Origin of Ginza Monument

Take note is passing by but unlikely to be worth a special trip....

We found out about this sign because we geocache and so heard the story. The stone monument and sign mark the birthplace of Ginza in the Edo period. But you will not know this if you don’t speak Japan...

Currency の Place of manufacture

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Ginza was made in silver coins during the Edo period. Standing in front of the Tiffany store is the stone monument of the birthplace of Ginza. Incidentally, there is a gold seat, but it is located in Nihonbashi honishi CHO, and it is still called kinza Dori street. In addition, Ieyasu was still making koban as a great palace in Shizuoka City, so there is a place name called Kinza.

Ginza was once a mint.

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We will disseminate information about "Monument of the birthplace of Ginza" in Ginza, Chuo-ku. I visited "Monument of the birthplace of Ginza" on January 23, 2023. To access the "Monument of the birthplace of Ginza", take Exit 9 of "Ginza 1-chome Station" on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line and go straight to the left for about 80 ｍ and you will find the "Monument of the birthplace of Ginza" on the right side of the sidewalk. It is near "Tiffany". The place where the "Monument of the birthplace of Ginza" is set up is "Ginza" ..., which manufactures silver coins in the Edo period.

I realized for the first time that the monument of the birthplace of Ginza was the third "Ginza Cultural Monument".

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It was carved with "Ginza Cultural Monument 3" next to the left side of [Monument of the birthplace of Ginza], and I realized that this is the third Ginza Cultural Monument for the first time. I also noticed that there was a posting called "NEW GINZA STREET ESCAPE" [ｷﾞﾝｻﾞ ﾉﾊﾗ] under the left hand of [Monument of the birthplace of Ginza] (see attached photo). Next time I have a chance, I'm motivated to visit the Ginza Cultural Monument and the New Ginza Street ESCAPE, but Ginza ｴ...

It shows the origin of the bustle

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I found it in a corner of Ginza Chuo-dori from Exit 9 of Ginza 1-chome Station on the Yurakucho Line of Tokyo Metro in a 2-minute walk. It's pretty obvious, but it shows that there was a silver coin casting place around this place in the Edo period. After that, he moved to Ningyo-cho and coins were made at the Mint, but after all, the bustle of this place makes me feel that the production of silver coins was the trigger. It's an important thing to show history.