Shinjuku
Shinjuku (新宿区, Shinjuku-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. The administration center of the government of Tokyo Prefecture is in Shinjuku.[1] Also in Shinjuku is the biggest railway station in the world, Shinjuku Station.
History
On 15 March 1947, the ward of Shinjuku was formed by combining the wards of Ushigome, Yodobashi, and Yotsuya.[2]
In 1991, the Tokyo Government moved from the Marunouchi district of Chiyoda to the current building in Shinjuku.
Geography
Surrounding Shinjuku are six other wards: Chiyoda to the east; Bunkyo and Toshima to the north; Nakano to the west, and Shibuya and Minato to the south.
Shinjuku Media
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Facades of Green Peas pachisuro parlor and Naganoya restaurant, colorful neon street signs at blue hour, view from Koshu-kaido Avenue, Shinjuku station JR East. Entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Guard in front of Seibu Shinjuku Station and high-speed buildings in the Nishi-Shinjuku area (as of 2023)
- Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building, Tokyo, Japan.jpg
- Buildings with colorful neon street signs at blue hour, Shinjuku, Tokyo.jpg
Shinjuku's entertainment district
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- Shinjuku City Office 2007-01.jpg
Shinjuku_City_Office Japan
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A flower bed in Shinjuku Central Park.
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Shinjuku shopping street
Shinjuku shopping street
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A guitarist immediately south of the Shinjuku JR Station, a popular busking location
References
Other websites
16x16px Media related to Shinjuku at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.city.shinjuku.tokyo.jp/foreign/english/ Archived 2005-04-04 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
