Shinjuku
Shinjuku
新宿区 | |
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| Shinjuku City | |
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Location of Shinjuku in Tokyo | |
Shinjuku | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′5″N 139°42′35″E / 35.70139°N 139.70972°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kenichi Yoshizumi |
| • Tourism Ambassador | Godzilla |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.23 km2 (7.04 sq mi) |
| Population (1 October, 2020) | |
• Total | 349,385 |
| • Density | 19,170/km2 (49,640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Zelkova serrata |
| - Flower | Azalea |
| Phone number | 03-3209-1111 |
| City Hall Address | Kabukichō 1-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8484 |
| Website | www |
Shinjuku (Japanese: 新宿区, Hepburn: Shinjuku-ku; IPA: [ɕiɲdʑɯkɯ] ⓘ), 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.
As of 2025, the ward has an estimated population of 355,981, living in a total area of 18.23 km2.