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department store at Ginza]] ]] For other uses, see Ginza (disambiguation) Ginza (銀座) is a district of Chūō Ward, Tokyo , located south of Yaesu and Kyobashi , west of Tsukiji , east of Yurakucho 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 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 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 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. 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 . PLACES IN GINZA COMPANIES BASED IN GINZA SUBWAY STATIONS
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