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Ginza Tokyo Japan - Ginza is a major brand name fashion area with major department stores, restaurants and hotels. Ginza Guide includes detailed interactive map of Ginza.

Ginza (銀座) district is located in the Chuo ward, Tokyo. Ginza literally means "Silver Mint", which is very appropriate even today as Ginza is packed with brand name stores and up market department stores.

San-ai Building Ginza
San-ai Building Ginza

What to see in Ginza

Nissan Gallery GinzaThe heart of Ginza is the intersection of Chuo-dori and Harumi-dori, dominated by the glass cylinder of the San-ai Building. With its huge neon sign (see below - rented out to Vodafone at the time of this picture), it's been the image of Ginza on postcards and travel books for decades now. The other corners are occupied by Wako and Mitsukoshi, two of the most prestigious department stores (the former being a cut above), and the Nissan Gallery (right), which shows off new and classic automobiles.

The side streets of Ginza are full of art galleries featuring paintings, photography, and graphic design. During Christmas, Ginza's streets are illuminated. 126 trees in Ginzanamiki street are decorated with 75 thousand light bulbs, and 76 trees in Hanatsubaki street are decorated 35 thousand light bulbs which are made in the shape of stars. The illuminations are turned on on November 15.

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Getting to Ginza

Getting to Ginza is usually easy - in the heart of the area is Ginza station, connected to the Marunouchi (M16), Ginza (G09), and Hibiya (H08) subway lines. Alternatively you may walk to the area from the JR Shimbashi or Yurakucho stations, or Higashi-Ginza station on the Asakusa (A11) subway line.

Things to do in Ginza

Sundays on Chuo-dori are Pedestrians' Paradise (歩行者天国), with the street closed to motor traffic. You can catch street music (nothing too loud) and performance, hawkers selling magical puppets which dance without strings, and thousands of other people to bump into.

Kabuki Theater (歌舞伎座 Kabukiza) 03-3541-3131 (on the corner of Showa-dori and Harumi-dori, or exit the Higashi-Ginza station of the Asakusa and Hibiya subway lines) The best way to see traditional Japanese theater is to come to Kabuki-za for a single act, or hitomaku-mi, which lasts between one and two hours.

Movie theatres are plentiful in the Ginza-Yurakucho area, and as many of them are quite old, they're spacious as well. One curiosity is Ginza Cine Pathos, a cluster of small theatres built in a tunnel under Harumi-dori. The movies are run-of-the-mill Hollywood and Japanese, but it's worth a look just to see the tiny bars and eateries crammed in to the space.

Ginza ShoppingGinza Shopping

Ginza is the home of Tokyo's oldest and most prestigious department stores; the most exclusive is probably Wako. And of course Louis Vuitton, Dior, Chanel and Prada have stores as well. See our extensive article on Ginza Shopping.

Ginza Pictures

See enlargements of the above pictures and additional pictures of Ginza.

Ginza Restaurants

Ginza is famous for its bakeries and cafes. There are also some great cafes and restaurants see our guide to Ginza Restaurants.

(Article based on Wikitravel article by Paul N. Richter, Wikitravel user(s) Jpatokal, Nzpcmad and Luke and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel. Article used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0.)

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Last edited on 31/08/09