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29-634: Tsukishima ( 月島 ) is a place located in Chūō, Tokyo , Japan , in the Sumida River estuary. It is a reclaimed land next to Tsukuda District. The land reclamation completed in 1892, using earth from the dredging work performed to create a shipping channel in Tokyo Bay . At this time, it was designated as industrial area in accordance with the Fukoku Kyōhei National Policy. Originally, Tsukuda Island

58-456: A city assembly of 30 elected members. The current mayor is Yoshihide Yada , an independent backed Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito . At Tokyo Station , six Shinkansen , seven ordinary railway, and one subway line serve Chūō. In addition, three Toei subway lines stop at various stations throughout the ward. Shuto Expressway Public elementary and junior high schools in Chūō are operated by

87-623: A devastating fire in 1872 burned down most of the area, the Meiji government designated the Ginza area as a "model of modernization." The government planned the construction of fireproof brick buildings and larger, better streets connecting Shimbashi Station all the way to the foreign concession in Tsukiji. Soon after the fire, redevelopment schemes were prepared by Colin Alexander McVean a chief surveyor of

116-738: A facility in Ginza and a facility in Uchisaiwaichō , Chiyoda . The headquarters of Asatsu moved to Ginza in July 1995. Asatsu and Dai-ichi Kikaku merged into Asatsu-DK on January 1, 1999. In the late 1990s GeoCities Japan was headquartered in the Nihonbashi Hakozaki Building in Nihonbashi . Tokyopop maintained its Japanese headquarters in Mid-Tower of the Tokyo Towers. Chuo is run by

145-609: A personal care and cosmetics company; Nisshinbo Holdings , a diversified manufacturing company; and Akebono Brake Industry , an automobile component manufacturer have their headquarters in the Nihonbashi area of the ward. Sumitomo Chemical is also headquartered in the ward, in the Kyōbashi area. MODEC , a global supplier and operator of offshore floating platforms , T. Hasegawa , a flavors and fragrances company, and Nissan Chemical Corporation , have their corporate headquarters in

174-567: Is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan . The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City . It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyobashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo City 's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis . Chūō-ku, as a combination of Kyobashi and Nihonbashi, is the core of Shitamachi , the original downtown center of Edo-Tokyo. Literally meaning "Central Ward", it

203-426: Is a district of Chūō , Tokyo , located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi , west of Tsukiji , east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō , and north of Shinbashi . It is a popular upscale shopping area of Tokyo, with numerous internationally renowned department stores , boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses located in its vicinity. It is considered to be one of the most expensive, elegant, and luxurious city districts in

232-492: Is a popular destination on weekends, when the main north–south artery is closed to traffic since the 1960s, under governor Ryokichi Minobe . Many leading fashion houses' flagship stores are located here, in the area with the highest concentration of Western shops in Tokyo. It is one of two locations in Tokyo considered by Chevalier and Mazzalovo to be the best locations for a luxury goods store. Prominent high-end retailers include

261-546: Is currently known for its large number of restaurants serving the local specialty, monjayaki . Tsukishima Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line and the Toei Subway Ōedo Line . Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Chuo City Board of Education. Zoned elementary schools include: Zoned junior high schools include: Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D, Tokyo Chūō ( 中央区 , Chūō-ku )

290-471: Is divided into the three zones of Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and Tsukishima. Nihonbashi and Kyobashi are predominantly commercial areas on the east side of Tokyo Station , and incorporate the famous districts of Ginza and Tsukiji . Tsukishima is a separate island in Tokyo Bay dominated by condominium towers. Until World War II , the area was crisscrossed by small rivers and canals, used by small boats which were

319-912: Is headquartered in the Harumi Island Triton Square Office Tower Y in Chūō. Daiichi Sankyo , a global pharmaceutical company is also headquartered in the ward, in the Daiichi Sankyo Building. Oji Paper Holdings and Hokuetsu Corporation , two pulp and paper manufacturing companies have their headquarters in Ginza and Nihonbashihongoku, respectively. J. Front Retailing has its headquarters in Yaesu . Asahi Shimbun , Mitsui E＆S , and Nihon Ad Systems have their headquarters in Tsukiji . Ajinomoto , Mitsui Fudosan , Shinsei Bank , Nomura Group and Meidi-Ya are also headquartered in

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348-408: Is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II . The most famous district in Chūō is Ginza , built on the site of a former silver mint from which it takes its name. The gold mint, or Kinza ( 金座 ) , formerly occupied the site of the present-day Bank of Japan headquarters building, also in Chūō. As of October 1, 2020,

377-459: Is smaller. Per Japanese census data, the population has doubled since 2000 after decades of continuous rapid decline. Ricoh is headquartered in the Ricoh Building in Chūō. The company moved its headquarters to the 25-story building in the Ginza area in Chūō from Minato, Tokyo in 2006. In the building the headquarters occupies the same space as its sales offices. Sumitomo Corporation

406-611: The Chūō City Board of Education (中央区教育委員会). Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education . There is one prefectural high school in Chuo Ward, Harumi Sogo High School  [ ja ] . Public junior high schools include: Public elementary schools include: Ginza Ginza ( / ˈ ɡ ɪ n z ə / GHIN -zə ; Japanese : 銀座 [ɡindza] )

435-555: The Sony showroom (which closed in 2017 and new building would open in 2022) and the first Apple Store outside the United States are also here (Ginza 2 chome). The electronics company Ricoh is headquartered in the Ricoh Building in Ginza. The neighborhood is a major shopping district. It is home to Wako department store, which is located in a building dating from 1894. The building has a clock tower . There are many department stores in

464-451: The American company Carolina Herrera New York , French companies Chanel , Dior , Louis Vuitton and Saint Laurent , Italian company Gucci and Austrian brands Swarovski and Riedel . Ginza is also home to many kimono stores, including Ginza Motoji , Echigo-ya, and Erizen. Many people choose to wear their kimono to visit Ginza, and window shop. Flagship electronic retail stores like

493-593: The Nihonbashi district. IBM has its Japan headquarters in Chūō. Dai-ichi Kikaku Senden Co., Ltd. opened in Chūō in Ginza , Chūō in December 1951. In January 1958 the company relocated to a new headquarters in Ginza. The company moved to another headquarters in Ginza in September 1961 and its name changed to Dai-ichi Kikaku Co. Ltd. In November 1974, after growth, the company moved to another headquarters in Ginza. In November 1981 Dai-ichi Kikaku moved its head office to

522-686: The Public Works under direction of Yamao Yozo , but execution designs were provided by the Irish-born engineer Thomas Waters ; the Bureau of Construction of the Ministry of Finance was in charge of construction. In the following year, a Western-style shopping promenade on the street from the Shinbashi bridge to the Kyōbashi bridge in the southwestern part of Chūō with two- and three-story Georgian brick buildings

551-437: The area, including Hankyu , Seibu , and Matsuya , in which there are many shops: grocery stores, restaurants, women and men clothes, sportswear, and jewellers etc. There are also art galleries . Kabuki-za is the theater for kabuki , one of Japanese traditional playing, and locates on between Ginza and Tsukiji. The building was opened in 1889 and has been reconstructed several times because of war and fire. The present building

580-484: The custom of "killing time in Ginza" developed strongly between the two world wars. Most of these European-style buildings disappeared, but some older buildings still remain, most famously the Wakō building with the now-iconic Hattori Clock Tower. The building and the clock tower were originally built by Kintarō Hattori, the founder of Seiko . Its recent history has seen it as a prominent outpost of Western luxury shops. Ginza

609-422: The main street through Ginza is closed off to road traffic, allowing people to walk freely. This is called Hokōsha Tengoku ( 歩行者天国 ) or Hokoten for short, literally meaning "pedestrian heaven". There are some people who do street performance such as magic and playing instruments. As a famous photo spot, some cats sleep on signs, where people can put their own cats onto these signs. The location where cats are

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638-417: The primary vehicles of commerce at the time. After the war, many of these waterways were filled in to make way for new roads, buildings and expressways. However, the former waterways are the basis for many of the neighborhood divisions in the ward. The Sumida River forms the eastern boundary of the ward. Chūō is physically the second-smallest ward in Tokyo, with a total area of just 10.15 km ; only Taitō

667-521: The ward has a resident population of 169,179, and a population density of 16,569 persons per km . The total area is 10.21 km . However, because of the concentration of businesses, offices and retail space, the daytime population swells to an estimated 650,000. They have the oldest McDonald’s in Japan. Chūō is in the central area of Tokyo, surrounded by the five special wards of Chiyoda , Minato , Taitō , Sumida , and Kōtō . Administratively, Chūō

696-533: The ward. Shimizu Corporation and Sumitomo Mitsui Construction , two construction companies are headquartered in the ward, the former in Kyōbashi and the latter in Tsukuda district. Orion Breweries and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company have their Tokyo-area offices in Chūō. Toray Industries , Denka and Kureha Corporation , three global chemical companies; Astellas Pharma , a global pharmaceutical company; KOSÉ ,

725-456: The world. Ginza was a part of the old Kyobashi ward of Tokyo City , which, together with Nihonbashi and Kanda , formed the core of Shitamachi , the original downtown center of Edo (Tokyo). Ginza was built upon a former swamp that was filled in during the 16th century. The name Ginza comes after the establishment of a silver-coin mint established there in 1612, during the Edo period . After

754-401: Was a tiny island at the river mouth. It was inhabited by a fishing community who migrated from Osaka in early 1600s. The original Tsukuda island now is home to the exclusive tower mansion & park complex Rivercity 21. It has been said that the name (literally "moon island") was originally written using the characters 築島 which can also be read "Tsukishima" but mean "constructed island". It

783-635: Was built in 2013. Sukiyabashi Jiro ( すきやばし次郎 , Sukiyabashi Jirō ) is a sushi restaurant in Ginza which is owned and operated by sushi master Jiro Ono . It was the first sushi restaurant in the world to receive three stars from the Michelin Guide , although it was removed from the Michelin Guide in November 2019 because it does not accept reservations from the general public. Each Saturday and Sunday, from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.,

812-480: Was completed. These "bricktown" buildings were initially offered for sale and later were leased, but the high rent prevented many of them from being permanently occupied. Moreover, the construction was not adapted to the climate, and the bold design contrasted the traditional Japanese notion of home construction. The new Ginza was not popular with visiting foreigners, who were looking for a more Edo-styled city. Isabella Bird visited in 1878 and in 1880 implied that Ginza

841-487: Was less like an Oriental city than like the outskirts of Chicago or Melbourne. Philip Terry, the English writer of tour guides, likened it to Broadway, not in a positive sense. Nevertheless, the area flourished as a symbol of " civilization and enlightenment " thanks to the presence of newspapers and magazine companies, which helped spread the latest trends of the day. The area was also known for its window displays, an example of modern marketing techniques. Everyone visited so

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