Shinjuku

"Chaos" is probably the best word to describe Shinjuku. Everything you want or need you can find in Shinjuku. Make sure you study the station itself first because Shinjuku station is by far the most complicated station in Tokyo. (JR Shinjuku station guide map)

East side

Kabuki-cho


Ni-chome (gay district)

Golden Gai

Hanazono Shrine

Shopping at department stores (Isetan, Takashimaya Times Square)

Shinjuku Gyoen

Koreatown

West side
On the West side of Shinjuku you will find the skyscrapers including the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1 (by Tange Kenzo) and the Park Hyatt Hotel which was featured in Lost in Translation.

Omoide Yokocho


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