Ginza literally means bank. This is the prefecture or district where all the bankers and big wigs hang out. We saw a lot of women in kimonos (we don't know what for, but they were milling around nonetheless) and men dressed as samurais (these guys were dressed up because they were asking for money)
I had just come back from my first day of being a temporary substitute teacher at a Japanese preschool, and Bret and I met up at a Starbucks. It's kind of nerve-racking meeting up seperately, because we don't have cell phones so if we can't find each other we pretty much have to go home :) But the Starbucks wasn't too far from the station so we didn't have any trouble finding it or each other.
Once there, we called Miyuki to see if she was still going to meet up with us, as she had wanted to go shopping in Ginza. However, poor Miyuki was at the doctor with a bad case of influenza, so we didn't see her that day. Also, this is why you see her wearing facemasks in the later pictures.
Bret and I pressed on undeterred, but it was a bit difficult to find things to do in what seemed like an outdoor mega mall lined exclusively with luxury labels. Ginza is ritzy. We did pass a Sapporo bar/pub and doubled back for lunch after no better options were found. It was really nice inside with interesting pillars and lights and a big mural behind the bar. I ordered the cheese plate because I cannot find good cheese ANYWHERE in Tokiwadai, where we live, so when I saw the imported cheese platter on the menu I had to have my cheese fix. Bret got some fried noodles with seafood. The platter, while good, was disappointing in size. They are a fan of the enlarge feature in photoshop because the picture in the menu was A LIE. Bret's noodles were really good though, so the place gets a B.
After lunch we went into a gigantic 5-level toystore for fun. They had a lot of anime stuffed animals as well as assorted whirlimajigs and robot puppies.
All in all, Ginza is a good district for Suits and the women that marry them :)
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