Where to Go in Ginza and Tsukiji-Area

Chuo-dori is the main street of Ginza, and the starting point for most people seeking to explore the area. This main road has major brands and department stores, and is also flanked by smaller parallel roads that have more low-key shops such as Dover Street Market. Running across Chuo-dori at the main intersection is Harumi-dori, going to Tsukiji in one direction, and Yurakucho in the other. Since both of those areas are also well worth exploring, you’ll need plenty of time to experience Ginza properly, but if you want the main attractions just stick to those two streets.

Exploring Ginza

Dover Street Market Ginza

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The fish market has been on people’s minds for years, bringing visitors from all over the world to get a glimpse of high-end tuna auctions and to sample fresh seafood direct from the boats. Even though it’s going to be moving to a new location at some point (currently delayed), the Tsukiji Fish Market is the world’s largest, and definitely the most delicious if you count the dozens of sushi shops and other vendors surrounding it. While the auction gets a lot of the attention, it’s actually a lot of time and effort needed to get in there around 5am. We suggest arriving sometime in the early morning while things are still active, walk through the stalls of vendors selling all kinds of fresh food (many of which you can buy and sample right there), and if you’re up for a sushi breakfast pick one of the many shops both inside and outside of the market. This is an experience well-worth having, but best to just get there at a reasonable hour and take your time.

Tsukiji Fish Market

Tsukiji Fish Market

Tsukiji Outer Market Shopping street

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Tosei Hotel COCONE Tsukiji Ginza Premier

6-chome-23-8 Tsukiji, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0045

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Once the duck hunting grounds of the shogun, the gardens were added in the 1600’s and have been cultivated since then, making it through both earthquakes and war. The gardens themselves are incredible, given the setting directly on Tokyo Bay, and still feature quite a bit of history including duck blinds and a tea house first built in the 1700’s. To keep the park maintained, entrance is 300 yen, and you can walk there from Ginza (though it’s a bit of a walk). If you have time, it’s a great place to either start or finish a trip up the Sumida River, as the Water Bus makes a stop there and can take you all the way up to Asakusa in 35 minutes.

Hama Rikyu Tei-en

Hama-rikyu Gardens

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One of the more audacious temples, probably in the entire country, Tsukiji Hongan-ji was built in 1934 and is a mix of Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic influences combined with a notably European exterior architecture. It’s difficult to put your finger on what this temple reminds you of, but it’s interesting and worth a visit, especially if you’re around for the Bon Odori festival in August which brings out crowds and a party atmosphere around the temple.

Tsukiji Hongan-ji

Tsukiji Hongwanji

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Tsukiji Fish Market Food and Drink Half Day Tour

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Update date：2024/04/20

Before the land was reclaimed, the place where this shrine is located was basically a muddy swampland on the edge of Tokyo Bay. Constructed by fishermen in the 1600s in dedication to the gods of the sea, it’s still a place visited by the locals who are still work the waters to this day, and is also host to the Sumiyoshi Shrine Festival every three years. If you happen to be lucky enough to be in town during that time, be sure to bring a towel because the town turns into a giant water fight. Most of the time, however, it’s a solemn place dedicated to the sea, situated in a beautiful neighborhood. Definitely worth a visit if you go to Tsukishima for some monjayaki.

Tsukuda Sumiyoshi Shrine

Sumiyoshi Shrine

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