Goodbye Ginza's Matsuzakaya

Above,  Matsuzakaya Dept. Store can be seen in the background at left
in this shot of Ginza taken in December 2010.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The Matsuzakaya Department Store in Ginza has ceased business as of today. At least for now.

According to News On Japan:

Matsuzakaya, the oldest department store in Tokyo's famous Ginza shopping district, closed Sunday for a total makeover and will reopen as a large commercial complex in four years.

Under a block-wide redevelopment project, the venerable 88-year-old, seven-story department store will be replaced in fiscal 2017 by a 13-floor high-rise with six basement floors and office space, operator J. Front Retailing Co. said. 

Above, the Matsuzakaya Dept. Store is the large building at right in this 1933 post card.

Matsuzakaya was featured in Godzilla (1954).  It opened in 1924.

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