What is Ginza in Japan?

Ginza is located in the west of the central area, between Xinqiao and Jingqiao. It is divided into Ginza Yidingmu and 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. It is about 1 km from 1 street to 8th street and its surrounding downtown. In ancient times, it was a silver coin factory, but now it is the Central Store Street. There are famous department stores, specialty handicraft shops and some high-end snack bars. It is also a cultural and entertainment center. The sidewalks on both sides of Ginza are wide, and motor vehicles are forbidden to pass on Sundays, so it is known as "a paradise for pedestrians".

history

The name of Ginza originated in the early Edo period. 16 12, the silver coin foundry moved from Fujun (now Shizuoka City) to Ginza in Edo (now Tokyo), hence the name Ginza.

Silver coin foundry directly under the edo shogunate. At the beginning of the curtain, Fujian and Fujun were taken as the background, and soon they moved to Kyoto and Edo, and Osaka and Nagasaki became four. In the 12th year of Kuanzheng (1800), due to improper events, four buildings were abandoned at the same time, and only one in Edo Ginza was revived. The stamping and packaging of silver coins are often inherited from the big black. In the second year of Meiji (1869), it was abandoned with the establishment of the Mint. During the Meiji era, a fire broke out in Ginza 1872, and many buildings with two or three floors were built after the disaster. Designed by British architect Thomas Waters, these buildings were made of bricks and equipped with gas street lamps, which 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 wall outside the original Edo city in the west of Ginza, the Xiliuchuan River in the south and the Kyokogawa 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.

Tokyo, Japan is one of the world famous metropolises. If the size of a city is planned by population, it should be the largest city in the world. According to records, there are 24 million residents in Tokyo. Its prosperity, high efficiency and large population all link Tokyo with modernization. However, Japan is also a country that adheres to tradition and attaches importance to etiquette. The simple folk customs show unique feelings in the pace of modernization. Ginza in Tokyo just embodies the organic combination of simplicity and magnificence, tradition and modernity.

Ginza is actually a street with a length of 1 100 m and a width of 700 m between Jingqiao in the north and Xinqiao in the south of Tokyo. Because it closely connects the areas from Yidingmu to Badingmu, the so-called "Ginza Eight Towns" have been formed.

According to legend, Ginza was a Wang Yang in ancient times. Four hundred years ago, Tokugawa Ieyasu reclaimed land from the sea. After several centuries of evolution and development, it was named Ginza in the third year of Meiji (1870). Later, foreigners began to flood into Japan through Ginza, and they settled in Ginza, bringing western civilization and culture. In an instant, cafes, western-style bars, steam baths, Christian churches and galleries sprang up in Ginza. The Japanese ate ice cream for the first time and saw electric lights for the first time. It was also from Ginza that the Japanese came into contact with western academics, and since then Ginza has become Japan's gateway to the world. Today's Ginza has long been the most prosperous and famous street in Tokyo, Japan. It is not only a holiday resort for Japanese business circles, but also a big garden that integrates various cultures at home and abroad. It is called the "heart" of Tokyo, and the old style and prosperity of the 20th century have been exaggerated by the "mirror" of Ginza Street. If you are lucky enough to wander around Ginza Street, you will be attracted by the rows of buildings and strange billboards on both sides of the street. There are not only four department stores, 500 specialty stores, 2,000 restaurants, 1, more than 600 bars and dance halls, more than 30 theaters, and 1, more than 1,000 galleries on both sides of Ginza Avenue. Even the biggest newspapers in Japan, Yomiuri Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun, have won a place here, giving this jewel-like street a hint of scholarship.

Sidingmu intersection is the most prosperous and lively area in the whole Ginza block. 14-storey modern San 'ai Mansion echoes the 19 century style Heguang old shop from a distance. One is radiant, one is magnificent, one is gorgeous and novel, and the other is simple and elegant. In the sharp contrast between the two, a kind of reverence for history and pride in modernity arises spontaneously.

Across the intersection is Mitsukoshi Department Store, which is well-known in Japanese business circles. This "Yuegu Kimono Store" in the Edo era implemented the price tag for the first time, which changed the prevailing bargaining style at that time and was praised by the Japanese as "the pioneer of big department stores". Compared with the products of Mitsukoshi Company, Heguang Old Store is famous for selling high-end and expensive clothes. The clothes it manages are not only excellent in materials, exquisite in workmanship, but also different in styles, all of which are the same, and have become the representatives of status and fame. "Sanyue Company" mainly focuses on young people and specializes in fashion goods, with more than100000 customers every day. It is like a rapidly rotating carriage, which will never stop to catch up with tomorrow's sun. Ginza backstreet is another scene, where there are 1000 bars, dance halls and nightclubs. Although different in size and grade, they are all veritable "golden caves". It is normal for six people to spend more than 1000 yuan a night. Because of this, the managers of nightclubs and bars here are very rich in income, which can make university professors sigh.

Since August, 1970, the Ginza section has implemented a system of prohibiting any vehicles from passing on Sundays and holidays. Don't look at the busy streets of Ginza on weekdays, but once this time, the noise of cars will die down, and you can only feel the surge of people, like a gurgling river, rolling up layers of voices. Ginza at this time has become a veritable pedestrian street.

On such a day, there are thousands of people walking on this street, including strong young people, beautifully dressed girls and handsome young men. Girls who want to get married can choose a favorite kimono for their wedding in Song Xin, Wuding. Don't underestimate the kimono of "Song Xin", from dyeing to tailoring, which is a unique skill of hand-making. It is not only unique in style, but also an authentic tradition and the quintessence of Japan, which is deeply favored by women and artists in the upper class. Pay attention to high-quality goods to Heguang old shops, follow the fashion in March, love tradition, or buy cloth socks sewn by the boss's family hiding in a wild house in a high-rise building. Ordinary people can also enjoy the delicious taste of a century-old shop like Lotus Hall in the alley. It can be said that you can do whatever you want to do to ensure your satisfaction. Politicians often go to the "pavilion" to show their style, establish cronies, contact feelings and determine their sphere of influence through traditional methods. Repeating the old saying "Cabinet politics, Xiaguan diplomacy".

The uniqueness and high pressure of the pavilion lies not in the high consumption, but in the specially trained geisha, who is beautiful, good at singing and dancing, and freely socializing. 1 hour salary is thousands or even tens of thousands of yen. Some male kabuki mainly perform singing and dancing, playing the roles of Dandan, loyalty to the monarch and self-sacrifice. Ginza integrates business, social interaction and politics, and provides the best place for people of different classes and different purposes. If you are tired of shopping, you can have a rest at the portable tables and chairs in beverage shops and snack bars. Fried cakes, cuttlefish and freshly cooked corn smell delicious and mouth-watering. Boys and girls in love can look for their future love from fortune tellers. Children wear animal masks to help them swim, while the old man wears an old kimono with antlers, beats gongs and drums, dances like a wizard in the mountains and is as obsessed as a child. Leisure and entertainment, building relationships, and playing carnival all have their own advantages, showing the unique charm of Ginza.

The night view of Ginza is very interesting. At four or five o'clock in the afternoon, all the lights on the edge of Ginza were on and the shops were closed. In the colorful ocean, Ginza is like the Milky Way in the sky. At this time, bars and nightclubs have shown their unique charm. At about 9 pm, bars and nightclubs began to open.