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Located in the heart of Tokyo is Ginza - a swanky modern area where a load of luxury fashion brands (Japanese and Western) can be found concentrated in and around the main Chuo Dori street. There are also a load of restaurants and coffeshops too to help shoppers recharge their depleted energy cells before continuing to shop or being dragged around shopping. Folks who want to visit Ginza should go on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon where the main street is pedestrianized for a most pleasant walk. Its just sooo peaceful. Get off at Ginza station. [gmap=35.67280, 139.76394]The History of GinzaA Shogun called Tokugawa Ieyasu started to build his government in Edo (Tokyo was originally called "Edo" up until 1868 where it was renamed to "Tokyo" after it became the imperial capital) in 1590. At the time, Ginza was nothing but marshland on a peninsula. In 1612 under Tokugawa Ieyasu, a silver mint was established in the area which is where the naming "Ginza" [銀座] originates from but wasn't called Ginza until 1869.In the 1700's when Ginza was being developed, the area was built in blocks of 120m x 120m and has kept the same grid layout through the years even after the area was burnt down in a huge fire in 1872 (Meiji 5), The Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 (Taisho 12) and the air bombings in 1945 (Showa 20).After the huge fire in 1872 (Meiji 5), the Meiji government designated Ginza as a model of modernization with brick buildings instead of wood and better connected streets. The government also wanted Ginza to be the center of Westernization. Irish-born architect Thomas Waters was commissioned to rebuild the Ginza and is responsible for the design of the many 2 to 3 story Georgian style brick buildings. The area was known as "Renga Gai" [煉瓦街] meaning "brick town" at the time.The photo above is taken in 1910 (Meiji 43) where horses were used to pull the trams on the tracks. Horse pulled trams came into public use in 1897 (Meiji 30).Photo taken right after the The Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 (Taisho 12) which pretty much destroyed the entire area. Ginza then underwent a huge reconstruction effort which was heavily financed by the government. Most of the brick buildings were also demolished. The building under construction on the right is Matsuya and opposite is where the Apple store is right now.Photo taken in 1945 (Showa 20) towards the end of the war. Tokyo was to receive a series of bombings which affected Ginza. The bombings took place on March 10, April 28th and May 25th. For a 3rd time, most of Ginza was destroyed. Photo taken in 1946 (Showa 21). At the end of Word War II, Japan was occupied by the Allied Powers and was the first time in Japanese history that the island was occupied by a foreign power. Photo taken in 1955 (Showa 30) - 4 years after Japan signed the San Francisco Peace Treaty which made Japan an independent country again.In many of these photos you will notice the clock tower - its the Hattori Clock Tower which originally stood from 1894 to 1921. It was demolished in 1921 to rebuild a new one but reconstruction was delayed due to the Great Kanto Earthquake. The new clock tower was completed in 1932 (Showa 7). The clock tower was built by Hattori Kintaro who was the founder of the company which was to become of of the largest watch makers in the world - Seiko.Hokousha Tengoku" [æ©è¡Œè€…天国] and usually lasts for a few hours on a weekend before the cars are let loose again. In August 1970 (Showa 45), Hokosha Tengoku started in 4 locations around Tokyo which were Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Asakusa and Ginza. On the first day in Ginza (pictured above), over 230,000 people came out to enjoy the company of others for a stroll.25,000,000 yen around the Ginza 4 chome area. Not only is the land expensive, the brand shops will require giving up a few limbs too if you want to buy stuff. The restaurants and cafe prices are reasonable however. This photo was plucked from the Ginza Xmas post where you can see more Ginza by night photos.Mirai-mobile. We parked a walking distance from Ginza in Yurakucho.Nozomi Sasaki in the new Wilcom ads. A load of vintage Nikon cameras and lenses. A vintage Nikon commercial below ^^; Fujiya mascot Peko gets a Christmas make over.At the Apple store. Dad : Whats this? Me : The new MacBook Air Dad : Is it better than my MacBook Air? Me : Ummmm.leave your bags unattended and (usually) not have to worry about it going missing.Great Kanto Earthquake photo.Ginza and Ginza Xmas posts.This article is posted in the Places to visit category and you can see more below. - History of Ginza - Christmas in Akihabara - Shibuya Tour - Christmas Shopping in Japan - Evening in Akihabara - Volks Store - Super Potato - Meguro Sanma Festival - Dogashima - Ameyoko - View more... Ginza and Ginza Xmas posts. http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/dokidoki_puck/12858154.html http://www.geocities.jp/a1115b/sub39.htm http://www.chuo-kanko.or.jp/knowledge/town/town_02.html http://showa.mainichi.jp/comeback/2008/08/post-b486.html http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/SUB/PHOTO/TOKYO_ARCHIVE/index.html http://network2010.org/nc400/rensai/hirokojistory/sengo/sengo10.html http://blog.livedoor.jp/tsutsumikiyoaki/archives/1123842.html http://www.keiogakuyukai.com/Archive-63-Ozasa.htm http://www.geocities.jp/torikai007/war/1945/hiroshima.html http://www.oldtokyo.com/ginza-crossing.html
Located in the heart of Tokyo is Ginza - a swanky modern area where a load of luxury fashion brands (Japanese and Western) can be found concentrated in and around the main Chuo Dori street. There are also a load of restaurants and coffeshops too to help shoppers recharge their depleted energy cells before continuing to shop or being dragged around shopping. Folks who want to visit Ginza should go on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon where the main street is pedestrianized for a most pleasant walk. Its just sooo peaceful. Get off at Ginza station. [gmap=35.67280, 139.76394]The History of GinzaA Shogun called Tokugawa Ieyasu started to build his government in Edo (Tokyo was originally called "Edo" up until 1868 where it was renamed to "Tokyo" after it became the imperial capital) in 1590. At the time, Ginza was nothing but marshland on a peninsula. In 1612 under Tokugawa Ieyasu, a silver mint was established in the area which is where the naming "Ginza" [銀座] originates from but wasn't called Ginza until 1869.In the 1700's when Ginza was being developed, the area was built in blocks of 120m x 120m and has kept the same grid layout through the years even after the area was burnt down in a huge fire in 1872 (Meiji 5), The Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 (Taisho 12) and the air bombings in 1945 (Showa 20).After the huge fire in 1872 (Meiji 5), the Meiji government designated Ginza as a model of modernization with brick buildings instead of wood and better connected streets. The government also wanted Ginza to be the center of Westernization. Irish-born architect Thomas Waters was commissioned to rebuild the Ginza and is responsible for the design of the many 2 to 3 story Georgian style brick buildings. The area was known as "Renga Gai" [煉瓦街] meaning "brick town" at the time.The photo above is taken in 1910 (Meiji 43) where horses were used to pull the trams on the tracks. Horse pulled trams came into public use in 1897 (Meiji 30).Photo taken right after the The Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 (Taisho 12) which pretty much destroyed the entire area. Ginza then underwent a huge reconstruction effort which was heavily financed by the government. Most of the brick buildings were also demolished. The building under construction on the right is Matsuya and opposite is where the Apple store is right now.Photo taken in 1945 (Showa 20) towards the end of the war. Tokyo was to receive a series of bombings which affected Ginza. The bombings took place on March 10, April 28th and May 25th. For a 3rd time, most of Ginza was destroyed. Photo taken in 1946 (Showa 21). At the end of Word War II, Japan was occupied by the Allied Powers and was the first time in Japanese history that the island was occupied by a foreign power. Photo taken in 1955 (Showa 30) - 4 years after Japan signed the San Francisco Peace Treaty which made Japan an independent country again.In many of these photos you will notice the clock tower - its the Hattori Clock Tower which originally stood from 1894 to 1921. It was demolished in 1921 to rebuild a new one but reconstruction was delayed due to the Great Kanto Earthquake. The new clock tower was completed in 1932 (Showa 7). The clock tower was built by Hattori Kintaro who was the founder of the company which was to become of of the largest watch makers in the world - Seiko.Hokousha Tengoku" [æ©è¡Œè€…天国] and usually lasts for a few hours on a weekend before the cars are let loose again. In August 1970 (Showa 45), Hokosha Tengoku started in 4 locations around Tokyo which were Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Asakusa and Ginza. On the first day in Ginza (pictured above), over 230,000 people came out to enjoy the company of others for a stroll.25,000,000 yen around the Ginza 4 chome area. Not only is the land expensive, the brand shops will require giving up a few limbs too if you want to buy stuff. The restaurants and cafe prices are reasonable however. This photo was plucked from the Ginza Xmas post where you can see more Ginza by night photos.Mirai-mobile. We parked a walking distance from Ginza in Yurakucho.Nozomi Sasaki in the new Wilcom ads. A load of vintage Nikon cameras and lenses. A vintage Nikon commercial below ^^; Fujiya mascot Peko gets a Christmas make over.At the Apple store. Dad : Whats this? Me : The new MacBook Air Dad : Is it better than my MacBook Air? Me : Ummmm.leave your bags unattended and (usually) not have to worry about it going missing.Great Kanto Earthquake photo.Ginza and Ginza Xmas posts.This article is posted in the Places to visit category and you can see more below. - History of Ginza - Christmas in Akihabara - Shibuya Tour - Christmas Shopping in Japan - Evening in Akihabara - Volks Store - Super Potato - Meguro Sanma Festival - Dogashima - Ameyoko - View more... Ginza and Ginza Xmas posts. http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/dokidoki_puck/12858154.html http://www.geocities.jp/a1115b/sub39.htm http://www.chuo-kanko.or.jp/knowledge/town/town_02.html http://showa.mainichi.jp/comeback/2008/08/post-b486.html http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/SUB/PHOTO/TOKYO_ARCHIVE/index.html http://network2010.org/nc400/rensai/hirokojistory/sengo/sengo10.html http://blog.livedoor.jp/tsutsumikiyoaki/archives/1123842.html http://www.keiogakuyukai.com/Archive-63-Ozasa.htm http://www.geocities.jp/torikai007/war/1945/hiroshima.html http://www.oldtokyo.com/ginza-crossing.html
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