Ginza is not as expensive as it appears to be. There are lots of brand name stores but if you look close enough there are bargains to be found as well. Recommend going on a Sunday as that is when they would block off the main road and make it a pedestrian area. More

The Edo Shogunate opened a mint office here in 1612, hence the name "gin-" (silver) "za" (locus). The main streets remain intact from the Edo era. After the Meiji Restoration, the Western-style buildings made of bricks and stones were constructed in 1873-1877, but they were destroyed by the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923. Many of the buildings are from the... More

Arriving into Tokyo on Christmas morning, with no real idea of what the city would be like at this time of year and no plan of what to do. I got the train to Tokyo station, figuring if any action was happening it would be in the heart of the city. Coming out of the station there were Christmas trees... More

I love going to Ginza on weekends. The streets are closed to traffic and the neon lights at night is what Tokyo is all about More

Pricey but always something to see. Where I'd go for a nice gift for my wife, but not for a souvenir. More

The streets are spotless. The stores are all high end designer houses. But the neighborhood is boring. Harajuku is way more interesting More

Channel, Prada, LVT, what else? you can find it there. Expensive place shops are there. Restaurants are excellent. More

Ginza is better by day then by night, a lot of glamour. Nice for window shopping. More

Somewhere you have to go to see Tokyo night-life. Several large high end department stores with all the designer goods you could want. More