Ginza

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Ginza 銀座
Ginza's Wako store in 2018
Coordinates: 35°40′16″N 139°45′54″E / 35.671217°N 139.765007°E / 35.671217; 139.765007
Country	Japan
City	Tokyo
Ward	Chūō

Ginza (/ˈɡɪnzə/ GHIN-zə; Japanese: 銀座 [ɡindza]) 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 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,^[1] the original downtown center of Edo (Tokyo).