ground floor: To accommodate the needs of foreign tourists, a terminal for sightseeing buses has been built within the premises and a service counter on the ground floor will provide currency exchange and duty-free services, according to The Japan Times. A traditional noh theater is located on the third basement floor, while offices occupy floors seven to 12. The 19-story building has six underground floors and houses 241 stores and restaurants, including flagship outlets for international brands like Celine, across a total floor space of around 47,000 sq. meters. The shopping center will have a stockpile of emergency supplies for up to 3,000 people who might be stranded in times of disaster, a scenario which had occurred during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit the Tohoku region. Ginza Six was initially designed as a skyscraper standing about 200 meters tall, but the idea was not welcomed by other merchants in the area. The complex is also equipped with backup power generation.
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