Shinjuku (Japanese: 新宿区, Hepburn: Shinjuku-ku) (Tokyo dialect: Shinjiku) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration centre for the government of Tokyo.
As of 2018, the ward has an estimated population of 346,235 and a population density of 18,232 people per km2. The total area is 18.23 km2. Since the end of the Second World War, Shinjuku has been a major secondary center of Tokyo (fukutoshin), rivalling to the original city center in Marunouchi and Ginza.
It means “New Inn Ward”. Shinjuku is also commonly used to refer to the entire area surrounding Shinjuku Station.
The southern half of this area and the station belong to Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts of the neighbouring Shibuya ward.
Geography of Shinjuku
Chiyoda surrounds Shinjuku to the east; Bunkyo and Toshima to the north; Nakano to the west. And Shibuya and Minato to the south.
The current city of Shinjuku grew out of several separate towns and villages, which have retained some distinctions despite growing together as part of the Tokyo metropolis.
“Shinjuku” is often understood to mean the entire area surrounding Shinjuku Station. Still, the Shinjuku Southern Terrace complex and the station’s west and south of Kōshū Kaidō are part of the Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts of the particular ward Shibuya.
Naturally, most of Shinjuku is occupied by the Yodobashi Plateau, the most elevated portion extending through most of the Shinjuku Station area.
The Kanda River runs through the Ochiai and Totsuka areas near sea level, but the Toshima Plateau also builds elevation in the northern extremities of Totsuka and Ochiai.
The highest point in Shinjuku is Hakone-san in Toyama Park, 44.6 m above sea level.
🏨 Hotels Near Shinjuku
| Hotel | Address | City | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Apartments Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo | 📍 7-18-8 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan | Shinjuku City | 📞 +81 3-5338-3210 | oakwood.com/japan/tokyo/apartments-nishishinjuku-tokyo |
| Anshin Oyado Premier Shinjukueki-mae | 📍 Japan, 〒160-0022 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Shinjuku, 4 Chome−2−10 新近ビル 〒160-0022 東京都新宿区新宿４丁目２−10 新近ビル | Shinjuku City | 📞 +81 120-771-009 | anshin-oyado.jp/shinjuku/ |
| ENGAWA | 📍 1 Chome-29-8 Arai, Nakano City, Tokyo 165-0026, Japan 〒165-0026 東京都中野区新井１丁目２９−8 | Nakano City | – | phoenix-give.com/ |
| The Okura Tokyo Prestige Tower | 📍 2 Chome-10-4 Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan 〒105-0001 東京都港区虎ノ門２丁目１０−4 | Minato City | 📞 +81 3-3582-0111 | theokuratokyo.jp/ |
| ONSEN RYOKAN 由縁 新宿 | 📍 5 Chome-3-18 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan 〒160-0022 東京都新宿区新宿５丁目３−18 | Shinjuku City | 📞 +81 3-5361-8355 | uds-hotels.com/yuen/shinjuku |
| COCO Shinjuku | 📍 1 Chome-14-12 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan 〒169-0073 東京都新宿区百人町１丁目１４−12 | Shinjuku City | 📞 +81 90-2106-1740 | coco-shinjuku-hotel.business.site/ |
| Wonderful Stay Tokyo Shinjuku Inn（ワンダフルステイTokyo新宿イン） | 📍 Japan, 〒160-0007 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Arakicho, １−15 〒160-0007 東京都新宿区荒木町１−15 | Shinjuku City | – | – |
| Hotel New Otani Tokyo EXECUTIVE HOUSE ZEN | 📍 Japan, 〒102-8578 Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Kioicho, 4−1 ホテルニューオータニ ザ・メイン 11＆12階 〒102-8578 東京都千代田区紀尾井町４−1 ホテルニューオータニ ザ・メイン 11＆12階 | Chiyoda City | 📞 +81 3-3265-1111 | newotani.co.jp/tokyo/stay/exe/ |
| THE AOYAMA GRAND HOTEL | 📍 2 Chome-14-4 Kitaaoyama, Minato City, Tokyo 107-0061, Japan 〒107-0061 東京都港区北青山２丁目１４−4 | Minato City | 📞 +81 3-6271-5430 | aoyamagrand.com/ |
| Tokyu Stay Shinjuku East Side | 📍 2 Chome-3-24 Kabukicho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0021, Japan 〒160-0021 東京都新宿区歌舞伎町２丁目３−24 | Shinjuku City | 📞 +81 3-3205-0109 | tokyustay.co.jp/hotel/SE/ |
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