Ginza’s Events

Ginza Street Association, Ginza International Luxury Committee (GILC) and Ginza Association will be holding Ginza’s full-scale illumination that has become a very popular year-end and new-year tradition since its start in 2011, titled Ginza Illumination, for a period of 44 days from Sunday, Novemb...

GINZA Galleries Xmas Art Festa 2015 The Xmas Art Festa is an art event that has been held by Ginza galleries since 2009. Although Japan does not have a major custom of hanging up art in rooms, it is fun picking out the art you like, similar to choosing clothes or handbags. This event is inte...

This winter, the sparkling Ginza night brings you a Christmas never experienced by anyone before.
Ginza has created the world’s first^* event using optical ID, a brand-new type of technology.
Stroll through Ginza, find a light, and just hold your smartphone up to it to receive a special present!
We hope you will enjoy that moment of wonder.

*As a public optical ID event that lets anyone participate with their own smartphone (according to Panasonic)
See here for details

A lineup of exciting events—among them the tradition of the Ginchakai open-air tea ceremony and the Diners Club Ginza Restaurant Week for gourmet fans—make the annual Autumn Ginza festival a must-do, especially for families. AUTUMN GINZA Events Ginchakai Other Events Restaurant Wee...

The first street to the west off Ginza-dori from Ginza 8-Chome is called Komparu-dori. In the Edo period, this street was home to the estate of the Komparu school of Noh theater. The name was retained after the Meiji period in the Komparu Festival and the Komparu geisha, and exists today in the n...