GINZA in LITERATURE~Walk Ginza, Feel Ginza.
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...
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...