Photographs of Ginza

Despite its world-famous status as Tokyo's most glamorous shopping district, Ginza, has a fascinating history, much of which was captured on film by early photographers. Ginza was the first part of Japan to be redeveloped along Western lines, creating brick buildings that were believed to offer better resistance to earthquakes. As it happens, the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake destroyed virtually all of them, after which it was back to the drawing board and wooden-framed housing. This fascinating exhibition captures the area's cycle of redevelopment, destruction and rebuilding.

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