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Shinjuku
Special ward in Kantō, Japan

Shinjuku

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

Plan a trip to Shinjuku→From Narita
Get in

Getting to Shinjuku

The fastest way to reach Shinjuku from Narita Airport is to take the Keisei Skyliner train and change at Nippori to the JR Yamanote Line (which can be very crowded at peak hours, making it inconvenient to haul luggage). This takes approximately 65-80 minutes with transfer and costs ¥2780.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Fire Museum
  2. 02
    Hanazono Shrine
  3. 03
    Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
  4. 04
    Shinjuku Southern Terrace
  5. 05
    Tokyo Metropolitan Government Center
Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Japan National Stadium

    Completed in 2019 as the main stadium for the Summer Games Tokyo 2020.

  2. 02
    Meiji Jingu Stadium
  3. 03
    Shinjuku Piccadilly
  4. 04
    Wald 9
  5. 05
    Cinem@rt Shinjuku
Eat

Where to eat

A great way to get by in Tokyo on a budget is to make lunch your main meal. Many restaurants cater to the business lunch crowd and offer an excellent two or three course meal for between ¥800-1300 or lunch buffet for ¥1000-2000. Going to the same places for dinner would be up to three times more expensive. Shinjuku has more than 5,000 eateries, the most among the 23 special wards of Tokyo.

  1. 01
    Pasutakan
  2. 02
    Khao San

    A good place for Thai street-stall style food.

  3. 03
    Blumare
  4. 04
    Suzuya
  5. 05
    Martiniburger
How locals move

Getting around Shinjuku the local way

  • Get inHitchhiking into Tokyo is pretty easy, but hitchhiking out is considerably more difficult.
  • Get inIt's definitely possible for determined cheapskates though, see Hitchhiking in Japan for a detailed list of tested escape routes from the city.
  • Get inKokusai Kogyo Bus (国際興業バス) Keisei Bus (京成バス) Keikyu Bus (京急バス) Keio Bus (Japanese Website) (京王バス) Kanto Bus (関東バス) Nishi Tokyo Bus (Japanese Website) (西東京バス) Odakyu Bus (Japanese Website) (小田急バス) Odakyu Highway Bus (小田急ハイウェイバス) Seibu Bus (西武バス) Tobu Bus (Japanese Website) (東武バス) Tohoku Kyuko Bus (東北急行バス) One of the great ports of the world, Tokyo also has domestic ferry services to other points in Japan.
  • Get inHowever, none of the regular international ferries to Japan call at Tokyo.
  • Get inThe main long-distance ferry terminal is , on an artificial island adjacent to Odaiba in Tokyo Bay.
  • Get inThe main services from this terminal are: Ferries to the Izu and Ogasawara Islands leave from Takeshiba Terminal (竹芝客船ターミナル), adjacent to Takeshiba station on the Yurikamome line.
  • Get inInternational ferries and cargo ferries that also take passengers can leave from other terminals too, enquire with your shipping company.
  • Get aroundThe private lines are useful for day trips outside the city, and are usually slightly cheaper than JR.

From Wikivoyage: Tokyo, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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