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Shinjuku

Also known as Shinjuku-ku

, officially called Shinjuku City, is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo.

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Shinjuku is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards, making it an official administrative division of Japan's capital city. It is known as a major urban center, though the specific reasons for its importance are not detailed in the available information.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Shinjuku
Settlement.official_name: Shinjuku City
Settlement.settlement_type: Special ward
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Shinjuku, Tokyo.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem of Shinjuku, Tokyo.svg
Settlement.image_map: Shinjuku-ku in Tokyo Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Shinjuku in Tokyo
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption:  
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kantō
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tokyo
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Kenichi Yoshizumi
Settlement.leader_title1: Tourism Ambassador

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: ward of Japan
Part of: Tokyo
Named after: Shinjuku
Country: Japan
Located in: Tokyo
Population: 346115
Area: 18.22
Time zone: Japan Standard Time
Body of water: Kanda River
Capital of: Tokyo
Shares border with: Shibuya
Official website: www.city.shinjuku.tokyo.jp
Image: US Air Force photo 170903-F-PM645-1558 An aerial view of Shinjuku’s skyscraper district from a UH-1N Iroquois.jpg

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twinned administrative body: Bezirk Mitte
Commons category: Shinjuku
postal code: 160-8484
topic's main category: Category:Shinjuku
Commons gallery: 新宿区
associated electoral district: Tokyo 10th district
category of associated people: Category:People from Shinjuku
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Shinjuku
name in kana: しんじゅくく
inception: 1947-03-15
replaces: Yodobashi-ku
category for people born here: Category:Births in Shinjuku
official symbol: Astro Boy
external data available at URL: www.city.shinjuku.lg.jp/opendata/opendata_top.html
contains settlement: Yotsuya
social media followers: 7170
native label: 新宿区
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Encyclopedic overview

32 sections

Contents

History
The Sixties in Shinjuku
Cinema
Theater
Places
Folk Guerilla Concerts
Demonstrations
Geography
Districts and neighborhoods
Economy
Demographics
Government and politics
Elections
Public institutions
Libraries
Hospitals
Cultural centers
Museums
Halls
Transportation
Rail
Roads
Education
Colleges and universities
Schools
High schools
Elementary and junior high schools
Notable people from Shinjuku-ku
Sister cities
See also
References
External links

, officially called Shinjuku City, is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo.

Since the end of World War II, Shinjuku has become a major secondary center of Tokyo (fukutoshin), rivaling the original city center in Marunouchi. Today, it is a major commercial and administrative center, housing 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shinjuku” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.