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GINZA SHOP

銀座 Ginza Six
Home to over 240
 H7  Ginza Stn, Ginza, Hibiya & Marunouchi lines stores, Ginza Six is the
EXPERIENCE Central Tokyo and Avenue Montaigne rolled into one. Tiny shops Inside this mammoth
Tokyo must count as the single greatest city to shop
biggest shopping
complex in the area.
in the world, and Ginza is its Mayfair, Fifth Avenue,
store, you’ll find big
selling traditional crafts mix with trendy galleries
international names,
and sprawling department stores for an unrivaled
including Céline
shopping experience.
and Dior.
 H8 ⌂ 6-10-1 Ginza
The sophisticated neighborhood of Ginza, with its tree-lined
# 10:30am–8:30pm
avenues and broad pedestrianized streets, can feel a world
welcome-to-gsix
away from the frenetic pace of the rest of Toyko. The area was daily ∑ ginza6.tokyo/
destroyed by a devastating fire in 1872 and the newly restored
imperial government commissioned Irish architect Thomas Ginza Wako
Waters to rebuild Ginza in red brick – the height of fashion at With its distinctive
the time. The area has never looked back and its leafy streets clock tower, Wako has
are now home to some of the smartest boutiques and chicest been a hard-hitting
restaurants that the capital has to offer. These include the presence on Ginza’s
gargantuan Ginza Six, which focuses on the latest fashion shopping scene for
trends, and Ginza Wako, a traditional department store dating decades. Known for its
from the 1940s. Known as Brand Street, Chuo-dori is home range of watches,
to some of Japan’s most prestigious shopping, ranging from jewelry, chocolate, and
department stores such as Matsuya to international fashion porcelain, it’s a great
boutiques, including Dior, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Prada. place to browse.
 H7 ⌂ 4-5-11 Ginza
# 10:30am–7pm daily
∑ wako.co.jp/en

Fashion-forward
retail concessions in
the foyer of Ginza Six

PICTURE PERFECT
Capsule Capture
Completed in just
30 days in 1972, the
Nakagin Capsule Tower
is a rare example of
Japanese Metabolism
(p37). Take a picture of
this modular building,
seemingly built out of
washing machines,
from across the street.
Walking past the stylish window
displays of Chanel on Chuo-dori
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