Omoide-yokochō

Omoide-yokochō is a street in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Tokyo. Omoide-yokochō is situated nearby to the railway stop Shinjuku-nishiguchi, as well as near Shinjuku Big Girder Bridge.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shinjuku Station and Shinjuku Big Girder Bridge.

Shinjuku Station

Railway station

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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. Shinjuku Station is situated 330 metres south of Omoide-yokochō.

Shinjuku Big Girder Bridge

Bridge

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The Omekaido Overbridge is a rail bridge in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, which carries large number of JR East tracks going into Shinjuku Station over the Ōme Kaidō highway.

Shinjuku-nishiguchi

Railway stop

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Shinjuku-nishiguchi Station is a subway station on the Toei Oedo Line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kabukichō and Nishi-Shinjuku.

Kabukichō

Quarter

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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".

Nishi-Shinjuku

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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.

Omoide-yokochō

Type: Street
Also known as: “Memory Alley”, “Memory Lane”, “Omoide Yokochō”, “Piss Alley”, “Shinjuku Omoide Yokocho”, “Shinjuku Omoide Yokochō”, “Shinjuku West Gate Area Shopping District”, and “Shonben Yokochō”
Categories: shōtengai and transportation
Location: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.69312° or 35° 41′ 35″ north

Longitude

139.69955° or 139° 41′ 58″ east

Elevation

49 metres (161 feet)

Open location code

8Q7XMMVX+6R

GeoNames ID

12022150

Wikidata ID

Q11501868

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Omoide-yokochō” goes by many names.

Chinese: “回憶橫丁”
French: “Omoide-yokochō”
French: “ruelle de la pisse”
French: “ruelle des cafards”
French: “Yakitori-yokochō”
Japanese: “しょんべん横丁”
Japanese: “ションベン横丁”
Japanese: “やきとり横丁”
Japanese: “思い出横丁”
Japanese: “新宿西口商店街”
Spanish: “Omoide-yokochō”

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