Shinjuku (Shinjuku)
Shinjuku ( Japanese 新宿 ) is a district of the Shinjuku district of the Japanese prefecture of Tokyo . It is located in the western center of Tokyo on the east side of Shinjuku Station . Shinjuku consists of seven numbered quarters ( chōme ), in which mainly shops, office buildings and public facilities are located, especially in the west. In March 2010, Shinjuku had 15,636 inhabitants in 10,443 households according to the registration statistics.
geography
The train station is on the western edge of Shinjuku, to the west of which are the skyscrapers of Nishi-Shinjuku . East of the station, the Yasukuni-dōri separates Shinjuku from Kabukichō in the north. Further to the east, on the north side of the Yasukuni-dōri Shinjuku 5-, 6- and 7-chōme, where around two thirds of the district's residents live. Neighboring districts are Ōkubo in the northwest, Toyama in the north and Wakamatsuchō, Yochōmachi and Tomihisachō in the east. The easternmost part of Shinjuku is 1-chōme, which is bounded in the north by the Yasukuni-dōri, in the south by the Shinjuku Gyoen (district name Naitōmachi); to the east is Yotsuya . West of 1-chōme is Shinjuku 2-chōme , which is also known as the gay entertainment district. Shinjuku 3- and 4-chōme, which borders Sendagaya in the south, are located directly at the train station .
history
Shinjuku was named after a post office set up around 1698 at Kōshū-kaidō , which led from Edo to Kai Province . Because of the residence of the Naitō clan from Shinano Province , the station was named "New Naitō Station" ( Naitō-Shinjuku ). It was along the road parallel to today's Shinjuku Gyoen (Naitōmachi) area.
During the establishment of modern local authorities, the city ( machi ) Naitō-Shinjuku was created here in 1889 , which was incorporated into the city of Tokyo in 1920 . After the dissolution of the city of Tokyo, the Shinjuku district was established in its current form in 1947. The Shinjuku district received its current boundaries in the 1970s.
Shinjuku's rapid development into one of the centers of Tokyo began with the opening of Shinjuku Station in 1885. Large shops and department stores opened near the station, especially during Tokyo's rapid growth in the first half of the 20th century.
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- ↑ Shinjuku District / Shinjuku City: 町 丁別世 帯 数 及 び 男女 別人 口 平 成 成 ２２ 年 ３ 月 １ 日 現在
Coordinates: 35 ° 42 ' N , 139 ° 42' E