What does Ginza mean?
Today Ginza is the center of fashion and luxury brands in Japan, but its origin is quite humble and its fame grew over the centuries. Continue reading What does Ginza mean?
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Yamanote Line: Yūraku-chō & Shinbashi
有楽町 Yūraku-chō (literally, “leisure town” but more at “Oda Nobumasu’s town”) 新橋 Shinbashi (literally, “new bridge”) Yūraku-chō The area called Yūraku-chō lies in an area that used be a fortified island between the inner and outer moats of Edo … Continue reading Yamanote Line: Yūraku-chō & Shinbashi
