Ginza Six was built on the location of the former Matsuzakaya department store, which was Ginza's first ever department store.[2] The complex was inaugurated on 17 April, 2017, in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike, Chairman of LVMH Bernard Arnault, and President of J. Front Retailing Ryoichi Yamamoto, among others.[4][5][6] It is the largest retail space in Ginza.[2]