Ginza 242257 225911992 2008-07-15T23:54:43Z DAJF 322936 Remove image - Article already has enough [[Image:Wako ginza.jpg|thumb|[[Wako Department Store|Wakō]] department store]] [[Image:Mitsukoshi department store at Ginza.jpg|thumb|[[Mitsukoshi]] department store at Ginza]] [[Image:Kabukiza1044.jpg|thumb|[[Kabuki-za]] theater]] [[Image:CIMG5151.JPG|thumb|[[Sony Building]]]] [[Image:Sukiyabashi intersection.jpg|thumb|Yūrakuchō Center Building (Yūrakuchō Mullion) at Sukiyabashi intersection]] [[Image:sto1012.jpg|right|thumb|Ginza during the allied occupation period]] {{otheruses}} {{Expand|date=May 2008}} '''Ginza''' (銀座) is a district of [[Chūō, Tokyo]], located south of [[Yaesu]] and [[Kyōbashi]], west of [[Tsukiji]], east of [[Yūrakuchō]] and [[Uchisaiwaicho]], and north of [[Shinbashi]]. It is known as an upmarket area of Tokyo with many [[department store]]s, boutiques, restaurants and [[coffeehouse]]s. ==History== Ginza is named after the [[silver]]-[[coin]] [[mint (coin)|mint]] established there in 1612 during the [[Edo period]]. Modern Ginza began in 1872 when, after a devastating fire, the district was rebuilt with two- and three-story [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] brick buildings designed by the Irish-born [[architect]] [[Thomas Waters]], along with a shopping [[promenade]] on the street from the Shinbashi bridge to the Kyōbashi bridge in the southwestern part of Chūō. Most of these European-style buildings are gone, but some older buildings are still there, most famously the [[Wako Department Store|Wakō]] building with its clock tower. Ginza is a popular destination on weekends, when the main north-south artery is closed to traffic. This policy began in the 1960s under Governor [[Ryokichi Minobe]]. ==Companies based in Ginza== *[[Matsuya Co., Ltd.|Matsuya]] *[[Oji Paper]] *[[Recruit (Japanese company)|Recruit]] *[[Ricoh]] *[[Shiseido]] *[[Wako Department Store|Wako]] *[[Nissan Motors]] *[[Infiniti]] ==Subway stations== *[[Ginza Station]] ([[Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line]], [[Tokyo Metro Ginza Line]], [[Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line]]) *[[Ginza-itchōme Station]] ([[Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line]]) *[[Higashi-Ginza Station]] ([[Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line]], [[Toei Asakusa Line]]) ==See also== *[[Harajuku]] *[[Amerikamura]] *[[Dōtonbori]] * [[List of upscale shopping districts]] ==External links== {{commonscat|Ginza}} * [[wikitravel:Tokyo/Ginza|Ginza]] on [[wikitravel:Main Page|Wikitravel]] * [http://www.tokyoessentials.com/ginza.html Tokyo Essentials: Ginza] * [http://www.ginza.jp/eng/index_e.html Ginza Concierge] * [http://picturetokyo.com/en/city/ginza.html Ginza Guide @ Picturetokyo.com] Information and Gallery {{Neighborhoods of Tokyo}} [[Category:Shopping districts and streets]] [[Category:Neighborhoods of Tokyo]] {{Tokyo-geo-stub}} [[de:Ginza]] [[es:Ginza]] [[fr:Ginza]] [[ko:긴자]] [[it:Ginza]] [[ja:銀座]] [[sv:Ginza (stadsdel)]] [[th:กินซะ]] [[zh:銀座]]