Ginza

Japanese: 銀座 - ぎんざ

[1] 〘Noun〙① A silver mint established by Tokugawa Ieyasu in May 1601. It was not government-run, but was organized by a group of townspeople who were granted a charter as Ginza. The places where silver coins were actually minted were Kyoto Ginza, which was moved from Fushimi, and Edo Ginza, which was moved from Sunpu (Shizuoka City). ※Ginza Chokuroku (mid-Edo-late) "In the 17th year of the Keicho era, a request was made to establish a Ginza in Gofu, and the order was granted."② = Ginko (bank)※Western Affairs (1866-70)〈Fukuzawa Yukichi〉First edition "All paper money and bills are issued from the government's Ginza."[2]① A place name in the southwestern part of Chuo Ward, Tokyo. It is divided into 1-chome to 8-chome, centered on the street from Kyobashi to Shinbashi, and is commonly called Ginza Hachicho. The place name comes from the fact that (1)①, which was moved from Sunpu in 1612 during the Edo period, was established here. Formerly known as Shinryogaecho, now it is one of Japan's most famous shopping districts. ② Used figuratively as the name of a place with a lot of foot traffic. Following the example of "Fune-no-Ginza" and "Alps Ginza" [Additional Notes] (2) (1), there are shopping districts and shopping streets named Ginza all over the country. There are also many "Ginza..." districts that include the name of a place, such as "Sunamachi Ginza" and "Togoshi Ginza."

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 慶長六年（一六〇一）五月徳川家康によって取り立てられた銀貨鋳造所。官営ではなく、銀座として特許された町人の一団によって組織されていた。実際に銀貨を鋳造していたのは、伏見から移した京都銀座と、駿府（静岡市）から移した江戸銀座であった。※銀座書留（江戸中‐後）「慶長十七子年、於江府銀座取建可申旨、被為仰付」② ＝ぎんこう（銀行）※西洋事情（1866‐70）〈福沢諭吉〉初「総て紙幣及び手形は政府の銀坐より出だす」[2]① 東京都中央区南西部の地名。京橋から新橋に至る街路を中心に一丁目から八丁目まで分かれ、俗に銀座八丁という。地名は、江戸時代慶長一七年（一六一二）に、駿府から移された(一)①がこの地に置かれたことに由来する。古くは新両替町、現在は日本の代表的な繁華街。② 比喩的に、通行量の多い場所の名に用いる。「船の銀座」「アルプス銀座」[補注](二)(一)にあやかり、全国に銀座の名の付く繁華街・商店街がある。「砂町銀座」「戸越銀座」のように地名を冠した「…銀座」も多い。

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