Ginza Six

Ginza Six is a luxury shopping complex located in the Ginza area of Tokyo, jointly developed by Mori Building Company, J. Front Retailing, Sumitomo Corporation and L Catterton Real Estate.[2][3] 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.[2]

Ginza Six
ギンザシックス
Chuō-dori frontage
General information
StatusOpen, in use
TypeRetail/Office building
Architectural stylePostmodern
Address6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku
Town or cityTokyo
CountryJapan
Coordinates35°40′10.45″N 139°45′50.69″E
Opened20 April 2017 (2017-04-20)
Inaugurated17 April 2017
OwnerGinza Six Retail Management Co. Ltd.
Height56 m
Technical details
Structural systemSteel frame, reinforced concrete, steel reinforced concrete
Floor count18[1]
Floor area148,700 square metres (1,601,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectYoshio Taniguchi
Other designersGwenael Nicolas, Kenya Hara
Main contractorKajima Corporation
Website
ginza6.tokyo

History

Ginza Six was built on the location of the former Matsuzakaya department store, which was Ginza's first ever department store.[2] The complex was inaugurated on 17 April, 2017, in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike, Chairman of LVMH Bernard Arnault, and President of J. Front Retailing Ryoichi Yamamoto, among others.[4][5][6] It is the largest retail space in Ginza.[2]

Architecture

The building has space for up to 241 stores, including flagship facilities for Fendi, Kenzo, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent and Van Cleef & Arpels.[3] It also contains six floors of office space (floors 7—12), 24 restaurants and cafes, a banquet hall, a 480-seater Noh theater and a 4,000 square-meter rooftop garden.[2][6][7] A terminal for tourist buses, a tourist information center, currency exchanges and duty exemption services cater to tourists.[6]

Ginza Six has an art program run by Fumio Nanjo of the Mori Art Museum. The complex focuses on contemporary Japanese art, in an attempt to "sp[eak] to the creativity associated with modern-day Japan rather than the traditional Japanese aesthetic."[8] Inaugural exhibits included works by Yayoi Kusama and Patrick Blanc, among others.[9]

  • View of Ginza 6 with other buildings
  • Ground floor entrance
  • Basement Level 2
  • Basement Level 1
  • Central atrium
  • Level 1
  • Level 3
  • Artglorieux Gallery, Level 5
  • Tsutaya Books, Level 6
  • Food Hall, Level 6
  • Stairs to the roof garden, Level 13
  • Roof Garden

References
  1. "Ginza 6 homepage". G SIX. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. Homma, Alexandra. "Largest ever shopping complex in Ginza to open next spring". Japan Today. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. Garnier, Juliette. "Ginza 6, nouveau temple du commerce de luxe à Tokyo". Le Monde. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. "Ten LVMH Maisons open in Ginza Six retail complex in Tokyo". lvmh.com. LVMH. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. "「ＧＩＮＺＡ　ＳＩＸ」オープニングセレモニー". kantei.co.jp. 官邸. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  6. Kyodo. "New Ginza Six shopping complex opens in Tokyo's high-end fashion hub". The Japan Times. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  7. Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet Tokyo. p. 165. ISBN 9781787010109.
  8. "Commercial Space Meets Art in a Luxury Shopping Experience Unlike Any Other". Ginza Six Official – News. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  9. "Ginza Six – Art". Ginza Six Official – Art section. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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