First district from Kyobashi to Shinbashi, brick and stone merchant houses, Bansho, Shizuya, Shibusawa, Kuniteru Utagawa (6nd generation), 1873 (Meiji XNUMX)First district from Kyobashi to Shinbashi, brick and stone merchant houses, Bansho, Shizuya, Shibusawa, Kuniteru Utagawa (6nd generation), 1873 (Meiji XNUMX)

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Witness the changes in Ginza over the last 150 years

2024.10.17

Special exhibition at the Gas Museum: "From the gas lamps of the Meiji period to the brilliance of today - Ginza Chronicles"

First district from Kyobashi to Shinbashi, brick and stone merchant houses, Bansho, Shizuya, Shibusawa, Kuniteru Utagawa (6nd generation), 1873 (Meiji XNUMX)

This year marks the 7th anniversary of the first gas lamps being turned on in the Ginza Brick Street on December 1874, 12, and the Gas Museum is holding a special exhibition entitled "Ginza Chronicles: From Gas Lamps of the Meiji Era to the Light of Today." The exhibition will run until December 18 (Wednesday).


Famous Places of Tokyo: A Round Trip Drawing of a Brick Railway Horse-Drawn Carriage on Ginza Street by Utagawa Hiroshige (III) Famous Places of Tokyo: A Round Trip Drawing of a Brick Railway Horse-Drawn Carriage on Ginza Street by Utagawa Hiroshige (III)

(Top) Famous Places of Tokyo: A Horse-Drawn Round Trip on the Brick Railway on Ginza Street, by Utagawa Hiroshige III, 15 (Meiji 1882)
(Bottom) Current view of the area around Ginza 4-chome intersection


This exhibition will compare the scenery of Ginza in the Meiji period with that of today. You can see the area from Kyobashi to Shinbashi, including the area around Ginza 4-chome, where many people still come and go, and Ginza 8-chome to Shinbashi, where the river flowed during the Meiji period and only the bridge is visible.


Famous Places of Tokyo: Ginza and Shinbashi Famous Places of Tokyo: Ginza and Shinbashi

(Top) Famous Places of Tokyo: Ginza and Shinbashi, Kyosen, 31 (Meiji 1898)
(Bottom) Present-day view of Ginza 8-chome to Shimbashi


Ginza has overcome the damage caused by the Great Kanto Earthquake and war, and is now one of Japan's most famous downtown areas, visited by people from all over the world. This exhibition, where you can experience the charm of the Ginza district and the evolution of Tokyo, will make you feel like you've taken a little time trip. After viewing the exhibition, the familiar Ginza may look different to you than usual.

 

◆ "From the gas lamps of the Meiji period to the brilliance of today - Ginza Chronicle"
[Dates] Now held - December 2024, 12 (Wednesday)
[Closed] Mondays (If Monday is a public holiday or substitute holiday, the following day will be closed)
[Opening hours] 10:00-17:00
[Venue] Gas Museum Gaslight Hall 2nd floor gallery (4-31-25 Onumacho, Kodaira City, Tokyo)
【Admission charge】 Free

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