Ginza
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Ginza (銀座) is a place in
Chūō Ward,
Tokyo, named after the
silver-
coin mint (
Gin = silver,
za = mint) established here in 1612 during the
Edo period. Modern Ginza began in
1872 when, after a devastating fire, the district was rebuilt with two- and three-
storey Georgian brick buildings designed by the English
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 Ward. Most of these European-style buildings are gone, but some older buildings are still there, most famously the
Wakō building with its clock tower.
department store
It is an upmarket area of
Tokyo with many department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffee shops. It is the location of the Kabuki-za (
Kabuki theatre). As well as being an entertainment and shopping district, Ginza also houses many of Tokyo's corporate offices and the
Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan.
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