Ginza’s Events

—With Theme of Garden of Light, Illuminations Will Create Daytime and Night-time Expressions of Ginza— Ginza Street Association, Ginza International Luxury Committee (GILC) and Ginza Association will be holding Ginza’s full-scale illumination titled Ginza Illumination that has become a very popul...

Ginza Galleries 【Xmas Art Festa 2016】 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 intende...

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...

In August 1970, Ginza-dori was the first street in Japan to be turned into a vehicle-free promenade. To commemorate that vehicle-free promenade and have visitors to enjoy a day of summer fun in Ginza, the Yukata de Gin-bura ("Gin-bura" means strolling through Ginza) Festival began 9 years ago as p...