Shinjuku is one of the chief wards of Tokyo. It is a hub to all the entertainment, business and commercial activities of Tokyo. Since almost all the major businesses have their head offices located in Shinjuku, each day millions of people travel back and forth to Shinjuku. All those who are going to visit Shinjuku for the first time will definitely find this write up of great importance. You will be able to get a glimpse of how the transportation system has been managed for commuting to and from Shinjuku from different parts of Tokyo, Japan.

Shinjuku has the busiest train station. One can travel to different parts of this major ward of Tokyo via train, which cross almost every part of the city. Getting to Shinjuku is possible by many; you can either take a plane, a train or a bus from any part of the country, and you will comfortably reach Shinjuku. If you are planning to visit Shinjuku by plane, then you will land at either Narita Airport or Haneda Airport. From Narita Airport, one can reach Shinjuku simply by taking a Keisei Skyliner train and then changing at Nippori to the JR Yamanote Line.

If you are expect to land at Haneda airport, then you can enter Shinjuku by taking trains on the Yamanote and Keikyu lines. After taking the train, you’ll have to change in Shinagawa. It just takes 45 minutes to reach Shinjuku from Shinagawa. If you want to add more comfort to your ride then you can take Limousine buses for traveling on this route.

If you want to take a bus route to Shinjuku, then you will easily find many buses taking tourists from Odakyu, JR and Keio highways to Shinjuku. Night bus services are also available in and around Honshu. From Shinjuku station’s new south exit you can take JR buses, from Odakyu Halc you can take Odakyu buses, and Keio buses can be taken from Yodobashi Camera’s main branch. One can easily find many buses running near the Subaru building heading towards Shinjuku. From Narita Airport, many Airport Limousine bus services are also available, which stop at all major hotels and stations.

By train, one can also reach Shinjuku comfortably. If you don’t want to travel either via plane or bus and prefer a train to reach Shinjuku, then one can board a number of trains bound for Shinjuku from any railway station The Chuo, JR Yamanote, Saikyo, Shonan-Shinjuku and Sobu trains all lead to Shinjuku.  The Fukutoshin and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi line also offer subway services for reaching Shinjuku. Terminal stations are available at Odakyu, Keio and Seibu Shinjuku private railway lines.

Reaching Shinjuku from any part of Tokyo or Japan is not a problem. There are so many transportation facilities available that a traveler will not find it difficult to reach Shinjuku. The price fares for buses, trains or planes are affordable. Those who want to make their journey more comfortable can obviously pay more for better services.

OVERVIEW

Shinjuku City is a multi-faceted town, with a bustling shopping area at the East Exit, rows of high-rise office buildings at the West Exit, a quiet residential area in Ochiai and a stone-paved street with traces of history in Kagurazaka.

It is said that the urbanization of Shinjuku dates back to 1636, when temples and shrines changed location to the Yotsuya area in the city of Edo with the construction of the outer moat of the Edo Castle.

With the development of the Koshu-Kaido Avenue, the Naito Shinjuku Lodge opened its doors to business in 1698, the middle of the Edo Period, and prospered as one of the four leading inns in Edo.

With the development of the railroad system from the Meiji through the Showa Periods, public transportation linked the metropolis with the suburbs and urbanization progressed further. However, much of it was destroyed by the flames of World War II.

After the war, the progress of urbanization made Shinjuku the new downtown district, and continues to grow rapidly today as a center of international information and culture.

A town of remarkable growth as a new downtown district, a town with many cultural assets and traditional events, a town where many people lead active lives together…This is Shinjuku!

LOCATION

Shinjuku City is located almost at the center of the 23 cities of Tokyo and lies adjacent to the cities of Chiyoda, Minato, Bunkyo, Toshima, Nakano and Shibuya.

POPULATION (as of 01/10)

Total Population

317,355

Basic Resident Ledger

Total population	282,144
Men	141,238
Women	140,906
Number of Households	169,573

Registered Foreign Residents

Population of Registered Foreign Residents	35,211
Men	17,001
Women	18,210

GEOGRAPHY

Since the shape of the land consists of plateaus and lowlands, the city can be divided into the following: the Toshima plateau area, the Yodobashi plateau area and the lowland “shitamachi” business areas.

The Toshima and Yodobashi plateau areas include the plateau areas of Yotsuya, Ushigome, Tsunohazu, Kashiwagi, Okubo, Totsuka, and Ochiai, while between each of these plateaus are the lowland “shitamachi” business areas.

The land peak within the city is Hakone Hill in Tokyo Municipal Toyama Park, where the altitude is 44.6m. The plateau areas have an average altitude of 30m, while the lowest altitude in the low-lying areas is in the Iidabashi area at 4.2m.

The geological layers of the plateau area from the surface consist of the loamy layer of the Kanto Plain, the Musashino sand layer and the Tokyo layer.

The geological layers of the lowland area consist of alluvium and the Tokyo layer. Both the Plateau and Lowland areas there is Miura layer underneath the Tokyo layer.

SOURCE: Shinjuku City Office