| Ginza Six | |
|---|---|
ギンザシックス | |
 Chuō-dori frontage | |
| General information | |
| Status | Open, in use |
| Type | Retail/Office building |
| Architectural style | Postmodern |
| Address | 6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku |
| Town or city | Tokyo |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°40′10.45″N 139°45′50.69″E / 35.6695694°N 139.7640806°E |
| Opened | 20 April 2017 |
| Inaugurated | 17 April 2017 |
| Owner | Ginza Six Retail Management Co. Ltd. |
| Height | 56 m |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Steel frame, reinforced concrete, steel reinforced concrete |
| Floor count | 18[1] |
| Floor area | 148,700 square metres (1,601,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Yoshio Taniguchi |
| Other designers | Gwenael Nicolas, Kenya Hara |
| Main contractor | Kajima Corporation |
| Website | |
| ginza6 | |
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]
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] The Central atrium artworks are a symbol of GINZA SIX and the 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
- ↑ "Ginza 6 homepage". G SIX. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Homma, Alexandra. "Largest ever shopping complex in Ginza to open next spring". Japan Today. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- 1 2 Garnier, Juliette. "Ginza 6, nouveau temple du commerce de luxe à Tokyo". Le Monde. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ↑ "Ten LVMH Maisons open in Ginza Six retail complex in Tokyo". lvmh.com. LVMH. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ↑ "「ＧＩＮＺＡ ＳＩＸ」オープニングセレモニー". kantei.co.jp. 官邸. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 Kyodo. "New Ginza Six shopping complex opens in Tokyo's high-end fashion hub". The Japan Times. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ↑ Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet Tokyo. p. 165. ISBN 9781787010109.
- ↑ "Commercial Space Meets Art in a Luxury Shopping Experience Unlike Any Other". Ginza Six Official – News. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ↑ "Ginza Six – Art". Ginza Six Official – Art section. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
External links
Media related to Ginza Six at Wikimedia Commons- Official website