Location: Ginza

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Art Fair Tokyo

ART FAIR TOKYO is the largest art fair in Japan and the oldest in Asia, featuring a wide…

Wako

One of Ginza’s most famous department stores known for its clock tower. It is one of the oldest buildings in Ginza, having stood since 1932 when it was redesigned and reconstruction in the distinctive Neo-Renaissance style.

Ginza Six

Up-market department store which opened in April 2017. It’s a 13-floor building with a large restaurant floor and a roof garden from which you can peer down on Chuo Dori.

Matsuya Ginza

huge department store on Chuo Dori offering fashion, jewelry, household goods, and currency exchange services. The 8th floor contains restaurants and the basement floor has a food hall. There is also a tax-free counter.

Kabuki-za

The main theatre in Tokyo for Kabuki with shows on daily. The original theatre was built in 1889, but was lost first to fire and then in the air raids of World War II. The building you see today was finished in 2013.

Artizon Museum

Art museum established by Ishibashi Shojiro, the founder of the Bridgestone Corporation, the tire manufacturer. The Ishibashi Foundation has built on Ishibashi’s personal collection over the years and today the museum is an eclectic mix 2,600 pieces of Japanese, European, and American.

Yurakucho Sanchoku Inshokugai

Literally translating as “Yurakucho Fresh Produce Drinking & Eating Town”, it’s a big name for what is a…

Ginza’s Corridor Gai

Very popular strip of restaurants that sit underneath the rail tracks.