Ginza Architecture and Design

This walk highlights the incredible range of Ginza's world-class architecture, from iconic post-war Metabolism to sleek modern luxury flagships and historic pre-war landmarks.

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1. Shizuoka Press & Broadcasting Centre

The Shizuoka Press and Broadcasting Centre is distinguished by a central, cylindrical core seven point seven meters in diameter that supports thirteen asymmetrical office units. Completed in nineteen sixty-seven and designed by Kenzo…

2. ルイ・ヴィトン 銀座並木通り店

You can identify this building by its rippling, seven-story façade, which uses two layers of curved glass treated with a special dichroic film. This coating causes the exterior to shift in color as you move past, creating the visual effect…

3. Nicholas G Hayek Centre

The Nicholas G. Hayek Centre is distinguished by a wall of vegetation that cascades from the roof to the ground, creating a vertical park within the dense Ginza district. Inaugurated in May two thousand seven, this fourteen-story building…

4. Maison Hermès Le Forum

The Maison Hermès building in the Ginza district is identifiable by its facade, which is constructed from thirteen thousand custom-made glass blocks. This structure, which reaches ten stories high, appears to glow like a lantern at night…

5. GINZA PLACE

Ginza Place sits on one of the most prominent corners in Tokyo, the Ginza four-chome crossing. You can identify the eleven-story building by its striking all-white exterior, which is composed of five thousand, three hundred and fifteen…

6. Seiko House Ginza Clock Tower

The Seiko House Ginza Clock Tower is defined by its curved granite facade, which follows the precise contour of the Ginza four-chome intersection. Completed in nineteen thirty-two in a neo-Renaissance style, this building stands as the…

7. MIKIMOTO Ginza Main Store

The Mikimoto Ginza Main Store is recognizable by its facade of roughly forty thousand small glass plates, which shift in appearance to mimic the shimmering ripples of the sea. Designed by architect Hiroshi Naito and reopened in twenty…

8. Okuno Building

The Okuno Building is a reinforced concrete structure in Ginza that stands out for its pre-war design, characterized by two distinct sections built in nineteen thirty-two and nineteen thirty-four. Originally constructed as the Ginza…

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