Ginza (English Ginza) is located in the west of Chuo District, Tokyo, Japan. It is the most famous commercial district in Tokyo. In this block, which is 1,200 meters long from north to south and 500-600 meters wide from east to west, there are many people from all over the world. A famous brand, known as the "heart" of Tokyo and "the most expensive place in Asia". The picture below shows the intersection in the central area of ??Ginza called the "Golden Corner". The hollow white "woven" building on the left is Tokyo Ginza Plaza ( Ginza Place), with San-ai Dream Center on the right (Picture: Fushihui/Rongzhang)
Ginza was first formed by reclamation. Ginza is named after the German Conqueror in 1612 The Kawa Shogunate had a silver coin foundry in the area around today's Ginza 1 and 2-chome, which corresponds to the gold base in the Nihonbashi area, and is commonly known as Ginza Town. Ginza is not only the commercial center of Japan, but also a large garden that integrates various cultures from ancient and modern times. Ginza is dotted with various buildings with cutting-edge, fashionable and individual designs. (Photo: Floating City Club/Rong Zhang)
Ginza G-SIX is currently the largest shopping mall in the Ginza area, with a construction area of ??140,000 square meters. It was renovated from the former site of Matsuzakaya, the first department store in Ginza. It took three years to complete and officially opened on April 20, 2017. Ginza G-SIX is known as the new retail business center that will lead future business development trends and has become a benchmark for domestic business practitioners to learn from outside. The picture below shows the entrance of Ginza G-SIX shopping mall. The LOGO was designed by Kenya Hara and is simple and powerful. (Picture: Floating Market Club/Rong Zhang)
Ginza G-SIX is a shopping mall that perfectly integrates art and commerce, bringing together various works of many top international artists: Yayoi Kusama, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Kenya Hara, team lab, Kanze Noh Hall, Umi Domoto... The picture below shows the seasonal elephant-shaped art installation above the atrium. Previously, the work "Pumpkin" by Yayoi Kusama was hung in this position. (Picture: Floating Market Club/Rong Zhang)
The picture below shows the mall guide and art manual placed in the middle of the mall. There is a seasonal theme exhibition wall painting posted on the wall. The painting is titled "The Kingdom of Summer" , a bit of Japanese traditional art Ukiyo-e style. (Photo: Fu Shi Hui/Rong Zhang)
The decoration design of the elevator waiting area uses white light tubes to cut the walls and ceiling, giving people a sense of speed and technology. There is also a rest area in the elevator waiting area, which reflects the mall's human care. (Photo: Fu Shi Hui/Rong Zhang)
On display on the wall of the pedestrian staircase on the west side of the mall is a three-story plant installation designed by artist Patrick Blanc. On the east wall is an electronic waterfall created by teamLab, a very popular art and technology team. The effect is very realistic, just like a real waterfall. Due to the reflection of the electronic screen, the effect of the electronic waterfall photo is very poor, so I will not post it here. (Picture: Fushihui/Rongzhang)
The best thing about Japanese business is the various humanized details, which are full of design. The picture below shows the rest area in the corridor outside the restroom. (Picture: Ukichikai/Rongzhang)
The picture below shows the display window on the exterior wall of the SEIKO store. It is very exquisite. This kind of window display design on the wall has also been seen in Omotesando before. (Picture: Ukiichikai/Rongzhang)
What you can’t miss in Ginza G-SIX is the TSUTAYA Bookstore on the sixth floor, known as “the most beautiful bookstore in the world”, which combines Starbucks and Daikanyama stores. It can be said to be a completely different style. The six-meter-high four-sided bookshelf is designed based on traditional Japanese architecture. It is elegant and shocking. It displays more than 60,000 volumes of various magazines and books, including a THE CLUB, an art museum displaying ancient art. (Picture: Ukichikai/Rongzhang)
The biggest feature of Tsutaya Bookstore is that it is not just a bookstore, but positioned as a life proposer. When the founder Masuda Muneaki opened the first store It incorporated other functions such as records and coffee, and now it has become one of the most successful bookstores in the world. The picture below shows the cultural and creative handmade products in the bookstore, which are the favorites of young literary people.
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The picture below shows the Miffy cartoon desk lamp for sale in Tsutaya Bookstore. I don’t know if this is a specialty of Tsutaya Bookstore. I used to go to Tsutaya Bookstore. Other stores also have this. (Picture: Ukichikai/Rongzhang)
The picture shows the Japanese traditional costume art and culture displayed at the Tsutaya Bookstore Ancient Art Museum THE CLUB. (Picture: Fushihui/Rongzhang)