Nishi-Shinjuku
Nishi-Shinjuku is a neighborhood and skyscraper business district in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, Japan. The neighborhood is located west of Shinjuku Station and consists of 8 chōme, or Streets. The region was previously called Tsunohazu.- Type: Quarter
- Description: neighborhood in Shinjuku city, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as: “Nishishinjuku” and “West Shinjuku”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and Shinjuku Station.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Public building
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, also referred to as the Tochō for short, is the seat of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which governs the special wards, cities, towns, and villages that constitute the Tokyo Metropolis.
Shinjuku Station
Railway station
Shinjuku Station is a major railway station in Tokyo, Japan, that serves as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central/eastern Tokyo and Western Tokyo on the inter-city rail, commuter rail, and subway lines.
Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
College building
Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower is a 204-metre-tall, 50-story educational facility located in the Nishi-Shinjuku district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The building was designed by a team led by Paul Noritaka Tange, the son of Kenzo Tange.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Omoide-yokochō and Kabukichō.
Kabukichō
Quarter
Kabukichō is an entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Kabukichō is considered a red-light district with a high concentration of host and hostess clubs, love hotels, shops, restaurants, and nightclubs, and is often called the "Sleepless Town".
Yoyogi
Quarter
Nishi-Shinjuku
Latitude
35.69072° or 35° 41′ 27″ north
Longitude
139.69415° or 139° 41′ 39″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Inception
April 1st, 1970
Open location code
8Q7XMMRV+7M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Nishi-Shinjuku” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نيشي- شينجوكو”
- Armenian: “Նիսի-Սինձյուկու”
- Chinese: “西新宿”
- Dutch: “Nishi-Shinjuku”
- Finnish: “Nishi-Shinjuku”
- French: “Nishi-Shinjuku”
- French: “Shinjuku-Ouest”
- German: “Nishi-Shinjuku”
- Indonesian: “Nishi-Shinjuku”
- Italian: “Nishi-Shinjuku”
- Japanese: “Nishi-Shinjuku”
- Japanese: “にししんじゅく”
- Japanese: “ニシシンジュク”
- Japanese: “西新宿”
- Korean: “니시신주쿠”
- Persian: “نیشی شینجوکو”
- Russian: “Ниси-Синдзюку”
- Slovenian: “Nishi-Shinjuku”
- Slovenian: “Niši Šindžuku”
- Spanish: “Nishi-shinjuku”
- Swedish: “Nishi-Shinjuku”
- Thai: “ชินจูกุตะวันตก”
- Thai: “นิชิชินจูกุ”
- Turkish: “Nishi-Shinjuku”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Keio Plaza Hotel and Faculty of Engineering (Kogakuin University).
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