Ginza Six is a luxury shopping complex located in the

Ginza Ginza ( ; ja, 銀座 ) is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi. It is a popular upscale shopping area of Tokyo, with numerous intern ...

area of Tokyo, jointly developed by

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, J. Front Retailing,

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and

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Real Estate. The name Ginza Six or G Six reflects the building address in Ginza 6-chome as well as the desire to provide an exceptional "six-star" shopping experience.

History

Ginza Six was built on the location of the former

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department store, which was Ginza's first ever department store. The complex was inaugurated on 17 April, 2017, in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister of Japan

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, Governor of Tokyo

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, Chairman of LVMH

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, and President of J. Front Retailing Ryoichi Yamamoto, among others. It is the largest retail space in Ginza.

Architecture

The building has space for up to 241 stores, including flagship facilities for

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, Yves Saint Laurent and

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. It also contains six floors of office space (floors 7—12), 24 restaurants and cafes, a banquet hall, a 480-seater

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theater and a 4,000 square-meter

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. A terminal for tourist buses, a tourist information center, currency exchanges and duty exemption services cater to tourists. Ginza Six has an art program run by

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of the

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. The complex focuses on contemporary Japanese art, in an attempt to "sp akto the creativity associated with modern-day Japan rather than the traditional Japanese aesthetic." The Central atrium artworks are a symbol of GINZA SIX and the inaugural exhibits included works by

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and

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, among others. File:GINZA SIX3a.jpg, View of Ginza 6 with other buildings File:GINZA SIX Entrance view 201806.jpg, Ground floor entrance File:GINZA SIX B2 View 2018.jpg, Basement Level 2 File:GINZA SIX Level 1 201806.jpg, Basement Level 1 File:GINZA SIX Atrium View 201912.jpg, Central atrium File:GINZA SIX B1 2018.jpg, Level 1 File:GINZA SIX Level 3 Shops 201806.jpg, Level 3 File:Artglorieux Gallery of Tokyo 2018.jpg, Artglorieux Gallery, Level 5 File:Ginza Six TSUTAYA BOOKS 201706.jpg, Tsutaya Books, Level 6 File:GINZA SIX Level 6 Ginza Grand Premium Food Hall 2018.jpg, Food Hall, Level 6 GINZA SIX 13F stairs to roof garden 2018.jpg, Stairs to the roof garden, Level 13 File:GINZA SIX Roof Garden 201806.jpg, Roof Garden

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* * {{official, https://ginza6.tokyo 2017 establishments in Japan Buildings and structures in Chūō, Tokyo Ginza J. Front Retailing Shopping malls established in 2017 Shopping centres in Japan