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Ginza 4-chome Crossing & Wako Clock Tower 銀座四丁目交差点と和光時計塔
Ginza's most famous corner, where the 1932 Wako clock tower rises over the city's grandest intersection; shoot it from the opposite corner with Chuo-dori's traffic or weekend pedestrian crowds in front.
About
The curved neo-Renaissance Wako building, completed in 1932 for the Hattori (Seiko) company, carries the clock tower that has become the symbol of Ginza, and its chimes still ring on the hour. The best vantage is from the diagonally opposite corners of the 4-chome crossing, by Ginza Place or Ginza Mitsukoshi, so that the tower, the crossing and the flagship stores are all in frame. On weekend afternoons Chuo-dori becomes a pedestrian paradise and you can shoot down the middle of the road. At night the clock face glows and the long-exposure light trails of taxis curve around the corner. Wako's seasonal window displays are worth a detail shot too.
Highlights
- 1932 Wako clock tower, Ginza's landmark since the Showa era
- Light trails of taxis curving through the crossing at night
- Weekend pedestrian paradise: shoot from the middle of Chuo-dori
- Elaborate seasonal window displays at street level
- Ginza Place's white lattice facade and Mitsukoshi's lights across the corner
Tips
- Shoot from the Ginza Place corner (south-east) for the tower lit from the front; from the Mitsukoshi corner for a side view down Harumi-dori.
- Pedestrian paradise runs on weekend and holiday afternoons (roughly 12:00–17:00, to 18:00 in summer), suspended in bad weather.
- For light trails, brace on a railing at 1-2 s; tripods on crowded corners will draw attention.
- Be there on the hour for the bells.
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- Tokyo Metro Ginza Station Passenger Information CenterTourist Info · 30 m away
- Ginza MitsukoshiMall & Department Store · 40 m away
- GINZA PLACELandmark & Tower · 40 m away
- Ginza Station · Coin Lockers (Tokyo Metro concourse)Luggage Storage · 50 m away
- Wako Tea SalonCafé & Sweets · 70 m away
- Tokyo Kyukyodo GinzaUnique Store · 70 m away
- Ginza Katsumido CameraCamera Store · 80 m away
- Tricolore HontenCafé & Sweets · 110 m away