Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Ginza: How money changed hands on Tokyo's most expensive strip

Ginza, luxury, Japanese economy, Paris

Pleasure-seeking in Ginza -- and then complaining about it -- used to be a Tokyo privilege, a little game of metropolitan elitism.

From novelists and artists to business tycoons and sumo wrestlers, everyone loved basking in the Ginza atmosphere: a particular blend of glitter, snobbism and a tradition-entrenched, mercenary snideness. But after a night on the town, regret would rear its sorry head.

Ginza -- an irresistable woman? 

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Tina Fey Tricia Helfer

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