Ginza After Dark

Above, Ginza Crossing at night. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The Ginza shopping district in Tokyo has always been alluring. Godzilla, in 1954, took a stroll though Ginza one night. Instead of enjoying the district's nightlife, the beast decided to trash it.

However, Ginza is a place for some nightlife for visitors and Time Out Tokyo has an article on the best things to do there after dark.

They begin with:

With its procession of fancy designer stores and luxury kimono dealers, Ginza has always upheld its reputation as the ritzy shopping district of Tokyo. But look beyond the gilded shops and you’ll also find some of the city’s best restaurants and cocktail bars (though many of them feature prices as high as the neighbourhood’s skyscrapers). While most people visit the area during the day, there’s certainly a lot you can do in Ginza at night, when the shops have closed and the tour bus crowds have left. 

To read more, go here.