Ginza design tour
Jun 27th, 2006 by Ad Blankestijn
The Ginza, Japan’s major upscale shopping district is full of interesting galleries and design shops as well. On Gridskipper I found this suggestion for a design tour through the area, from the Ginza Graphic gallery to the International Forum.
[Inside the huge hall of the Tokyo International Forum. Photo © Ad Blankestijn]
Some Ginza suggestions (non-design) I would like to add:
- Kyukyodo is a shop selling handmade Japanese papers, incense, calligraphy utensils (including shikishi cards and tanzaku), and other paper products and is fun to browse;
- Hakuhinkan Toy Park - getting old, but always well-stocked with gadgets and fun things;
- Takumi - a great folk crafts shop;
- don’t forget to gorge your eyes on the basement food department of the Ginza Mitsukoshi Department Store (in fact, two basement floors - read more about the ‘depachika’ phenomenon in this article)
- and of course the Kabukiza Theatre!
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