Shinjuku

Shinjuku
新宿区
Shinjuku City[1]
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Flag of Shinjuku
Official seal of Shinjuku
Location of Shinjuku in Tokyo
Location of Shinjuku in Tokyo
Shinjuku is located in Japan
Shinjuku
Shinjuku
 
Coordinates: 35°42′5″N 139°42′35″E / 35.70139°N 139.70972°E / 35.70139; 139.70972
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo
Government
 • MayorKenichi Yoshizumi
 • Tourism AmbassadorGodzilla[2]
Area
 • Total18.23 km2 (7.04 sq mi)
Population
 (1 October, 2020[3])
 • Total349,385
 • Density19,000/km2 (50,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeZelkova serrata
- FlowerAzalea
Phone number03-3209-1111
City Hall AddressKabukichō 1-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8484
Websitewww.city.shinjuku.lg.jp

Shinjuku (Japanese: 新宿区, Hepburn: Shinjuku-ku, IPA: [ɕiɲdʑɯkɯ] ), officially called Shinjuku City, is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) as well as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administrative center of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. As of 2018, the ward has an estimated population of 346,235 and a population density of 18,232 people per km2. The total area is 18.23 km2.[4] Since the end of World War II, Shinjuku has become a major secondary center of Tokyo (fukutoshin), rivaling the original city center in Marunouchi.

"Shinjuku" is also commonly used to refer to the entire area surrounding Shinjuku Station. The southern half of this area and of the station are in fact located in the neighboring Shibuya ward.

  1. ^ Shinjuku City Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Izadi, Elahi (April 9, 2015). "Terrifying monster named Tokyo's new tourism ambassador". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Population by District". Tokyo Statistical Yearbook. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Shinjuku City[permanent dead link]