday, October 9 at Ogimachi Park, Kita-ku, Osaka City)
NAKANOSHIMA RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL 2004
(From Friday, October 8 to Sunday, October 10 at Osaka City Central Public Hall)
THE INTERNATIONAL MARCHING BAND FESTIVAL
(Monday, October 11 at the Expo '70 Commemoration Park)
![FOR DETAILS CONCERNING THE MIDOSUJI PARADE,PLEASE CONTACT](images/sub9.gif)
Parade Department
Osaka 21st Century Association
Hotel Osaka Castle 4th Floor
1-1 Temmabashikyomachi Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0032
Tel: +81-6-6942-2007 Fax: +81-6-6942-5945