Ginza is everything elegant and stylish- its the place for sophisticated Tokyoites. This retro modern precinct is home to the world’s leading brands. Cartier, Sony, Tiffany, Versace, Amardi, Cucci..the list goes on and on. The fashionable stoll down the broad footpaths of Ginza Dori and surrounding streets past the beatiful window displays, and shopping like no other place on earth.
Ginza is Tokyo’s fashion capital and is home to some of the world’s leading fashion brands. If pick up any Tokyo travel brochure and you will probably find the photo on the front will be of Ginza, Ginza is home to some of the world’s most expensive real estate and is the place for the wealthy to be seen.
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Below is a Map of Ginza with the major attractions numbered. Ginza is a rather large suburb with plenty of train services passing through it. It is bordered by the Yūrakuchō Station and Tokyo station in Marunouchi, several Metro and Toei subway stations also pass throught the area. Shiodome can be seen here to the south of Ginza with the Imperial Palace grounds at Marunouchi in the north west.
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The name Ginza is synonymous with high end fashion and while this may have something to do with the price of real estate in the area that attracts shops like Cartier Louis Vuitton, Dior and Chanel there are also a great range of department stores as well as electronics displays by the likes of Sony and Apple
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The Shinbashi Enbujo theatre is a large theatre in Tokyo’s Ginza district located a few blocks south of Ginza’s more famous theatre, Kabukiza.
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Apple is one of the leaders in technological innovation and have become as much as a fashion accessory as a piece of cutting edge techo gadgetry. Once a computer company today Apple are the benchmark for MP3 players with their iPod range and now phones with their incredible smart-phone the iPhone.
The Ginza Chrome intersection is home to the Nissan head office and gallery. Nissan is the second largest automotive manufacture, after Toyota and in front of Honda. The company has a large stake in French manufacturer Renault and it employs over 120,000 people around the globe.
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First opening in 1966 this centre attracts around 5.5 million visitors through its doors every year. The Sony building is seven story showcase of electronic gadgets and gizmos from one of the world’s leading brands- Sony.
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The Tsukiji fish market is the largest fish market in Japan and sells more than 670,000 ton representing over 500 billion Yen of fish a year. The market has been operating since 1935 and is located next to the vegetable market.
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The Kabuki-za theatre in Ginza is the leading home of the traditional form of Japanese theater known as Kabuki. Kubuki was first performed in the early 17th century and with the unique performances and costume it has now become a symbol of Japanese Culture.
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The Suburb of Ginza is well known as Japan’s fashion capital but there are also plenty of other interesting things to see here, once you finish shopping for some high fashion.
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Lots of shops use freindly characters to welcome you inside.