Usually when I write up an article on a song dealing with Ginza, it's a Mood Kayo number involving a band such as Los Indios or Los Primos. The lyrics might be dealing with some risky tryst through a swanky nightclub or bar in one of the world's most expensive neighbourhoods in Tokyo while the chorus work and the Latin arrangement sound somewhat wistful and/or mournful.
But "Ginza" by Toko Furuuchi（古内東子）in recording and songwriting is a very contemporary affair although it was released as her 11th single all the way back in January 1998. It's supremely soulful and romantic as would be the case for a Furuuchi song, and it all takes place in a wintry Ginza, perhaps in accordance with the release date, sometime between the Holidays and Valentine's Day. A couple returns to the area for the first time in a long time and the lady goes through a self-assessment of the relationship with her beau. Although she feels that there is always room for improvement, she ultimately believes among the snowflakes that things are pretty A-OK.
I don't know how "Ginza" did on the charts but the song is also available on Furuuchi's 7th original album "Mahou no Te"（魔法の手...Magic Hands） which came out in August 1998. It hit No. 1 on Oricon.
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