Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Left
Sony Building
Right
ADMT Advertising Museum
Ginza
T
HE SITE OF THE SHOGUN'S
original silver mint, Ginza has always been
synonymous with commerce and wealth. After a disastrous fire in 1872, the
government commissioned the English architect Thomas Waters to rebuild the
district in brick. The new quarter established Ginza as a leader in commerce,
leisure, and fashion. It was the site of Japan's first gas lamps, trolley cars, and
Western-style department stores. The epicenter of Ginza is the 4-chome
district, a crossing domi-
nated by modern stores.
A premier cosmopolitan
shopping and culture
experience, with its
teahouses, incense and
calligraphy shops, high-
end sushi restaurants,
and the very traditional
Kabuki-za Theater, it is
also firmly Japanese.
Striking façade of the Kabuki-za Theater
Sights
1
Sony Building
2
Kabuki-za Theater
3
National Film Center
4
Idemitsu Museum
of Arts
5
Hibiya Park
6
Tokyo International
Forum
7
Shiodome and
Caretta Shiodome
8
ADMT Advertising
Museum
9
Hama Rikyu Garden
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