Shinjuku, The Tōkyō Region, Kantō Region, Japan
🇯🇵 Shinjuku (新宿区) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration centre for the government of Tokyo.
Since the end of the Second World War, Shinjuku has been a major secondary centre of Tokyo (fukutoshin), rivaling to the original city centre in Marunouchi and Ginza. It literally means "New Inn Ward".
Shinjuku is also commonly used to refer to the entire area surrounding Shinjuku Station. The southern half of this area and of the station in fact belong to Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts of the neighbouring Shibuya ward
Asia/Tokyo/Tokyo
Shinjuku has a population of over 346,235 people. Shinjuku also forms part of the wider Tokyo Prefecture which has a population of over 13,988,129 people. It is also a part of the larger Greater Tokyo Metropolis.
To set up a UBI Lab for Shinjuku see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Shinjuku has sister city agreements with several localities:
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