Japan's premier upscale shopping district, where Chuo-dori becomes a pedestrian zone at weekends and the Kabukiza stands nearby
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Ginza is known as Japan's top-tier upscale commercial district, with Chuo-dori as its central axis. From midday on weekends and holidays, about 1,100 meters of Chuo-dori is closed to vehicles, becoming a pedestrian zone. Chome 4 also has Kabukiza, which opened in 1889.
People do live in Ginza, just not many: in 2020 the neighborhood had 3,372 permanent residents, with Ginza 1-chome alone having 1,416 people, and 8-chome having 681. Each of these two chome has one public bathhouse — 1-chome has Ginza-yu, and 8-chome has Konparu-yu on Konparu-dori.
Konparu-yu opened in 1863, back when it was still the Edo period. Chuo City issues senior bathing passes to residents aged 65 and over, letting them soak at bathhouses within Chuo City for just 100 yen a visit, and both bathhouses are on the list.
Among Tokyo's 395 neighborhoods, this one ranks 3rd for public transit, 2nd for healthcare, and 3rd for buildings. For commuting, you can take the JR Yamanote Line from Yurakucho Station; exiting Higashi-ginza Station connects directly to Kabukiza Tower.
This area is mostly commercial: in 2020, 5-chome had only 11 residents, 6-chome had 31, and Yurakucho 1- and 2-chome together had 14. The whole neighborhood's 3,372 people live in 2,345 households. Chuo City's daytime-to-nighttime population ratio is 456.1, second only to Chiyoda City in Tokyo.
For daily shopping, among Tokyo's 395 neighborhoods this one ranks 125th, well below its rankings for transit and healthcare. In October 2023, the discount supermarket OK opened on the basement 1st and 2nd floors of a mall in Ginza 3-chome.
In 1612, the shogunate's silver mint, called "Ginza," moved from Sunpu to Edo, and the name stuck to the place from then on. In 1800 the mint itself was moved away, but the name remained.
After the 1872 Ginza Fire, the area was rebuilt as a brick district. In 1959, the KK Line, an elevated road built by filling in the outer moat around Ginza along with the Shiodome River and the Kyobashi River, opened to traffic.
From 1970, Chuo-dori began holding its pedestrian zone. The KK Line was then abolished in April 2025, except for the Higashi-ginza exit.
After its abolition, the KK Line will be redeveloped into a public space centered on pedestrians. The opening will proceed in stages, starting with one section first.
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Hospitals with inpatient beds (2020 data), public elementary and junior high schools whose catchment covers this area, high schools and universities within 1 km, stations, parks of 1 ha or more, and large shopping malls and department stores. Many Tokyo junior high students attend private schools, so junior high catchments are only a guide.
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