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Shinjuku

(Reguidit frae Shinjuku, Tokyo)

Shinjuku (新宿区, Shinjuku-ku) is ane o the 23 special wairds o Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial an admeenistrative centre, hoosin the busiest train station in the warld (Shinjuku Station) an the Tokyo Metropolitan Govrenment Biggin, the admeenistration centre for the govrenment o Tokyo.

Shinjuku

新宿
Special waird
新宿区 · Shinjuku Ceety[1]
Skyscrapers o Shinjuku wi Mt Fuji in the backgrund.
Skyscrapers o Shinjuku wi Mt Fuji in the backgrund.
Banner o Shinjuku
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Location of Shinjuku in Tokyo
Location of Shinjuku in Tokyo
Shinjuku is located in Japan
Shinjuku
Shinjuku
 
Coordinates: 35°41′37.82″N 139°42′12.78″E / 35.6938389°N 139.7035500°E / 35.6938389; 139.7035500
KintraJapan
RegionKantō
PrefecturTokyo
Govrenment
 • MayorHiroko Nakayama
Area
 • Total18.23 km2 (7.04 sq mi)
Population
 (November 2009)
 • Total318,270
 • Density17460/km2 (45,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time)
- TreeZelkova serrata
- FlouerAzalea
Phone number03-3209-1111
WebsiteShinjuku

As o 2008, the waird haes an estimatit population o 312,418 an a density o 17,140 persons per km². The tot aurie is 18.23 km².[2]

Geografie

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Surroondin Shinjuku are sax ither wairds: Chiyoda tae the east; Bunkyo an Toshima tae the north; Nakano tae the wast, an Shibuya an Minato tae the sooth.[3]

Neebourheids

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Street level in Shinjuku

Awtho the aurie immediately surroondin Shinjuku Station is hame tae hotels, depairtment stores, specialist electronic an camera shops, cinemas, restaurants, an bars, the rest o the ceety is a mix o residential wi commercial auries concentratit aroond railwey stations.

Notable auries o Shinjuku include:

History

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Shinjuku at nicht.

In 1634, durin the Edo period, as the ooter moat o the Edo Castle wis biggit, a nummer o temples an shrines muivit tae the Yotsuya aurie on the wastren edge o Shinjuku. In 1698, Naitō-Shinjuku haed developit as a new (shin) station (shuku or juku) on the Kōshū Kaidō, ane o the major highways o that era. Naitō wis the faimily name o a daimyo whose mansion stuid in the aurie; his land is nou a public pairk, the Shinjuku Gyoen.

In 1920, the toun o Naitō-Shinjuku that comprisit lairge pairts o present-day Shinjuku, pairts o Nishi-Shinjuku an Kabukichō wis integratit intae Tokyo Ceety. Shinjuku began tae develop intae its current form efter the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923, syne the seismically stable aurie lairgely escapit the devastation. Consequently, Wast Shinjuku is ane o the few auries in Tokyo wi mony skyscrapers.

The Tokyo air raids frae Mey tae August 1945 destroyed amaist 90% o the biggins in the aurie in an aroond Shinjuku Station.[5] The pre-war form o Shinjuku, an the rest o Tokyo, for that matter, wis retained efter the war acause the roads an rails, damaged as thay wur, remained, an thir formit the hert o the Shinjuku in the post-war construction. Anerlie in Kabuki-cho wis a grand reconstruction plan put intae action.[6]

The present waird wis established on 15 Mairch 1947 wi the merger o the umwhile wairds o Yotsuya, Ushigome, an Yodobashi. It servit as pairt o the athletics 50 km walk an marathon course durin the 1964 Simmer Olympics.[7]

In 1991, the Tokyo Metropolitan Govrenment muivit frae the Marunouchi destrict o Chiyoda tae the current biggin in Shinjuku. (The Tokyo International Forum stands on the umwhile steid vacatit bi the govrenment.)

Economy

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Mony companies hae thair heidquarters or Tokyo offices in Shinjuku.

In Mairch 1990 the heidquarters o Bandai Visual muivit tae the Shinjuku neebourheid in Shinjuku Waird. In August 1991 the heidquarters muivit tae Taitō, Tokyo.[19] Previously the heidquarters o MOS Burger wur in Shinjuku.[20]

Govrenment an politics

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Shinjuku Ceety Office

Lik the ither wairds o Tokyo, Shinjuku haes a status equivalent tae that o a ceety. The current mayor is Hiroko Nakayama. The waird cooncil (区議会, kugikai) consists o 38 electit members; the Leeberal Democratic Pairty an New Komeitō Pairty thegether currently hauld a majority. The Democratic Pairty o Japan, Japanese Communist Pairty an the Social Democratic Pairty are an aw representit thegither wi fower independents. Shinjuku's ceety office (区役所, kuyakusho) is locatit on the sootheastren edge o Kabukichō.

Shinjuku is the location o the metropolitan govrenment o Tokyo anaw. The govrenor's office, the metropolitan assembly chamber, an aw admeenistrative heid offices are locatit in the Tokyo Metropolitan Govrenment Biggin.

Elections

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Transportation

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Further information: Transportation in Greater Tokyo

Shinjuku is a major urban transit hub. JR Shinjuku Station sees an estimatit 3.64 million passengers pass throu each day, makkin it the busiest station in the warld. It hooses interchynges tae three subwey lines an three privately awned commuter lines, as well as several JR lines.

Rail

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A leet o railwey lines passin throu an stations locatit athin Shinjuku includes:

Roads

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Traffeck on Ōme-kaidō heidin towards Kabukichō at nicht

Shuto Expressway:

  • No.4 Shinjuku Route (Miyakezaka JCT - Takaido)
  • No.5 Ikebukuro Route (Takebashi JCT - Bijogi JCT)

Naitional heich-gates:

Ither major routes:

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 8 (Mejiro-dōri, Shin-Mejiro-dōri)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 302 (Yasukuni-dōri, Ōme-kaidō)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 305 (Meiji-dōri)

Education

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Colleges an universities

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Schuils

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Public elementary an junior heich schuils in Shinjuku are operatit bi the Shinjuku Ceety Buird o Education. Public heich schuils are operatit bi the Tokyo Metropolitan Govrenment Buird o Education.

Public institutions

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Tokyo Metropolitan Govrenment Biggin

Libraries

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Shinjuku operates several public libraries, includin the Central Library (wi the Childer's Library), the Yotsuya Library, the Tsurumaki Library, Tsunohazu Library, the Nishi-Ochiai Library, the Toyama Library, the Kita-Shinjuku Library, the Okubo Library, an the Nakamachi Library. In addition thare is a branch leebrar, Branch Library o Central Library in the Ceety Office, locatit in the ceety office.[21]

Hospitals

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Thare are several major hospitals locatit athin the ceety leemits.

  • Keio University Hospital
  • International Medical Center o Japan
  • Social Insurance Chūō General Hospital
  • Tokyo Medical University Hospital
  • Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Health an Medical Treatment Corporation Ohkubo Hospital

Cultural centers

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Museums

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  • Naitional Printin Bureau Banknote an Postage Stamp Museum
  • Naitional Museum o Natur an Science, Shinjuku Branch
  • Shinjuku Historical Museum
  • Tokyo Fire Department Museum

Haws

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Sichtseein

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Shinjuku is hame tae mony well-kent sichts an tourist attractions.

Sister ceeties

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Shinjuku haes sister ceety greements wi several localities:[22]

References

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  1. ↑ "Shinjuku City". Archived frae the original on 9 Februar 2008. Retrieved 7 Mairch 2012.
  2. ↑ Shinjuku Ceety Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Tokyo Special Wards Map
  4. ↑ japanvisitor.com
  5. ↑ History of Shinjuku Archived 2006-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Ichikawa, 2003
  7. ↑ 1964 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 74.
  8. ↑ "Head Office & Japanese Facilities." Seiko Epson. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Contact Us." Atlus. Retrieved on February 13, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Company Profile." Nissin Foods. Retrieved on August 15, 2009.
  11. ↑ "会社概要." Airtransse. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
  12. ↑ "会社情報." Shinchosha. Retrieved on June 17, 2011. "〒162-8711 東京都新宿区矢来町71"
  13. ↑ "会社概要." Futabasha. Retrieved on January 7, 2011. "所在地 〒162-8540　東京都新宿区東五軒町3-28" (GIF map of location) (PDF of location)
  14. ↑ "会社概要 Archived 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine." Yoshinoya. Retrieved on February 25, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Company Info." H.I.S. Retrieved on March 11, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Corporate Data Archived 2012-10-29 at the Wayback Machine." Taisei Corporation. Retrieved on February 20, 2012. "Head Office 1-25-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0606"
  17. ↑ "About Us." Jorudan. Retrieved on September 12, 2010. "Zip Code 160-0022 2-1-9 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan"
  18. ↑ "Headquarter." Jorduan. Retrieved on January 7, 2011. "ZIP 160-0022 2-1-9 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan" (map)
  19. ↑ "History Archived 2007-02-17 at the Wayback Machine." Bandai Visual. Retrieved on March 16, 2010.
  20. ↑ "Outline." MOS Burger. April 17, 2001. Retrieved on January 6, 2011. "Headquarters 22, Tansu-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8501, Japan." Address in Japanese: "本社所在地 〒162-8501　東京都新宿区箪笥町22番地" Map in Japanese
  21. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 14 Mey 2008. Retrieved 15 Mairch 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. ↑ Friendship cities

Freemit airtins

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