Establishments in Ginza loved by novelists and writers Ginza was a social hub that attracted writers who embodied the spirit and the mood of the times. The charm of Ginza that appealed so strongly to the authors of those times still lives on today. Let’s take a stroll through the nooks and crannies of Ginza Haccho to admire the stores and monuments symbolizing the area’s history. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map
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Shiseido Parlor Ginza Main Shop
A western style restaurant founded in 1902 where many writers visited.
Many literary masters such as Yasunari Kawabata and Kafu Nagai favored this long-standing Western cuisine restaurant opened in 1902. Shotaro Ikenami actually ate here since childhood. 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 western style restaurant founded in 1902 where many writers visited.
Many literary masters such as Yasunari Kawabata and Kafu Nagai favored this long-standing Western cuisine restaurant opened in 1902. Shotaro Ikenami actually ate here since childhood. 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...
Monument of Ginza No Yanagi
A monument engraved with a restoration poem following the Great Kanto Earthquake
Ginza No Yanagi is a monument at the entrance of Ginza 8-chome engranved with a 1937 song written by Yaso Saijyo. It is a song reveling in the restoration of the Ginza No Yanami, which was damaged in the Great Kanto Earthquake. 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 monument engraved with a restoration poem following the Great Kanto Earthquake
Ginza No Yanagi is a monument at the entrance of Ginza 8-chome engranved with a 1937 song written by Yaso Saijyo. It is a song reveling in the restoration of the Ginza No Yanami, which was damaged in the Great Kanto Earthquake. 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...
Bar Mari
A bar loved by many writers. Literature lovers still gather here.
A long-standing club operating for 58 years frequented by writers the likes of Toshiyuki Kajiyama and Junnosuke Yoshiyuki. The bar owner’s name wasn’t “Mari” though; it was Mariko Okubo. 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 bar loved by many writers. Literature lovers still gather here.
A long-standing club operating for 58 years frequented by writers the likes of Toshiyuki Kajiyama and Junnosuke Yoshiyuki. The bar owner’s name wasn’t “Mari” though; it was Mariko Okubo. 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...
CAFE DE L'AMBRE
A coffee shop loved by mystery novelist, Seicho Matsumoto.
A café favored by Seicho Matsumoto, a writer known for his love of coffee and a teetotaler. Sweet-tooth Mr. Matsumoto would add three spoons of sugar to his coffee made with authentic flannel drip. 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 coffee shop loved by mystery novelist, Seicho Matsumoto.
A café favored by Seicho Matsumoto, a writer known for his love of coffee and a teetotaler. Sweet-tooth Mr. Matsumoto would add three spoons of sugar to his coffee made with authentic flannel drip. 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...
Ginparis (now closed)
A stone monument erected in 1951 in the place where Chanson cafe once stood.
A French chanson café opened in 1951. Hosted performances by numerous French singers and gave rise to singer, Akihiro Miwa. Yukio Mishima also was a regular patron. The establishment was closed in 1990 and a monument now stands in its memory. 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 stone monument erected in 1951 in the place where Chanson cafe once stood.
A French chanson café opened in 1951. Hosted performances by numerous French singers and gave rise to singer, Akihiro Miwa. Yukio Mishima also was a regular patron. The establishment was closed in 1990 and a monument now stands in its memory. 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...
Tenshodo（Under construction）
A jewelry watch store founded in 1879. Ozaki Koyo was a known customer.
A watchmaker that counts Koyo Ozaki, the author who wrote “dazzled by diamonds” in his famous work “Konjiki yasha,” amongst its patrons. Formerly located on Ginza-dori when it was founded in the Meiji period. 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 jewelry watch store founded in 1879. Ozaki Koyo was a known customer.
A watchmaker that counts Koyo Ozaki, the author who wrote “dazzled by diamonds” in his famous work “Konjiki yasha,” amongst its patrons. Formerly located on Ginza-dori when it was founded in the Meiji period. 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...
Honten Hamasaku
A Japanese restaurant loved by foodie writers.
Kansai Kappo expanded into Tokyo from Osaka in 1928 amidst modern Tokyo’s golden age. Foodie writers such as Junichiro Tanizaki, essayist Masako Shirasu, and Junnosuke Yoshiyuki were regulars. 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 Japanese restaurant loved by foodie writers.
Kansai Kappo expanded into Tokyo from Osaka in 1928 amidst modern Tokyo’s golden age. Foodie writers such as Junichiro Tanizaki, essayist Masako Shirasu, and Junnosuke Yoshiyuki were regulars. 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...
HYATT CENTRIC GINZA
Asahi Shimbun Tokyo Branch was here, where poet Takuboku Ishikawa once worked.
The place where Osaka-originating Asahi Shimbun set up its Tokyo branch aptly named Tokyo Asahi Shimbun in 1888. Its employee and renowned poet, Takuboku Ishikawa, worked here, as well as Natsume Soseki who had a regular newspaper novel column. 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...
Asahi Shimbun Tokyo Branch was here, where poet Takuboku Ishikawa once worked.
The place where Osaka-originating Asahi Shimbun set up its Tokyo branch aptly named Tokyo Asahi Shimbun in 1888. Its employee and renowned poet, Takuboku Ishikawa, worked here, as well as Natsume Soseki who had a regular newspaper novel column. 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 Sankame
A restaurant featured in Shitsurakuen, a novel by Junichi Watanabe.
A restaurant in Sukiya-dori serving traditional Japanese cuisine made with the best seasonal ingredients. Ginza Sankame is even featured in “Shitsurakuen,” a novel by regular patron and writer, Junichi Watanabe. It continues to be loved today by many famous names, including Shizuka Ijyuin. 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 restaurant featured in Shitsurakuen, a novel by Junichi Watanabe.
A restaurant in Sukiya-dori serving traditional Japanese cuisine made with the best seasonal ingredients. Ginza Sankame is even featured in “Shitsurakuen,” a novel by regular patron and writer, Junichi Watanabe. It continues to be loved today by many famous names, including Shizuka Ijyuin. 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...
Former site of Matsuzakaya Ginza (present-day GINZA SIX)
The department store where the poem Tora or Tiger of Sakutaro Hagiwara was set.
In the past, a tiger was kept on the rooftop of Matsuzakaya Department. Its cries echoing through Ginza at night were the inspiration of Sakutaro Hagiwara’s poem “Tora” (tiger). 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 department store where the poem Tora or Tiger of Sakutaro Hagiwara was set.
In the past, a tiger was kept on the rooftop of Matsuzakaya Department. Its cries echoing through Ginza at night were the inspiration of Sakutaro Hagiwara’s poem “Tora” (tiger). 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...
Bungeishunju Annex Building
This place was once the office building of the publishing company Bungei Shunju
Prior to relocating to Kioi-cho in 1966, Bungeishunju was run out of this building. In relation to this, Bungeishunju’s editor worked on Japan’s pioneer urban magazine Ginza Hyakuten. 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 place was once the office building of the publishing company Bungei Shunju
Prior to relocating to Kioi-cho in 1966, Bungeishunju was run out of this building. In relation to this, Bungeishunju’s editor worked on Japan’s pioneer urban magazine Ginza Hyakuten. 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 Lupin (Bar)
A bar that opened in 1928. Novelist Osamu Dazai's seat remains popular even now
A bar opened in 1928. The seat in which novelist Osamu Dazai was photographed remains popular even today just as popular today as it did in the past. The wall features photographs of other famous names visiting the establishment, including Sakunosuke Oda and Ango Sakaguchi. 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 bar that opened in 1928. Novelist Osamu Dazai's seat remains popular even now
A bar opened in 1928. The seat in which novelist Osamu Dazai was photographed remains popular even today just as popular today as it did in the past. The wall features photographs of other famous names visiting the establishment, including Sakunosuke Oda and Ango Sakaguchi. 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
A school founded in 1878 whose graduates became cultural figures of Ginza
Established in 1878. A monument stands at the front entrance declaring that this school is the “Learning Place of Toson Shimazaki and Tokoku Kitamura in Their Young Years.” Many other culturally-significant figures from Ginza are also graduates of this school. 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 school founded in 1878 whose graduates became cultural figures of Ginza
Established in 1878. A monument stands at the front entrance declaring that this school is the “Learning Place of Toson Shimazaki and Tokoku Kitamura in Their Young Years.” Many other culturally-significant figures from Ginza are also graduates of this school. 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...
Coffee BRIDGE (NISHIGINZA Department store)
A coffee shop where Kuniko Mukoda used to write during her younger years
A café favored by novelist Kuniko Mukoda as a spot to write her radio scripts during the early stages of her career. Pancakes were a popular item on the menu here since before they became a sought-after treat on a wide scale. 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 coffee shop where Kuniko Mukoda used to write during her younger years
A café favored by novelist Kuniko Mukoda as a spot to write her radio scripts during the early stages of her career. Pancakes were a popular item on the menu here since before they became a sought-after treat on a wide scale. 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 Itoya Main Store
A stationary store used by many famous writers
Since its founding in 1904, Ginza Itoya has been favored by many novelists. Aguri, the mother of novelist, Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, ran a beauty salon out of the former Itoya Building built in 1930. 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 stationary store used by many famous writers
Since its founding in 1904, Ginza Itoya has been favored by many novelists. Aguri, the mother of novelist, Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, ran a beauty salon out of the former Itoya Building built in 1930. 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...
Okuno Building
The late poet Yaso Saijo once lived in this building that features a retro feel
Built in 1932, in its prime the Okuno Building was the home of renowned poet, Yaso Saijo, in its modern apartment days. Today it embodies a retro feel and features various establishments, particularly galleries. 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 late poet Yaso Saijo once lived in this building that features a retro feel
Built in 1932, in its prime the Okuno Building was the home of renowned poet, Yaso Saijo, in its modern apartment days. Today it embodies a retro feel and features various establishments, particularly galleries. 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...