Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: Shinjuku

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Shinjuku

新宿 新宿区
alternative words: Shijuku-ku, Shijukuku, Shinjuku ku, Shinjuku ward, Shinjiku, Shinjiku ku, Shinjikuku
keywords: district , tokyo
related topics: Tokyo Prefecture , Odakyu electric railway , Keio electric railway
related web sites: http://www.city.shinjuku.tokyo.jp
explanation: In a narrow sense, it designates the highly urbanized district developed around Shinjuku Station in the west of Tokyo City with many department stores and theaters while in a broader sense, it designates Shinjuku ward which includes less crowded area like Takadanobaba or Kagurazaka. Tokyo metropolitan office is located near Shinjuku Station, too.


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