2023.05.01
Adjacent to Nihonbashi and Tsukiji, important areas in the food network, Ginza flourished as a merchants’ town from the Edo period. The vibrance of the market and gallantry of the tradesmen seems to h...
2023.02.01
Many stories are told in Ginza, where stories can begin and end. So, what story does today’s Inari shrine have to tell?
2022.11.01
“Standing like a Chinese peony.” Sometimes we relate beautiful people to flowers. Despite its masculine name, Mankin Ryujin Seiko Inari Shrine may teach us how to be as beautiful as a flower.
2022.08.01
People come from all over Japan to visit Ginza. Different “antenna shops,” or prefectural satellite shops, also feature various local specialties. This may be one of the reasons why we feel such diver...
2022.05.01
Sometimes, watching over something calls for more than caring feelings and needs some strictness. Ginza is friendly town, but perhaps this is supported by a degree of strictness.