Apple Ginza in Tokyo Reopens Friday With All-New Design Spanning Four Floors

[MacRumors]

A grand reopening date has been set for Apple Ginza.

The new Apple Ginza​

Apple today announced the store will reopen on Friday, September 26, at 10 a.m. local time, at its original corner in Tokyo's shopping district. The store has returned to the Sayegusa Building, which was demolished and rebuilt in recent years.

The original Apple Ginza opened in 2003, becoming Apple's first retail location outside of the United States. Initially, the five-floor store featured a 27-foot-long Genius Bar, an 84-seat theater, and even an internet cafe for customers.

In 2022, Apple moved to a temporary store in Ginza, while the Sayegusa Building was rebuilt. With the new store ready to open, that location is now closed.

The new store features an updated design that spans four floors of the Sayegusa Building. It offers an Apple Pickup station for customers to collect online orders, a Genius Bar with varied table and seating heights for accessibility, a seating area for one-on-one Apple Vision Pro demos, free Today at Apple creativity sessions, and more.

The four-story store has stairs and an elevator​

Apple says customers can celebrate the grand reopening with a special-edition Apple Gift Card, set to be offered exclusively at this store for a limited time.

Apple also shared a special wallpaper for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, on the store's page.

A seating area for one-on-one Apple Vision Pro demos​

"This reopening is another incredible milestone on our journey here in Japan, and a symbol of our strong ties to customers and communities across the country," said Apple CEO Tim Cook. "We couldn't be more excited to open the doors to this beautifully redesigned space, share our latest products, and build on the incredible history we share."

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[huanbrother]

This is also the OG ginza.
Where I got my Apple Watch S4 in 2018, and my iPhone 11 Pro in 2019.

 

[spunkystrawberries]

Very interesting! In some ways, it looks smaller than the original (besides the obvious five to four publicly accessible floors part). Like, it's narrower? Maybe it's just the view from the limited photos so far.

I do see that the elevator has buttons this time though! I thought it was cool and unique (but undoubtedly frustrating for many) that the original Ginza store had a buttonless elevator. It would just automatically stop on every floor. That was a very Steve Jobs design choice. He was not a fan of buttons or columns in their retail architecture.

Ginza's Apple Store and the Buttonless Elevator

The Apple store in Ginza, an upscale shopping neighborhood in Tokyo, is the first Apple store to have opened outside of the US. While most Apple stores

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[spunkystrawberries]

Also, looking at the ceiling in the first interior photo, it looks like there's a track. I'm guessing that will deploy a cool security wall of some kind when the store is closed at night to keep the upper floors inaccessible? Just guessing though.

I'm glad Apple remodeled this store and kept their original location for it. Excited to see more pics after it opens!

 

[joecomo]

will be there with the family in just three weeks

 

[spunkystrawberries]

will be there with the family in just three weeks

Perfect timing!!! Hope you have a safe and fun trip!

 

[jecowa]

Cute building

 

[MrMaxwell]

I was there today...nice photoshop work removing the traffic lights 😊

 

[SmugMaverick]

Went there few years back and it was packed but looking very dated and run down, it needed this.

Tokyo stores are all updated now I think.

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

While observations are still legal, anyone else notices the phones on display are not tied down with security cables. Not that I’m suggesting it’s the only country where this is the case for Apple, and Japan is far from perfect, but it has some good aspects. Just something I noticed on the Apple press release page.

 

[MrMaxwell]

While observations are still legal, anyone else notices the phones on display are not tied down with security cables. Not that I’m suggesting it’s the only country where this is the case for Apple, and Japan is far from perfect, but it has some good aspects. Just something I noticed on the Apple press release page.

Yes you can pick up an iPhone and walk around the store with it...very cool!