Hibiya Park is defined by the massive, gnarled branches of a five-hundred-year-old ginkgo tree standing near the entrance. Known as the Kubi-kake Ginkgo, this tree earned its name when the park’s landscape designer, Seiroku Honda, fought…
Ginza to Tsukudajima Walk
This walk highlights the contrast between Tokyo's modern developments and its surviving traditional neighborhoods. You will walk from the heart of Ginza through historic Tsukiji, then cross the Sumida River to explore Tsukudajima, a preserved Edo-period fishing village.
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1. Hibiya Park
2. Origin of Ginza Monument
A small stone marker stands in front of the Tiffany flagship store in Ginza two-chome. Known as the Origin of Ginza Monument, this pillar commemorates the district’s roots as the location of a silver mint established in sixteen twelve by…
3. Tsukiji Hongwan-ji Temple
Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple is recognizable by its heavy, stone-like concrete exterior and the massive rounded roof modeled after the leaf of a sacred Bodhi tree. Unlike the traditional wooden temples found throughout Japan, this structure…
4. Remains of the Tsukiji Enclave for Foreign Residents
Between eighteen sixty-nine and eighteen ninety-nine, the neighborhood of Akashicho was the site of the Tsukiji Foreign Settlement. You can identify the area today by the presence of St. Luke’s International Hospital, which remains the…
5. Tsukuda Ohashi Bridge
The Tsukuda Ohashi Bridge is marked by a relief sculpture at its parapet detailing its own history. Constructed in nineteen sixty-four, it holds the distinction of being the first bridge built over the Sumida River following the Second…
6. Sumiyoshi Shrine
Sumiyoshi Shrine stands on the artificial island of Tsukuda, a site created in the sixteen hundreds as a hub for fishermen from the village of Tsukuda in Osaka. The shrine is distinct for its ceramic plaque on the second torii gate, an…