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Map M5 • Caretta Shiodome, 1-8-2
Higashi-Shimbashi, B1F-B2F, Minato-ku
• 6218-2500 • Open 11am-6:30pm Tue-
Fri, 11am-4:30pm Sat • www.admt.jp
A Day Shopping
in Ginza
Morning
Leaving Ginza station at
the 4-chome exit well
before 10am, have coffee
at the elegant
Le Café
Doutor Ginza
. Walk
across to the
Mitsukoshi
department store oppo-
site, where the grand
clock sounds 10am. Stroll
a few steps to the svelte
Christian Dior Building
,
and then return to the 4-
chome crossing.
Wako
, a
symbol of Ginza since the
early 1930s, stands on the
opposite corner. Next
door, the bakery
Kimuraya
specializes in
anpan
, a
local delicacy since 1875.
Return to Mitsukoshi, with
its trademark bronze lion,
known for high-quality
goods. Spare a few min-
utes to ascend to the roof,
where offerings are left at
a Shinto shrine to promote
prosperity. Descend to the
cornucopic food basement
for a light lunch or green
tea and Japanese sweets.
Hama Rikyu's detached garden
(
Hama Rikyu Garden
The younger brother of
shogun Ietsuna had parts of the
bay filled in and a villa built here
in 1654. Completed by a later
shogun, Ienari, the basic design
and balance of the garden
remain gloriously intact. The
highlight is a large tidal pond,
with a small tea pavilion, and
islets connected by wooden
bridges. Over 600 species of
peony, in addition to crape myrtle,
cherry, irises, bamboo, and plum,
grow in the garden today.
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Map
M6 • 1-1 Hama-Rikyu Teien, Chuo-ku
• 3541-0200 • Open 9am-5pm • Adm
Afternoon
Cross the road and walk
northeast along
Chuo-
dori
, the main shopping
vector, passing
Mikimoto
,
the originator of cultured
pearls, until you reach
Maronnier-dori
. Turn
left and you will see
Printemps
, a branch of
the Paris-based
grand
magasin
. Return to Chuo-
dori, cross the road and
turn right where
Matsuya
sells Japanese souvenirs.
Return to 4-chome, cross
the road, and stop by at
the
Nissan Gallery
with
the newest car models
on display. Proceed to
Matsuzakaya
, another
chic department store.
Repair at the famous
Lion Beer Hall
nearby
(see p55)
.
)
Tsukiji Fish Market
More than 400 different
kinds of seafood arrive every day
for auctioning and dispatching at
Tsukiji, also called the Tokyo
Central Wholesale Market. Eels
come from Taiwan, salmon from
Chile and Canada, tuna from
Tasmania, and shrimp from
Thailand. A grid of small shops
sells knives, kitchen utensils,
cheap crockery, and bamboo
goods. Some sections are off-
limits to visitors.
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Map N6 • Tsukiji,
Chuo-ku • Closed 2nd & 4th Wed
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