What does Ginza mean?

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Ginza is located in the west of the central area, which is divided into Ginza Yidingmu to Ginza Badingmu. The fourth and fifth steps of Ginza are separated by Qinghai Pass, and all the eighth steps are connected by the central government.

history

The name of Ginza first came from the early Edo period, 16 12, when the silver coin foundry moved from Fujun (Shizuoka today) to Ginza in Edo (Tokyo today), hence the name Ginza. By the Meiji era, a fire broke out in Ginza in 1872. After the disaster, many buildings with two or three floors were built, which were designed by British architect Thomas Waters, made of bricks and equipped with gas street lamps, and became the symbol streets of Japanese civilization at that time. 1877, willows were planted on both sides of the road.

1 September, 9231The Great Kanto Earthquake occurred, and Ginza became a prosperous area after post-disaster reconstruction. 1966, the outer wall of the former Edo City in the west of Ginza, the Xiliuchuan River in the south and the Jingqiaochuan River in the north were leveled to build the Tokyo Expressway viaduct. The shopping street was built on the lower floor of the expressway, which is commonly known as Ginza 9 Dingmu because the administrative division has not been determined.

Today, the main roads in Ginza will be closed on weekends, becoming a pedestrian paradise in Japanese. There are many department stores in Ginza, including Melusa(メルサ Heguang, Mitsukoshi, Matsuzaka, Ginza Spring Department Store, etc. There are high-end brand stores such as Hermes, Gucci and Chanel, as well as various restaurants and high-end nightclubs. According to the statistics of Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ginza ranked first in the price of commercial real estate in Japan for nine consecutive years. In recent years, the export reconstruction plan of Tokyo Station Marunouchi next to Ginza will remain the first place.