Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

　In 1910 (1910), the first cafe in Tokyo, "Maizon Konosu" opened in Koamicho, Nihonbashi-ku, as "Ginza, which has regained its liveliness through the earthquake reconstruction project." Ginza's first cafe "Cafe Plantan" opened in March of the following year, and in August of the same year, a three-story "Cafe Lion" opened at the current Ginza 5-chome corner. ・・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ In the Taisho era, the success of “Cafe Lion” became a prime water, and cafes opened in Ginza Brick Street one after another. Ginza will enter a gorgeous era with the scent of Taisho romance. As stated (page 122), "Ginza's first cafe" was "Cafe Plantan".

 

　"Cafe Plantan" was opened by Shozo Matsuyama, a native of Tokyo Bijutsu School, and is 20 Hiyoshicho, Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo (currently 8-6-24 Ginza, Chuo-ku, near Ginza Kaikan). It was named by Kaoru Osanai, the consultant.

 

　In the early Showa era, it became a customs business that exclusively used women-class entertainment as a cucumber, but until then, cafes were also serving as restaurants, bars, and coffee shops.

 

　"Maison Konosu" was close to Western restaurants, but "Cafe Plantan" served coffee and Western liquor, and dishes served rare menus such as sausage and macaroni gratin. Later, baked sandwiches became a specialty.

 

Inside the "Cafe Plantan" store (copy from wikipedia, public domain confirmed)