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. | |