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Ginza is a district of Chuo
Chuo, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chuo City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II....
, Tokyo
Tokyo

, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
, located south of Yaesu
Yaesu

is a neighborhood in Chuo, Tokyo, Japan, located north of Ginza, west of Nihonbashi and Kyobashi, and adjacent to the east side of Tokyo Station. The Yaesu exit, which faces Nihonbashi, is recent and primarily provides access to the Shinkansen platforms....
 and Kyobashi
Kyobashi

is the name of a bridge as well as the geographical region around it. One exists in both Tokyo and Osaka. It refers to a bridge connecting roads to the capital in castle towns....
, west of Tsukiji
Tsukiji

Tsukiji is a district of Chuo, Tokyo, Japan, the site of the Tsukiji fish market. Literally meaning "land reclamation," it lies near the Sumida River on land reclaimed from Tokyo Bay in the 1700s, during the Edo period....
, east of Yurakucho
Yurakucho

is a neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan situated in between the Ginza and Hibiya Park, near the neighborhood of Shinbashi. Unlike its tonier neighbor the Ginza, Yurakucho provides a glimpse of Japanese life from the early postwar period, with its many izakaya and outdoor yakitori restaurants , many of which are located under the train tracks...
 and Uchisaiwaicho
Uchisaiwaicho

is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Until 1947, it belonged to the former Kojimachi Ward. Its postal code is 100-0011.Best-known for the location of Imperial Hotel, Uchisaiwaicho is a upper-class business district with headquarters of a number of leading companies of Japan....
, and north of Shinbashi
Shinbashi

Shinbashi is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located south of Ginza, west of Tsukiji, east of Toranomon and north of Hamamatsucho....
. It is known as an upmarket area of Tokyo with many department store
Department store

A department store is a retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant Merchandise#Product_line....
s, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouse
Coffeehouse

A coffeehouse or coffee shop is an establishment which primarily serves prepared coffee or other hot beverages. It shares some of the characteristics of a bar , and some of the characteristics of a restaurant, but it is different from a cafeteria....
s. It is recognized as one of the most luxurious shopping destinations in the world.






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Ginza is a district of Chuo
Chuo, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chuo City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II....
, Tokyo
Tokyo

, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
, located south of Yaesu
Yaesu

is a neighborhood in Chuo, Tokyo, Japan, located north of Ginza, west of Nihonbashi and Kyobashi, and adjacent to the east side of Tokyo Station. The Yaesu exit, which faces Nihonbashi, is recent and primarily provides access to the Shinkansen platforms....
 and Kyobashi
Kyobashi

is the name of a bridge as well as the geographical region around it. One exists in both Tokyo and Osaka. It refers to a bridge connecting roads to the capital in castle towns....
, west of Tsukiji
Tsukiji

Tsukiji is a district of Chuo, Tokyo, Japan, the site of the Tsukiji fish market. Literally meaning "land reclamation," it lies near the Sumida River on land reclaimed from Tokyo Bay in the 1700s, during the Edo period....
, east of Yurakucho
Yurakucho

is a neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan situated in between the Ginza and Hibiya Park, near the neighborhood of Shinbashi. Unlike its tonier neighbor the Ginza, Yurakucho provides a glimpse of Japanese life from the early postwar period, with its many izakaya and outdoor yakitori restaurants , many of which are located under the train tracks...
 and Uchisaiwaicho
Uchisaiwaicho

is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Until 1947, it belonged to the former Kojimachi Ward. Its postal code is 100-0011.Best-known for the location of Imperial Hotel, Uchisaiwaicho is a upper-class business district with headquarters of a number of leading companies of Japan....
, and north of Shinbashi
Shinbashi

Shinbashi is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located south of Ginza, west of Tsukiji, east of Toranomon and north of Hamamatsucho....
. It is known as an upmarket area of Tokyo with many department store
Department store

A department store is a retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant Merchandise#Product_line....
s, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouse
Coffeehouse

A coffeehouse or coffee shop is an establishment which primarily serves prepared coffee or other hot beverages. It shares some of the characteristics of a bar , and some of the characteristics of a restaurant, but it is different from a cafeteria....
s. It is recognized as one of the most luxurious shopping destinations in the world. Many upscale designers' flagship stores are in Ginza, notably the Gucci Flagship Store.

History

Ginza is named after the silver
Silver

Silver is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal....
-coin
Coin

A coin is a piece of hard material, usually metal or a metallic material, usually in the shape of a Disk , and most often issued by a government....
 mint
Mint (coin)

A mint is an industrial facility which manufacturing coins for currency.The history of mints correlates closely with the history of coins. One difference is that the history of the mint is normally related in a fashion that more closely ties to the political situation of an era....
 established there in 1612 during the Edo period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
.

Modern Ginza began in 1872 when, after a devastating fire, the district was rebuilt with two- and three-story Georgian
Georgian architecture

Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking world to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four Monarchy of the United Kingdom of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United Kingdom, and George IV of the...
 brick buildings designed by the Irish-born architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 Thomas Waters
Thomas Waters

Thomas Waters was a British engineer and architect who was commissioned by the Japanese government in 1868 to build the Japanese mint . After the Ginza area of Tokyo was devastated by fire in 1872, he constructed a series of two- and three-story Georgian brick buildings there....
, along with a shopping promenade on the street from the Shinbashi bridge to the Kyobashi bridge in the southwestern part of Chuo. Most of these European-style buildings are gone, but some older buildings are still there, most famously the Wako
Wako Department Store

is an exclusive department store in Japan, located at the heart of the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo. This store is famous for its watches, jewellery, porcelain, dishware, and handbags, as well as foreign luxury goods....
 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
Ryokichi Minobe

Ryokichi Minobe was a Japanese politician who served as Governor of Tokyo from 1967 to 1979. He is one of the most well-known socialism figures in modern Japanese history....
.

Economy

Ricoh
Ricoh

or Ricoh, is a Japanese company that was established on February 6, 1936 as , a company in the RIKEN zaibatsu. It is headquartered in the Ricoh Building in Chuo, Tokyo, Tokyo....
 is headquartered in the Ricoh Building in Ginza. In 2006 Ricoh's headquarters to the 25-story building from a previous location n Minato, Tokyo
Minato, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km?....
; in the Ricoh Building the headquarters occupies the same space as its sales offices.

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  • Ricoh
    Ricoh

    or Ricoh, is a Japanese company that was established on February 6, 1936 as , a company in the RIKEN zaibatsu. It is headquartered in the Ricoh Building in Chuo, Tokyo, Tokyo....
  • Shiseido
    Shiseido

    is a major Japanese hair care and cosmetics producer and the oldest cosmetics company in the world....
  • Wako
    Wako Department Store

    is an exclusive department store in Japan, located at the heart of the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo. This store is famous for its watches, jewellery, porcelain, dishware, and handbags, as well as foreign luxury goods....
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  • Infiniti
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    Infiniti is the Luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Infiniti sales officially started in November 8, 1989 in North America and its global operations have since grown to include Mexico, the Middle East, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia, Switzerland, China and Ukraine....


Subway stations


  • Ginza Station
    Ginza Station

    is a metro station in Chuo, Tokyo, Japan, serving the Ginza commercial district. It is the fourth-busiest Tokyo Metro station after Ikebukuro Station, Kita-senju Station and Otemachi Station ....
     (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
    Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

    The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo, Japan, administered by the Tokyo Metro. Its color on maps is grey. Stations on the Hibiya Line carry the letter H followed by a number....
    , Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
    Tokyo Metro Ginza Line

    |}The is a rapid transit line of Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. The official name is . It is 14.3 km long, and serves the wards of Shibuya, Tokyo, Minato, Tokyo, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Chiyoda, and Taito, Tokyo....
    , Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
    Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line

    |}The of Tokyo Metro is a Rapid transit line, part of the Tokyo Metro system in Tokyo, Japan. It is the second line to be built in the city, and the first one constructed after the Second World War....
    )
  • Ginza-itchome Station
    Ginza-itchome Station

    Ginza-itchome Station is a train station in Chuo, Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Its station number is Y-19. The station opened on 30 October 1974....
     (Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
    Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line

    The is a mass rapid transit line in Tokyo, Japan, part of the Tokyo Metro system. The 28.3 km line connects Wakoshi Station in Wako, Saitama with Shin-Kiba Station in Koto, Tokyo....
    )
  • Higashi-Ginza Station
    Higashi-ginza Station

    is a Rapid transit station on the Toei Asakusa Line, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, and on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line....
     (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
    Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

    The is a rapid transit line in Tokyo, Japan, administered by the Tokyo Metro. Its color on maps is grey. Stations on the Hibiya Line carry the letter H followed by a number....
    , Toei Asakusa Line
    Toei Asakusa Line

    The is a rapid transit line operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation in Tokyo, Japan. On maps, its color is light coral, and its stations carry the letter A followed by a two-digit number....
    )


See also

  • Harajuku
    Harajuku

    Harajuku is the common name for the area around Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line in the Shibuya, Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. Harajuku is known for the patrons that visit the area every Sunday....
  • Amerikamura
    Amerikamura

    Amerikamura is usually referred to by locals as "Ame-mura." It is a sizable retail and entertainment area near Shinsaibashi in the Chuo-ku, Osaka of Osaka, Japan....
  • Dotonbori
    Dotonbori

    is one of the principal tourist destinations in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. It is a single street, running alongside the Dotonbori canal between the Dotonboribashi Bridge and the Den Den Town in the Namba ward of Osaka....
  • List of upscale shopping districts


External links

  • Ginza on Wikitravel
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