Apple Ginza

Apple Ginza (Japanese: Apple 銀座) is an Apple Store located in Tokyo, Japan. It opened for business in 2003 as Apple's 73rd retail store (its first in Japan), and is internally identified as R079. However, among existing stores still open as of 2022, it has since moved up to become the 71st oldest as 2 other preceding stores had closed over the years.

Location
This Apple Store is presently situated at Sayegusa Honkan, 5-12, Ginza 3-Chome, Chuo-ku (東京都中央区銀座3-5-12 サヱグサビル本館), in Tokyo, Japan. It is normally open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the hours were temprarily changed to 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

History
This location was originally opened as Apple Store Ginza within the upscale shopping district of Tokyo on November 30, 2003, becoming the first Apple retail store in Japan and outside of the United States. It featured 5 floors of shopping space, a 27-foot-long Genius Bar, and an 84-seat theater. Apple CEO Tim Cook personally visited the location in December 2019.

Incidents
The store was briefly closed in December 2015 due to an anonymous bomb threat, causing the cancellation of a promotional event with Japanese film director.

On March 14, 2020, the store was closed due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was reopened on June 3, 2020, but with limited service in observance of health precautions.

Upcoming closure
The entire 8-story Sayegusa building, which houses the store within its bottom floors, is scheduled to be demolished, starting in September 2022. Apple has not yet confirmed whether it intends to stay at the site, which will have a new building, scheduled to be completed in late 2024, or move to another location.