In the previous entry I wrote : The Edo Bakufu was established by Ieyasu Tokugawa in 1603. Since then Ginza has been one of the centers of culture.

However, Mr. Tokugawa kindly pointed out a few inaccuracies in the following E-mail to me:.

“I believe Ginza did not become the center of high-end consumer life in Edo/Tokyo until Meiji 5 (1873), when the area was devastated by a fire and an English style brick-built neighborhood was newly constructed. During the Edo period, it was Ueno Hirokoji that was the busiest. And Nihonbashi, of course.”