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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Quarter
- Description: neighborhood in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
- Also known as: “Nishishinjuku” and “West Shinjuku”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Public building
Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
College building
Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Keio Plaza Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Aimaimyi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Keio Plaza Hotel is a chain of hotels in Japan, the largest of which is its flagship hotel in the Nishi-Shinjuku district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The Keio Plaza Hotel is featured in the 1984 film The Return of Godzilla and the 1991 film Godzilla vs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kabukichō and Yoyogi.
Kabukichō
Quarter
Photo: marcotogni, CC BY 2.0.
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
Photo: Ystokyo, Public domain.
Yoyogi is a neighbourhood in the northern part of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
Nishi-Shinjuku
Latitude
35.69072° or 35° 41′ 27″ northLongitude
139.69415° or 139° 41′ 39″ eastElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Inception
April 1st, 1970Open location code
8Q7XMMRV+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 11738023792OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
8573485Wikidata ID
Q430349
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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: “Nishi-Shinjuku”
- French: “Shinjuku-Ouest”
- German: “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”
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Notable Places Nearby
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