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Ginza- Click here to see the gallery.
Ginza (銀座) 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 coffee shops. is a district
of Chūō Ward.
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Sight Seeing, Entertainment, and Shopping
Shopping
Lined with department stores, history and tradition. A place for
the Adults. In the 1980's Ginza's "Bubble Years" it has been
said that the land market price was worth more then California.
Most of the world's famous fashion designers are represented
along Ginza's 5th Avenue. Ginza is also known for its very
expensive clubs and hostess bars. Some of them sell wine for
100.000 Yen ($1000.00) a bottle.
Sony building - Sony Japan's leading electronic manufacturer,
the building is 8 floors plus 3 basements that contain many
showrooms that hold Cameras, TV's, Computers,
Walkman/VAIO, BMW Pulse Shop, and Playstation. On the 6th
floor, devoted solely to Play Station, there are giant screens
where the games you requested can be played.
Sight Seeing
Hama-rikyu Gardens - Formed in 1948 the gardens of the
Tokugawa Shogun family representing the Edo Period.
Famous for the "Shiori-no-like" and duck catching ponds. The
ponds are the only tidewaters ponds still left in Tokyo.
Entertainment
Kabuki Theater - Stages Kabuki, Japan's orginal theatrical art.
For those who do not understand Kabuki an earphone is
available.
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History
Ginza is named after the silver-coin mint (Gin = silver, za = 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 English
architect Thomas Waters, along with a shopping promenade on the street from the
Shinbashi bridge to the Kyōbashi bridge in the southwestern part of Chūō Ward.
Most of these European-style buildings are gone, but some older buildings are still
there, most famously the Wakō 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.
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How To Get There
From Tokyo Station
Take the JR Yamanote Line for one station to Kanda Station (2 minutes, 130 Yen).
Then, take the Ginza Subway Line from Kanda to Asakusa Station (10 minutes,
160 Yen).
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