GINZA

WakÅ department store

Mitsukoshi department store at Ginza

Kabukiza theater

Sony Building

Yurakucho Center Building (Yurakucho mullion) at Sukiyabashi intersection

:''For other uses, see Ginza (disambiguation)''
'Ginza' (銀座) is a district of ChūŠWard, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyobashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yurakucho and Uchisaiwaicho, and north of Shinbashi. It is known as an upmarket area of Tokyo with many department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses.

Contents
History
Places in Ginza
Companies based in Ginza
Subway stations
See also
External links

History


Ginza is named after the silver-coin mint established there in 1612 during the Edo period.
Modern Ginza began in 1872 when, after a devastating fire, the district was rebuilt with two- and three-story Georgian brick buildings designed by the Irish born architect Thomas Waters, along with a shopping promenade on the street from the Shinbashi bridge to the KyÅbashi bridge in the southwestern part of ChÅ«Å Ward. Most of these European-style buildings are gone, but some older buildings are still there, most famously the WakÅ building with its clock tower.
Ginza is a popular destination on weekends, when the main north-south artery is closed to traffic. This policy began in the 1960s under Governor Ryokichi Minobe.

Places in Ginza


Companies based in Ginza



★ Matsuya

★ Recruit

★ Ricoh

★ Shiseido

★ Wako

Subway stations



★ Ginza Station (Hibiya Line, Ginza Line, Marunouchi Line)

★ Ginza-itchome Station (Yurakucho Line)

★ Higashi-ginza Station (Hibiya Line, Toei Asakusa Line)

See also



★ Harajuku

★ Amerikamura

★ DÅtonbori

★ See also: List of upscale shopping districts

External links



★ on

★ Tokyo Essentials: Ginza

★ Ginza Concierge

★ Ginza Guide @ Picturetokyo.com Information and Gallery

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