Pedestrian Zone

Hours of pedestrian zone

Decisions of cancellation due to weather conditions or Year-end and New Year breaks shall be made by the police. Please contact the Traffic Section of the Tsukiji Police Station (03-3543-0110) for details.

When	Weekends and public holidays
Times	Oct. to Mar.: noon to 5 p.m., Apr. to Sep.: noon to 6 p.m.Oct. to Mar.: noon to 5 p.m. Apr. to Sep.: noon to 6 p.m.

Pedestrian zone rules
To have visitors enjoy a walk, events, selling /buying, and act of gathering people in pedestrian zone are prohibited.
Also biking in pedestrian zone is prohibited. Please walk your bicycle.  
 

The Establishment of Ginza Pedestrian Zone

The Ginza Pedestrian zone（vehicle-free promenade）is an area that covers Ginza-dori Street (Chuo-dori 1-chome to 8-chome) where vehicles are prohibited from passing, and it is open only to pedestrians on weekends (Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays).
Such pedestrian zone were first established in the Ginza, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and Asakusa districts of Tokyo on August 2nd, 1970, at the suggestion of then-Governor Ryokichi Minobe.
During Japan’s postwar period of rapid economic growth, there were increasing concerns about environmental issues such as traffic congestion and air pollution caused by the sudden increase in the number of automobiles. The establishment of these pedestrian zones, in which people were allowed to walk on roadways for the first time, was seen as a reflection on the prevailing attitude at the time that vehicles took precedence over people.
Today, to commemorate the establishment of this pedestrian zone, the Holiday Promenade Yukata de Gin-bura Festival is held every August on Ginza-dori Street as a way to provide visitors to Ginza with a fun summer day.