Modern Ginza, beginning with the construction of European-style street of brick buildings in 1877, this has always been an enterprising district with the newest architecture embodying advanced technologies and aesthetic trends as well as urban development ideals. Although many great buildings were lost to the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and to the American air strikes of 1945, as well as to the relentless redevelopment of the postwar years, here are still many buildings delight our eyes. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map
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It colors up Ginza in a luminous pink-gold hue at night.
The upper part of the building's sensual facade seems fluttering like a huge sheet of fabric. It shines like a white sail during the daytime, while it stands luminous in pink-gold hue when the sun sets, making Ginza Street evening stroll more enjoyable. Exterior design: Jun Aoki （2020） You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
It colors up Ginza in a luminous pink-gold hue at night.
The upper part of the building's sensual facade seems fluttering like a huge sheet of fabric. It shines like a white sail during the daytime, while it stands luminous in pink-gold hue when the sun sets, making Ginza Street evening stroll more enjoyable. Exterior design: Jun Aoki （2020） You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Sakagura Chichibu Nishiki
Traditional architecture
Traditional architecture You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Traditional architecture You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Shinbashi Kanetanaka
Traditional architecture
Traditional architecture You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Traditional architecture You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Ginza-dori Ave.
A street. A photo spot.
A street. A photo spot. You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
A street. A photo spot. You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Kabukiza Theatre
Kabukiza. A photo spot.
Kabukiza. A photo spot. You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Kabukiza. A photo spot. You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Konparu-dori St.
An alley. A photo spot.
An alley. A photo spot. You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
An alley. A photo spot. You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Okura House
A shopping building with a dignified and elegant design.
A commercial building with the class, which has roots in the pre-WWII Okura Conglomerate. The building's height is confined to 56m due to the Ginza Rule, and together with the area's other new buildings, it is contributing to the unified streetscape of Ginza. Architect: Taisei Corporation （2016） You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
A shopping building with a dignified and elegant design.
A commercial building with the class, which has roots in the pre-WWII Okura Conglomerate. The building's height is confined to 56m due to the Ginza Rule, and together with the area's other new buildings, it is contributing to the unified streetscape of Ginza. Architect: Taisei Corporation （2016） You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Shizuoka Newspaper and Broadcasting Co. Tokyo Office Building
An office building whose design embodies the idea of a city as living organisms
At the North-Western corner of Ginza stands another monument of post-WWII architecture embodying an idea of city as living organisms. The “trunk” houses a service core, from which office floors extend like branches. architect: Kenzo Tange (1967) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
An office building whose design embodies the idea of a city as living organisms
At the North-Western corner of Ginza stands another monument of post-WWII architecture embodying an idea of city as living organisms. The “trunk” houses a service core, from which office floors extend like branches. architect: Kenzo Tange (1967) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Tokyu Plaza Ginza KIRIKO TERRACE
This shopping center's roofdeck is an evening spot
This shopping center's roofdeck is an evening spot You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
This shopping center's roofdeck is an evening spot
This shopping center's roofdeck is an evening spot You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
GINZA PLACE
A shopping center that features a unique grid-like facade
At the 4-chome-cross where we started our Ginza tour stands this newest landmark of the area. Wearing ephemeral coat of light and information signage on its porcelain-white exterior, this is neither modern nor postmodern. From solid Wako to transparent Sanai, and now onto this surface manifestation of our digital information age, architecture of Ginza has been always representing the latest manners of our urban existence. That’s why we need to keep our eyes on the architectural evolution of Ginza. exterior design: Klein Dytham architecture (2016) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
A shopping center that features a unique grid-like facade
At the 4-chome-cross where we started our Ginza tour stands this newest landmark of the area. Wearing ephemeral coat of light and information signage on its porcelain-white exterior, this is neither modern nor postmodern. From solid Wako to transparent Sanai, and now onto this surface manifestation of our digital information age, architecture of Ginza has been always representing the latest manners of our urban existence. That’s why we need to keep our eyes on the architectural evolution of Ginza. exterior design: Klein Dytham architecture (2016) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Sanai Dream Center
One of Ginza's landmark buildings known for its cylindrical shape
While this transparent cylindrical tower has been Ginza’s modernist landmark, its entire surface works as a billboard, making it a harbinger of the 1980s postmodern architecture advocated by Robert Venturi. architect: Shoji Hayashi / Nikken Sekkei (1963) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
One of Ginza's landmark buildings known for its cylindrical shape
While this transparent cylindrical tower has been Ginza’s modernist landmark, its entire surface works as a billboard, making it a harbinger of the 1980s postmodern architecture advocated by Robert Venturi. architect: Shoji Hayashi / Nikken Sekkei (1963) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Maison Hermès
Hermes. A must see spot during the evening.
Glass blocks especially created for this building constitute Ginza’s most beautiful curtain wall. In the evening, warm orange light envelops the entire building. One should visit Le Forum, an art creation space, on the 8th floor. architect: Renzo Piano (2001) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Hermes. A must see spot during the evening.
Glass blocks especially created for this building constitute Ginza’s most beautiful curtain wall. In the evening, warm orange light envelops the entire building. One should visit Le Forum, an art creation space, on the 8th floor. architect: Renzo Piano (2001) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Sukiyabashi Park
A park redeveloped in 2016
Originally created to complement the adjacent elementary school as an emergency evacuation base, this small park was upgraded in 2016 to provide much needed public space for Ginza. G Info is to be found nearby. You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Originally created to complement the adjacent elementary school as an emergency evacuation base, this small park was upgraded in 2016 to provide much needed public space for Ginza. G Info is to be found nearby. You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Taimei Elementary School
An elementary school established in 1929
One of the many RC-built elementary schools from the period after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. While it is a functional modern building, there are playful elements such as an Art-Deco entrance and arched windows. architect: Shunosuke Harada (1929) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
An elementary school established in 1929
One of the many RC-built elementary schools from the period after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. While it is a functional modern building, there are playful elements such as an Art-Deco entrance and arched windows. architect: Shunosuke Harada (1929) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Dentsu Ginza Building
The tallest building in Ginza at the time of its completion
This American-style office building was the tallest in the area when completed. The glass blocks on the street level give the building its modern feeling. The Buddhist relief figures above the entrance are also unique. architect: Yokogawa Architects & Engineers (1934) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
The tallest building in Ginza at the time of its completion
This American-style office building was the tallest in the area when completed. The glass blocks on the street level give the building its modern feeling. The Buddhist relief figures above the entrance are also unique. architect: Yokogawa Architects & Engineers (1934) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Louis Vuitton Ginza Namiki
Louis Vuitton. A must see spot during the evening.
Created by the celebrated architect who also designed other Louis Vuitton stores around the world, the undulating facade of this building rises from the ground like a mirage and changes its colors by the hour. The boutique interior designed by Peter Marino is also a must see. architect: Jun Aoki (2004) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Louis Vuitton. A must see spot during the evening.
Created by the celebrated architect who also designed other Louis Vuitton stores around the world, the undulating facade of this building rises from the ground like a mirage and changes its colors by the hour. The boutique interior designed by Peter Marino is also a must see. architect: Jun Aoki (2004) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Tokyo Ginza Shiseido Building
A building with a beautiful and chic exterior
Built on the site where Shiseido was first established in 1872, this beautiful building with chic reddish exterior walls houses a fine shop, elegant café, bar, and restaurants as well as a basement gallery which is admission free. architect: Ricardo Bofill (2001) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
A building with a beautiful and chic exterior
Built on the site where Shiseido was first established in 1872, this beautiful building with chic reddish exterior walls houses a fine shop, elegant café, bar, and restaurants as well as a basement gallery which is admission free. architect: Ricardo Bofill (2001) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Nicolas G. Hayek Center
Botiques of seven luxury watch brands part of the Swatch Group
Boutiques of seven luxury watch brands such as Omega, all part of the Swatch Group, can be directly accessed from the atrium by individual elevators. There is a flagship Swatch store in the basement as well. architect: Shigeru Ban (2007) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
Botiques of seven luxury watch brands part of the Swatch Group
Boutiques of seven luxury watch brands such as Omega, all part of the Swatch Group, can be directly accessed from the atrium by individual elevators. There is a flagship Swatch store in the basement as well. architect: Shigeru Ban (2007) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
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Ginza Lion Building
A long-established beer hall with a must-see interior
The interior of this famous beer hall strongly reminds us of the design elements of Frank Lloyd Wright, whose Imperial Hotel stood not too far from here until 1968. Why not enjoy a glass of good beer during your Ginza walk? architect: Eizo Sugawara (1934) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...
A long-established beer hall with a must-see interior
The interior of this famous beer hall strongly reminds us of the design elements of Frank Lloyd Wright, whose Imperial Hotel stood not too far from here until 1968. Why not enjoy a glass of good beer during your Ginza walk? architect: Eizo Sugawara (1934) You can download the pamphlet in PDF through this link. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map It is available at the tourist centers around Ginza as well. ginza.jp/en/townguide/touristo...