Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO CLARIFY THE CHARACTERS OF ARCHITECTURES AND URBAN STRUCTURES AT GINZA FROM COPPER PRINTS WHICH ARE PRINTED FROM 1883 TO 1885. GINZA IS A FAMOUS DOWNTOWN IN TOKYO. GINZA WAS NOT A BUSTLING TOWN WHEN IT WAS BUILT IN THE EARLY MEIJI PERIOD (ABOUT 1877). SOME YEARS LATER, HOWEVER, GINZA HAD GROWN THE MOST FAMOUS DOWNTOWN IN JAPAN. THIS REPORT COULD POINT OUT REASON WHY GINZA HAD GROWN THE MOST FAMOUS DOWNTOWN. THE SHOPS AT GINZA TOOK MODERN RETAIL SHOP FORMS, AND SOLD MANY EUROPEAN GOODS.
