Ginza is Tokyo’s most polished neighbourhood, a luxury fashion centre resplendent with department stores, art galleries and exclusive restaurants; the city’s principal kabuki theatre, Kabukiza, is here, too. Tokyo’s main fish market may no longer be based at nearby Tsukiji, but this area remains packed with shops providing all you need to eat and make a great meal.
ATsukiji Market Sample a delicious array of seafood and other delicious eats at this bustling market area.
AKabukiza Be dazzled by the Technicolor spectacle of kabuki drama.
AHama-rikyū Onshi-teien Sip green tea in this beautiful bayside garden.
AOkuno Building Visit a 1932 apartment block crammed with tiny art galleries.
AGinza Six Empty your wallet in the area’s biggest luxury mall.
Getting There & Around
d The JR Yamanote line stops at Shimbashi Station and Yūrakuchō Station.
b The Ginza, Hibiya and Marunouchi lines connect at Ginza Station. For Tsukiji, take either the Hibiya line to Tsukiji or the Ōedo line to Tsukijishijō.
Water Bus Connect between Hama-rikyū Onshi-teien and Asakusa or Odaiba by ferry.
Top SightTsukiji Market
This lively and colourful market is a one-stop shop for everything you need to prepare and serve a great Japanese meal. It grew up organically around Tsukiji’s famed seafood and produce wholesale market, as a place for chefs to pick up anything else they might need, be it laver for wrapped sushi rolls or dried fish for making stock.
