WAKO Main Building
Still a landmark nearly 100 years after its construction, this striking corner
building was designed by none other than the man who designed the Tokyo National Museum.
Loro Piana Ginza
This modern building seems to flutter in a breeze and is an utterly romantic
champagne color in the evening.
Ginza Itoya
One of the first shops to capitalize on using English words to advertise their wares.
Okura House
While a fairly modern building, this commercial building has
ties to the pre-WWII Okura Conglomerate.
V88 Building
Designed with the image of “the aurora that changes its colour and shape continuously”
in mind, this steel building is fascinating from every angle. It won the Japan
Stainless Steel Association Prize in 2009.
Rengatei
This restaurant is the creator of Japan’s ever popular fried pork cutlets or
tonkatsu and has been in business since the 1800s.
MIKIMOTO Ginza 2
This pink walled building with sea glass shaped windows inspires.
Ginza Echigoya
Founded during the Edo period this shop started off by selling indigo fabrics.
Ginza Tanizawa
This leather handbag store was the first to create a kanji for the term kaban or handbag in Japanese.
Okuno Building
Now a contemporary art gallery complex, these apartments were built pre-WW2.
Matsuzaki Shoten
Established in the early 1800s this specialty shop sells traditional sweet rice
crackers and other rice confections.
Kabukiza
The largest Kabuki theater in Japan, this theater has been in operation since 1889.
Ginza Place
This shopping center’s dazzling facade is even more brilliant at night with its
multicolored diamond windows. A kaleidoscope made into a building.
GINZA SIX
This huge retail complex not only houses 241 of the world’s top brands but has
an exquisite interior drawing from noren, traditional Japanese sunshades. The
center atrium is also spectacularly decorated.
Nicolas G. Hayek Center
A luxury watch lover’s paradise. However, the coolest thing about this shopping
center may just be the elevators.
Tokyo Ginza Shiseido Building
This well-known beauty brand was first established in the same spot in 1872.
Their parlor (in the same building) was the first in Japan to have a soda fountain.
Louis Vuitton Ginza Namiki
This mirage-like facade is not one to miss.
Dentsu Ginza Building
Not as glamorous as our other stops, but this building was the tallest in Ginza
when completed in the 30’s.
Ginza Semikiya
Inventor of the Japanese take on fruit punch, this store has been around since 1894.
The company has been around even longer.
Maison Hermès
Most beautiful in the evening, this retail building was constructed from hundreds
of glass modules to imitate Japanese lanterns.
