Shinjuku Travel Guides

The Shinjuku area offers tourist attractions such as Meiji Shrine, Shinjuku Gyoen, and Yoyogi Park; sightseeing events such as the Hari Kuyo, Kagurazaka Festival, and Fuji Festival; and local delicacies such as sukiyaki, motsunabe, and soba noodles.

The east side of Shinjuku Station is the busiest shopping area in Japan, with a concentration of long-established department stores, restaurants, and long-established specialty stores such as Kinokuniya Bookstore and Nakamuraya.

The west side of Shinjuku Station is an area of skyscrapers lined with high-rise offices and high-rise hotels, as well as specialty stores such as Odakyu Department Store, Keio Department Store, and Lumine, and large volume retail stores.

The north side of Shinjuku Station is an entertainment district with many hotels and restaurants. On the south side of Shinjuku Station is Mosaic Street, lined with a variety of stores.

Shinjuku, one of the major subcenters of Tokyo along with Shibuya and Ikebukuro, is a growing entertainment, office, and shopping area centered on Shinjuku Station.

Shinjuku is famous for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, and in recent years the South Observation Deck, which offers a panoramic view of the surrounding area, has become a popular spot.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building South Observation Deck used to be a popular spot for those in the know, but recently it has become so famous that it has appeared in tourist guides for foreigners, attracting not only Tokyo and Japanese citizens but also many foreign tourists who come to take in the spectacular view.

There are many facilities to enjoy while learning about history, including the Shinjuku History Museum, where you can learn about the Shinjuku Station area up to the early Showa period through ruins and reconstructed models, the Shinjuku Imperial Garden, the Seitoku Memorial Picture Gallery, and the Fire Museum.

There are also various facilities for family fun, such as the Meiji Jingu Ice Skating Rink, an indoor rink that can be used by everyone from beginners to figure skaters and ice hockey players, and the Ichigaya Fish Center, where you can fish for carp.

The Shinjuku area, with its Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office, hotels, commercial buildings, and skyscrapers, is also an energetic city with many department stores and department stores where you can enjoy gourmet food and shopping, facilities where you can learn about history, and amusement parks where you can enjoy Yose (Japanese-style theater) and comedy performances.

The Shinjuku area, which is fun for both children and adults, is one of the areas that cannot be missed when sightseeing in Tokyo.