Have you ever walked through Ginza and noticed there're both "streets that have sidewalks with steps"and "streets with no sidewalk"? Many of the streets that have sidewalks ,are extremely old streets first developed in Japan by the Ginza district in 1612. In contrast, ”streets with no side walk" are new streets established as shindo (new street) as a portion of a gutter system. This type of street was established as a fire prevention measure in Tokyo after the Great Fire of Meireki in1657. ginza.jp/en/tourist-map
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【Recommended lunch spot】Italian restaurant
An Italian restaurant where you can enjoy premium truffle 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 Italian restaurant where you can enjoy premium truffle 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...
Tricolore Honten
【Recommended lunch spot】A long-established cafe
Ginza’s long-established café exuding atmosphere reminiscent of “the good old days” 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...
【Recommended lunch spot】A long-established cafe
Ginza’s long-established café exuding atmosphere reminiscent of “the good old days” 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 Enji
【Recommended lunch spot】Smoked food
A bar to savor original food infused with smoked flavors in the evening 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 to savor original food infused with smoked flavors in the evening 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...
Shigaraki-dori St. (Ginza 8-Chome)
The street named after the former tea shop Shigaraki Chaya.
Year of Naming: 1990 On the southernmost end of Shigaraki-dori stands a monument dedicated to Shiba-guchi Gomon (Shiba-guchi Gate). Shiba-guchi Gomon was constructed in 1710 in line with the 8th Joseon mission to Japan of 1711. Back when Shiba-guchi Gomon still stood, there was a place of respite named “Shigaraki Tea House” located over Shimbashi, just outside the gate. Even after Shiba-guchi Gomon was gone, the tea house was depicted in Edo Meisho Zue, an illustrated guide describing famous places, prepared in the late Edo period (mid-19th century), and was clearly a flourishing place. The street in front of Shigaraki Tea House was known as “Shigaraki Shinmichi.” That name was revived in the modern era to be used in the naming of “Shigaraki-dori.” 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 street named after the former tea shop Shigaraki Chaya.
Year of Naming: 1990 On the southernmost end of Shigaraki-dori stands a monument dedicated to Shiba-guchi Gomon (Shiba-guchi Gate). Shiba-guchi Gomon was constructed in 1710 in line with the 8th Joseon mission to Japan of 1711. Back when Shiba-guchi Gomon still stood, there was a place of respite named “Shigaraki Tea House” located over Shimbashi, just outside the gate. Even after Shiba-guchi Gomon was gone, the tea house was depicted in Edo Meisho Zue, an illustrated guide describing famous places, prepared in the late Edo period (mid-19th century), and was clearly a flourishing place. The street in front of Shigaraki Tea House was known as “Shigaraki Shinmichi.” That name was revived in the modern era to be used in the naming of “Shigaraki-dori.” 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...
Tempura Ginza Tentei
【Recommended lunch spot】Tempura store
A tempura restaurant with Edomae (Tokyo style) appeal presenting tempura drawing out the deliciousness of each ingredient with masterful culinary techniques 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 tempura restaurant with Edomae (Tokyo style) appeal presenting tempura drawing out the deliciousness of each ingredient with masterful culinary techniques 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 Torishige
【Recommended lunch spot】A long-established yakitori restaurant
A yakitori place with history dating back to 1931 offering an exclusive lunch menu 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...
【Recommended lunch spot】A long-established yakitori restaurant
A yakitori place with history dating back to 1931 offering an exclusive lunch menu 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...
Neboke
【Recommended lunch spot】A restaurant where you can enjoy Kaiseki cuisine
Over a century-old, Neboke specializes in Tosa (Kochi region) cuisine and offers a kaiseki lunch menu *Located between Nishi Gobangai-dori and Kenban-dori. 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...
【Recommended lunch spot】A restaurant where you can enjoy Kaiseki cuisine
Over a century-old, Neboke specializes in Tosa (Kochi region) cuisine and offers a kaiseki lunch menu *Located between Nishi Gobangai-dori and Kenban-dori. 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...
Hachidaime Gihe-e
【Recommended lunch spot】Japanese restaurant run by a rice shop
Kyoto traditional-style dining offering patrons delicious Japanese traditional meals with meticulously-prepared rice 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...
【Recommended lunch spot】Japanese restaurant run by a rice shop
Kyoto traditional-style dining offering patrons delicious Japanese traditional meals with meticulously-prepared rice 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 Sushiko Honten
【Recommended lunch spot】A long-established sushi restaurant
A famous Edo-mae zushi (nigirizushi) restaurant continuing to carve history in Ginza 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...
【Recommended lunch spot】A long-established sushi restaurant
A famous Edo-mae zushi (nigirizushi) restaurant continuing to carve history in Ginza 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...
Cantina Siciliana
【Recommended lunch spot】 Sicilian restaurant
A place to enjoy casual Sicilian dining 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...
【Recommended lunch spot】 Sicilian restaurant
A place to enjoy casual Sicilian dining 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...
Kiki Zake-dokoro Sake-no-Ana
【Recommended lunch spot】Japanese sake shop
Part of the Ginza Rangetsu store family, this hidden gem is a place for those in the know to unwind 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...
【Recommended lunch spot】Japanese sake shop
Part of the Ginza Rangetsu store family, this hidden gem is a place for those in the know to unwind 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...
Indian Cuisine Gurgaon Ginza
【Recommended lunch spot】Authentic curry
Authentic curry house recognized by curry enthusiasts 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...
【Recommended lunch spot】Authentic curry
Authentic curry house recognized by curry enthusiasts 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...
Azuma-dori St. (Ginza 1 through 5-Chome)
Azuma means east. Many places in Ginza contains words meaning east and west
Year of Naming: 1988 The characters “東” (East) and “西” (West) are used in the names of Ginza town associations. This dates back to 1930, when the former town names were consolidated, and the area was divided into “East Ginza,” “Ginza,” and “West Ginza.” This street name comes from the present-day “Higashi Chokai” (East Town Association) , and the Azuma Odori (Azuma being another reading for the “East” kanji character. Azuma Odori is a performance put on by the Tokyo Shimbashi Union (a union for geisha and traditional Japanese restaurants). This nomenclature conveys the stylish aspect of Ginza. Mihara Koji Lane, which branches off of Azuma-dori, is where Azuma Inari Shrine is located. 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...
Azuma means east. Many places in Ginza contains words meaning east and west
Year of Naming: 1988 The characters “東” (East) and “西” (West) are used in the names of Ginza town associations. This dates back to 1930, when the former town names were consolidated, and the area was divided into “East Ginza,” “Ginza,” and “West Ginza.” This street name comes from the present-day “Higashi Chokai” (East Town Association) , and the Azuma Odori (Azuma being another reading for the “East” kanji character. Azuma Odori is a performance put on by the Tokyo Shimbashi Union (a union for geisha and traditional Japanese restaurants). This nomenclature conveys the stylish aspect of Ginza. Mihara Koji Lane, which branches off of Azuma-dori, is where Azuma Inari Shrine is located. 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. (Ginza 8-Chome)
The street where the festival of Takigi Noh is held every summer
Year of Naming: 1988 The grand residences of Noh theatre performers directly affiliated with the Edo shogunate were outside the jurisdiction of the town. The Konparu Residence once located at Ginza 8-Chome was relocated to Kojimachi Zenkokujidani (present-day 3/4-Chome Kojimachi, Chiyoda ward), however the former site became a kagai district utilizing special privilege. The geisha that worked there were known as “Konparu Geisha.” Once Japan entered its Meiji era (1868 onwards), the area became characterized by brick buildings, but this Konparu Geisha district continued to operate. The Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923 ignited a fire that burnt the entire area to the ground, sparing just a single brick wall. This brick wall was dug up at a building construction site in 1988 and part of it used to erect a monument dedicated to the former brick city area on Konparu-dori. On hot summer days, Konparu-dori transforms into a Noh theatre stage hosting Takigi-noh, or night theatre, making the name “Konparu” truly shine. 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 street where the festival of Takigi Noh is held every summer
Year of Naming: 1988 The grand residences of Noh theatre performers directly affiliated with the Edo shogunate were outside the jurisdiction of the town. The Konparu Residence once located at Ginza 8-Chome was relocated to Kojimachi Zenkokujidani (present-day 3/4-Chome Kojimachi, Chiyoda ward), however the former site became a kagai district utilizing special privilege. The geisha that worked there were known as “Konparu Geisha.” Once Japan entered its Meiji era (1868 onwards), the area became characterized by brick buildings, but this Konparu Geisha district continued to operate. The Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923 ignited a fire that burnt the entire area to the ground, sparing just a single brick wall. This brick wall was dug up at a building construction site in 1988 and part of it used to erect a monument dedicated to the former brick city area on Konparu-dori. On hot summer days, Konparu-dori transforms into a Noh theatre stage hosting Takigi-noh, or night theatre, making the name “Konparu” truly shine. 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...
Kenban-dori St. (Ginza 8-Chome)
The street was named after words related to Geisha culture
Year of Naming: 2009 In the late Edo Period (mid-19th century), Konparu-dori and Kenban-dori in Ginza 8-Chome were lined with geisha houses. “Kenban” had an administrative role of overseeing the kagai and still exists today in Shinbashi Kaikan Building on the corner where Hanatsubaki-dori and Kenban-dori intersect. It wasn’t until relatively later in 2009 that the name Kenban-dori was settled upon as a nickname for the Chuo ward street, however people have warmed to it, as though the name has been used since long ago. 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 street was named after words related to Geisha culture
Year of Naming: 2009 In the late Edo Period (mid-19th century), Konparu-dori and Kenban-dori in Ginza 8-Chome were lined with geisha houses. “Kenban” had an administrative role of overseeing the kagai and still exists today in Shinbashi Kaikan Building on the corner where Hanatsubaki-dori and Kenban-dori intersect. It wasn’t until relatively later in 2009 that the name Kenban-dori was settled upon as a nickname for the Chuo ward street, however people have warmed to it, as though the name has been used since long ago. 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 Suzuran-dori St. (Ginza 5 through 7-Chome)
A street to enjoy a different atmosphere from the main street in Ginza
Year of Naming: 1988 Many streets in Japan include the name “Suzuran,” which means “Lily of the Valley” in English. However, the “Suzuran-dori” situated behind Ginza-dori stands out from the rest as the location of various festivals and events every year. With its occasions of live music performances and stalls lining the street like a temple festival; Suzuran-dori condenses the front and back of Ginza in one despite being a small street. Often, Suzuran-dori becomes a pedestrian-priority zone in the afternoon. As if in conflict with its parallel street of Ginza-dori, Suzuran-dori can be described as being powerful in its own unique way. 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 to enjoy a different atmosphere from the main street in Ginza
Year of Naming: 1988 Many streets in Japan include the name “Suzuran,” which means “Lily of the Valley” in English. However, the “Suzuran-dori” situated behind Ginza-dori stands out from the rest as the location of various festivals and events every year. With its occasions of live music performances and stalls lining the street like a temple festival; Suzuran-dori condenses the front and back of Ginza in one despite being a small street. Often, Suzuran-dori becomes a pedestrian-priority zone in the afternoon. As if in conflict with its parallel street of Ginza-dori, Suzuran-dori can be described as being powerful in its own unique way. 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...
Nishi Gobangai-dori St. (Ginza 5-Chome)
Gobangai means 5th Avenue, like its namesake street from New York.
Year of Naming: 1988 The classic film, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, starring Audrey Hepburn was released in 1961. The opening scene of the movie, in which Audrey Hepburn enjoys breakfast while window shopping at Tiffany’s on New York’s Fifth Avenue is unforgettable. No doubt somebody shouted out “We must name this street Gobangai! (Fifth Avenue)”. The street, having its name finalized even earlier than the opening of the first Tiffany & Co. on Ginza-dori, made Ginza-dori feel like New York’s “Fifth Avenue,” and was also given the name “Nishi” (West) due to its location in West Ginza. 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...
Gobangai means 5th Avenue, like its namesake street from New York.
Year of Naming: 1988 The classic film, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, starring Audrey Hepburn was released in 1961. The opening scene of the movie, in which Audrey Hepburn enjoys breakfast while window shopping at Tiffany’s on New York’s Fifth Avenue is unforgettable. No doubt somebody shouted out “We must name this street Gobangai! (Fifth Avenue)”. The street, having its name finalized even earlier than the opening of the first Tiffany & Co. on Ginza-dori, made Ginza-dori feel like New York’s “Fifth Avenue,” and was also given the name “Nishi” (West) due to its location in West Ginza. 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...
SONY-dori St. (Ginza 5-Chome)
A street named after the Sony Building.
Year of Naming: 1988 “SONY-dori” earned its name due to the fact that the Sony Building used to be located here and because Sony Corporation invested a significant sum to improve the streetscape here. It might be fun to think about the deeply-rooted ties between various companies and the Ginza district. 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 named after the Sony Building.
Year of Naming: 1988 “SONY-dori” earned its name due to the fact that the Sony Building used to be located here and because Sony Corporation invested a significant sum to improve the streetscape here. It might be fun to think about the deeply-rooted ties between various companies and the Ginza district. 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...
Sukiya-dori St. (Ginza 5 through 6-Chome)
A street named after a former town named Sukiyacho.
Year of Naming: 2009 Sukiya-dori was abolished once after the Great Fire of Meireki and then restored during the phase of brick city construction. In the early Edo Period (17th century), Sukiyaki-dori was a magnificent street on par with the likes of Ginza-dori and Namiki-dori, making it worthy of the “dori” street status. Named after the old town name “Sukiya-cho,” the title of “Sukiya-dori” does seem to be a most fitting one for this street. 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...