Ginza means Silver Mint, Tokyo’s most upscale and fabulous fashion center. Eye-candy - the really expensive kind - and neon lights line the streets and fill the cityscape. A glass cylinder tops the profusion of shops and restaurants in the form of Ginza’s poster mall, the San-ai Building. Other landmarks you may want to check out include: department stores Wako and Mitsukoshi, Nissan Gallery, Sony building, and art gallery Nichido Garo. Chuo-dori becomes especially festive during weekends as the Pedestrian’s Paradise draws in thousands of shoppers. On the street is entertainment of the loudest kind: street hawkers, musicians, and puppet shows. You won’t lack for movie theaters in Ginza, but be sure to see traditional Japanese theater - the Kabuki Theater at the corner of Showa-doi and Harumi-dori.

By subway: Ginza, Marunouchi

Open daily

By subway: Ginza, Marunouchi

Open daily