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Ginza and Marunouchi: the palace, the station and the boulevard
The palace gardens and the red-brick station, the grand hotels of Hibiya and Ōtemachi, and Ginza’s department stores and three-star counters.
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Ginza and Marunouchi: the polished heart
The palace gardens and the red-brick station, the grand hotels of Ōtemachi and Hibiya, and Ginza’s department stores and three-star counters.
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What to see and do
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Within the palace walls
The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace
The gardens on the site of the old Edo Castle keep: stone walls and moats, a Japanese garden, and the open lawn where the keep once stood.
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Red brick and domes
Tokyo Station Marunouchi building
The red-brick station of 1914, restored with its two domes, facing the avenue to the palace.
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Breakfast at the market
Tsukiji Outer Market
The lanes of shops and stalls that stayed when the wholesale market moved to Toyosu: knives, tea, dried fish, tamagoyaki and sushi for breakfast.
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Kabuki in Ginza
Kabuki-za
The home of kabuki, in Ginza, where you can buy a ticket for the whole programme or a single act.
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Impressionists to now
Artizon Museum
A modern museum near Tokyo Station, from Impressionist painting to Japanese modern art and contemporary shows.
1-7-2 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, TokyoExplore View on map
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A red-brick museum
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum
A museum of 19th-century art in a red-brick building in Marunouchi, with a garden courtyard.
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The Takarazuka Revue
Tokyo Takarazuka Theater
The Tokyo stage of the all-female Takarazuka Revue: musicals and revues with grand staircases and feathers.
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A garden on the bay
Hama-rikyu Gardens
A garden of the Edo period on the bay, with a tidal seawater pond, a teahouse on an island and the towers of Shiodome behind.
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On foot
Marunouchi and the palace moats
The red-brick station, the tree-lined Naka-dōri and the castle walls.
Where to eat
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Three MICHELIN Stars
RyuGin
Japanese cooking in Hibiya. On the 7th floor of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
7F, Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, 1-1-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006Explore View on map
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Three MICHELIN Stars
Harutaka
Edomae sushi at the counter in Ginza. A sushi counter in Ginza 8-chōme. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
6F, 8-3-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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Three MICHELIN Stars
L'OSIER
French cooking in Ginza. Shiseido’s French restaurant in Ginza. Three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
7-5-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
ESqUISSE
French cooking in Ginza. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
9F, 5-4-6 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Ginza Kojyu
Japanese cooking in Ginza. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
4F, 5-4-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Tempura Kondo
Tempura, fried in front of you in Ginza. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
9F, 5-5-13 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Ginza Shinohara
Japanese cooking in Ginza. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
B1F, 2-8-17 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Ginza Fukuju
Japanese cooking in Ginza. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
5F, 8-8-19 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Sushi Kanesaka
Edomae sushi at the counter in Ginza. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
B1F, 8-10-3 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Kutan
Japanese cooking in Tsukiji. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
2-5-5 Shintomi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0041Explore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
ESTERRE by Alain Ducasse
French cooking in Marunouchi. On the 6th floor of the Palace Hotel Tokyo. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
6F, Palace Hotel Tokyo, 1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005Explore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
CYCLE by Mauro Colagreco
French cooking in Ōtemachi. In Otemachi One. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
1F, Otemachi One, 1-2-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004Explore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
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French cooking in Ōtemachi. On the 39th floor of the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
39F, Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi, 1-2-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004Explore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Les Saisons
French cooking in Hibiya. In the Imperial Hotel Tokyo. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
MF, Main Bldg, Imperial Hotel Tokyo, 1-1-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8558Explore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Il Ristorante - Niko Romito
Italian cooking in Yaesu. On the 40th floor of the Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
40F, Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo, 2-2-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0028Explore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura Tokyo
Italian cooking in Ginza. Above the Gucci store in Ginza. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
4F, 6-6-12 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
BEIGE Alain Ducasse
French cooking in Ginza. At the top of the Chanel Ginza building. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
10F, 3-5-3 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
FARO
Italian cooking in Ginza. At the top of the Tokyo Ginza Shiseido Building. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
10F, 8-8-3 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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Bib Gourmand
Yaesu Unagi Hashimoto
Grilled eel (unagi) in Yaesu. A Bib Gourmand in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide: good quality, good value cooking.
1-5-10 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0028Explore View on map
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Bib Gourmand
GINZA KATSUKAMI II
Tonkatsu, breaded pork cutlet in Ginza. A Bib Gourmand in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide: good quality, good value cooking.
4F, Kojun Bldg, 6-8-7 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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Bib Gourmand
Ginza HARU CHAN Ramen
Ramen in Ginza. A Bib Gourmand in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide: good quality, good value cooking.
3-11-6 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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Bib Gourmand
Chukasoba Ginza Hachigou
Ramen in Ginza. A Bib Gourmand in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide: good quality, good value cooking.
3-14-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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Coffee only, since 1948
Café de l’Ambre
A dark-panelled Ginza coffee house that roasts its own beans and serves nothing but coffee, some of it from beans aged for years.
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Kyoto tea since 1717
Ippodo Tea Marunouchi
The Tokyo shop and tea room of Ippodo, the Kyoto tea house founded in 1717: matcha, gyokuro and sencha, prepared for you or to take home.
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Wagashi for today
HIGASHIYA GINZA
A tea salon and sweet shop in Ginza, serving small wagashi with Japanese tea in a calm wooden room.
1-7-7 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
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Ginza’s classic parlour
Shiseido Parlour Ginza
Shiseido’s parlour in its red Ginza building: parfaits, cheesecake and a café, with the FARO restaurant upstairs.
8-8-3 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
Bars
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High above Hibiya
Peter: The Bar
The Peninsula’s bar at the top of the hotel, with cocktails, live music on some nights and the city lights below.
1-8-1 Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006Explore View on map
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A Ginza classic
Star Bar Ginza
A basement cocktail bar in Ginza 1-chōme in the precise Japanese style: hand-cut ice, a quiet counter and classic recipes.
1-5-13 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
Shopping
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On the Ginza crossing
Ginza Mitsukoshi
Mitsukoshi’s Ginza store on the 4-chōme crossing, opposite the Wakō clock tower.
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Ginza’s largest
GINZA SIX
Ginza’s largest shopping centre, with luxury flagships, a bookshop and a rooftop garden.
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Comme des Garçons’ market
Dover Street Market Ginza
Rei Kawakubo’s market of fashion over several floors, with Comme des Garçons beside the brands it chooses.
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The red paperclip
Itoya Ginza
A tall stationery shop under the red paperclip sign on Chūō-dōri: pens, papers and notebooks floor by floor.
Where to stay
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Above the palace gardens
Aman Tokyo
The top floors of Otemachi Tower: an urban sanctuary of stone, washi and wood, with the Aman Spa and views across the palace gardens to Mount Fuji on clear days.
Otemachi Tower, 1-5-6 Ōtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004Explore View on map
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On the palace moat
Palace Hotel Tokyo
Across the moat from the Imperial Palace gardens: balconies over Wadakura Fountain Park, the evian SPA and ESTERRE by Alain Ducasse (One MICHELIN Star, 2026).
1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005Explore View on map
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In the sky above Ōtemachi
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi
The upper floors of Otemachi One, with the starred est on the 39th floor and views over the palace gardens.
1-2-1 Ōtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004Explore View on map
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A ryokan in a tower
HOSHINOYA Tokyo
A Japanese inn built upwards: tatami floors, shoes off at the door, and a hot-spring bath on the top floor, in the middle of the business district.
1-9-1 Ōtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, TokyoExplore View on map
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Facing Hibiya Park
The Peninsula Tokyo
On the corner of Hibiya and Marunouchi, facing the park and the palace gardens, with Peter: The Bar at the top and the Ginza shops a stroll away.
1-8-1 Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006Explore View on map
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Since 1890
Imperial Hotel Tokyo
Tokyo’s historic hotel, facing Hibiya Park, first opened in 1890: Les Saisons (One MICHELIN Star, 2026), the Old Imperial Bar and Japanese restaurants downstairs.
1-1-1 Uchisaiwaichō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8558Explore View on map
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Inside the station
The Tokyo Station Hotel
Rooms inside the red-brick Marunouchi building of Tokyo Station, some looking down into the domed halls where travellers pass beneath.
1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005Explore View on map
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By Tokyo Station
Shangri-La Tokyo
The upper floors of Marunouchi Trust Tower, beside Tokyo Station’s Nihonbashi exit.
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In Ginza
The Tokyo EDITION, Ginza
EDITION’s second Tokyo hotel, on a Ginza side street, a few minutes from the Chūō-dōri flagships.
2-8-13 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
Share your Ginza & Marunouchi tips
Spent a day in Ginza or by the palace? Tell the next visitor which counter, shop or garden was worth it.
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