Matsuzakaya Ginza store exterior/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

About 300 people lined up/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

Manager Eiji Kikutani/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

Company emblem at the entrance of Matsuzakaya Ginza store/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

About 300 people lined up/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

There's a final sale banner on the facade./ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

Panda-shaped fans distributed to customers/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

Opening with a musical performance by a band/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

About 300 people lined up/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

There's a final sale banner on the facade./ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

About 300 people lined up/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

Matsuzakaya Ginza store closes. 300 people queue on final day. 4 years later, it becomes a Ginza landmark./ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

The store will open 15 minutes earlier at 9:45./ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

The store will open 15 minutes earlier at 9:45./ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

Opening with a musical performance by a band/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

Opening with a musical performance by a band/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

Opening with a musical performance by a band/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

Opening with a musical performance by a band/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

Opening with a musical performance by a band/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

The store will open 15 minutes earlier at 9:45./ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

Matsuya Ginza store seen from the Ginza 5-chome intersection/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

Perspective image of the exterior of the Matsuzakaya Ginza store after renovation/ Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE