Ginza’s Events

The first street to the west off Chuo-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 ...

Turning areas into vehicle-free promenade in Tokyo first began in August 1970 in the areas of Ginza, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and Asakusa. In Ginza, the area on Chuo-dori Street between Ginza-dori Entrance intersection at Ginza 1-chome and the Ginza 8-chome intersection has been closed to traffic ...

All first timers are welcome to this four-day only event held once a yearShimbashi geisha, music of the shamisen, elegant dance, and the taste of ryotei cuisineEnjoy the elegance and modernity of JapanThe 95th Azuma Odori Dance Festival With the Shimbashi geisha arts made up of ryotei (traditio...

Announcement about GARONOYAKAI 2019 Ginza Galleries will hold GARONOYAKAI on Friday, May 31, 2019. Ginza Galleries’ GARONOYAKAI event that began in 2004 is an annual event held in galleries from 5-chome to 8-chome in Ginza. Participating galleries will be open on this day until 9:00 p.m. and wi...

The Ginza Willow Festival has been held on May 5th (Children’s Day) every year since 2006 to commemorate the planting of an orderly display of willow trees on Nishi Ginza-dori when it was designated as a symbolic road of Tokyo. We are holding the 13th Ginza Willow Festival this year as well...