SHINJUKU
Shinjuku Tokyo is
one of the key parts of central Tokyo. Shinjuku includes a sky
scrapper, shopping, entertainment and transport districts. Shinjuku
features the busiest train station in the world.
Shinjuku Japan is an important central district of
Tokyo for work or play. Shinjuku includes the major skyscraper precincts of
Tokyo in Nishi-shinjuku.
Shinjuku also includes the significant entertainment precinct of Kabukicho.
SHINJUKU HOTELS
Shinjuku is a highly sort after location to stay in while visiting
Tokyo. Shinjuku offers excellent transport,
shopping, close proximity to other attractions in
Tokyo and a wide range of hotels to suit most
budgets.
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Shinjuku at night
SHINJUKU ATTRACTIONS
 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
- one of the best observation decks in
Tokyo and entry is free! Provides an extensive
view of
Tokyo and if you are really lucky, on a clear
day you can see a distance Mt Fuji.
 Shinjuku Gyoen
National Garden is a park which features three distinct garden styes: French
Formal, English Landscape and Japanese traditional.
 Nishi-shinjuku - Tokyo's largest skyscraper district.
Several of the tallest buildings in
Tokyo are located in this area,
including the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, KDDI Building and
Park Tower. The walk from Shinjuku Station
to Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
will allow you to see some of the best of modern Japanese architecture.
 Shinjuku
Shopping - Shinjuku is a major shopping precinct with many department
stores, shopping centers, specialty stores and boutiques.
 Kabukicho - An
entertainment district filled at night with bright colored lights with bars,
restaurants, cinemas and red-light district.
 Shinjuku Central
Park - A park popular with local office workers.
 Shinjuku Station -
the world's busiest railway station and the focus of Shinjuku. Shinjuku
Station is more than just a transport hub, it also has shopping centres and
department stores attached to it.
 Hanazono Shrine in Kabukicho off Yasukuni-dori is
not the most beautiful of shrines, but it does make change from the all modern
high rise architecture in Shinjuku and provides a bit of respite from all the
activity.
 Largest
TV Screen in Japan. The Studio ALTA Building features a massive TV Screen which
is said to be the largest TV screen in Japan. The Studio ALTA Building is sited
directly opposite Shinjuku Station.
SHINJUKU DISTRICTS
Nishi-shinjuku - Tokyo's largest skyscraper district.
Several of the tallest buildings in
Tokyo are located in this area,
including the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, KDDI Building and
Park Tower.
Kabukicho - An
entertainment district filled at night with bright colored lights with bars,
restaurants, cinemas and red-light district.
Shinanomachi - On the southern edge of Shinjuku,
close to the National Stadium, also known as Olympic Stadium, Tokyo and
Meiji-Jingu Stadium (where the Yakult Swallows baseball team plays).
Shinjuku ni-chome - Tokyo's best-known gay district.
Okubo - Tokyo's best-known Korean district.
Waseda - Surrounding Waseda University, one of the
most prestigious private universities in Japan. Nearby Takadanobaba is a
major student residential and nightlife area.
Ichigaya - A commercial area in eastern Shinjuku,
site of the Japan Defence Agency headquarters.
SHINJUKU LOCATION & LAYOUT
Tokyo wards around Shinjuku are:
Chiyoda to the east; Bunkyo and Toshima to
the north; Nakano to the west, and Shibuya and
Minato to the south. In addition, Nerima is only a
hundred meters away.
Shinjuku Map -
See a map of the Shinjuku area or refer to our Tokyo
map to see where Shinjuku is located within
Tokyo.
Shinjuku Station
(Article also uses content from
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