Ginza Six

What the guides say about Ginza Six

Late morning. The fork. teamLab Planets in Toyosu is the barefoot, water-filled digital art museum that lives up to the phone footage, and you'll need a booked slot. Or walk into Ginza as it opens, for the food basements at Ginza Six, the twelve floors of Itoya Ginza, and a coffee at Cafe de l'Ambre, which has been roasting since 1948 and serves beans aged for years. Ginza is the better choice if teamLab Borderless, at Azabudai Hills near Roppongi, is going to be part of day five instead.

In Ginza itself, the basement of Ginza Six is the polished end of the depachika spectrum, and the Yurakucho arches, a ten-minute walk away, are the rough-and-ready end of everything else. Do both in one evening and you'll understand the range of this city.

Late morning, teamLab or Ginza? Two forks, both good. The first is teamLab Planets in Toyosu, the barefoot digital art museum where you wade through water in mirrored rooms. It's all over social media, and it's better in person than the photos suggest. It sells out, so book it when you book Shibuya Sky. The second is to walk north from Tsukiji into Ginza as the shops open and treat the department store basements, Ginza Six especially, as free food museums. No ticket needed, and the rooftop garden at Ginza Six is a peaceful lunch spot most visitors never find.