Guidebook for Shinjuku East

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Guidebook for Shinjuku East

Getting Around

Transport 2 minutes from the house. Fukutoshin line and Oedo line.
367 residents recomanen
Higashi-Shinjuku Station
7-chōme-27-11 Shinjuku
367 residents recomanen
Transport 2 minutes from the house. Fukutoshin line and Oedo line.
Large transport hub - bus, train, airport transfer. Luggage storage.
1135 residents recomanen
Shinjuku Station
3-chōme-38-1 Shinjuku
1135 residents recomanen
Large transport hub - bus, train, airport transfer. Luggage storage.

Shopping

Excellent department store
810 residents recomanen
Isetan Shinjuku Store
3-chōme-14-1 Shinjuku
810 residents recomanen
Excellent department store
Everything you could ever need in one small space.
707 residents recomanen
Don Quijote Shinjuku Kabukicho
1-chōme-16-5 Kabukichō
707 residents recomanen
Everything you could ever need in one small space.

Sightseeing

Excellent Shrine. Often has markets on the weekends.
400 residents recomanen
Santuari Hanazono
5-chōme-17-3 Shinjuku
400 residents recomanen
Excellent Shrine. Often has markets on the weekends.
Home to the shrine for the late Emperor Meiji. Stunning gardens and a peaceful surrounds. 5 minutes walk.
1219 residents recomanen
Meiji Jingu Homotsuden
1-1 Yoyogikamizonochō
1219 residents recomanen
Home to the shrine for the late Emperor Meiji. Stunning gardens and a peaceful surrounds. 5 minutes walk.

Parks & Nature

Perfect for Sakura (Cherry Blossom) viewing. Gorgeous park that is well maintained with traditional gardens and tea houses. This costs a few hundred yen to enter but it is well worth the visit. Note - no alcohol can be taken into the park and no ball sports or music.
2181 residents recomanen
Jardí Nacional Shinjuku Gyoen
11 Naitōmachi
2181 residents recomanen
Perfect for Sakura (Cherry Blossom) viewing. Gorgeous park that is well maintained with traditional gardens and tea houses. This costs a few hundred yen to enter but it is well worth the visit. Note - no alcohol can be taken into the park and no ball sports or music.

Drinks & Nightlife

Wide Variety of old style bars in tiny streets.
823 residents recomanen
Shinjuku Golden Gai
1-chōme-1-6 Kabukichō
823 residents recomanen
Wide Variety of old style bars in tiny streets.
New York Bar and Grill has excellent food and Jazz. The lounge bar has a great value "twilight" package M-F. 5-9pm. ¥5,000 for unlimited drinks and bar snacks.
88 residents recomanen
Park Hyatt Tokyo
3-7 西新宿
88 residents recomanen
New York Bar and Grill has excellent food and Jazz. The lounge bar has a great value "twilight" package M-F. 5-9pm. ¥5,000 for unlimited drinks and bar snacks.
Excellent bar in Golden Gai. This is a rare part of historical Tokyo - tiny streets and tiny bottle keep bars. Tourists are welcome in Araku - not all of the bars are friendly with tourists.
40 residents recomanen
ARAKU
1-chōme-1-9 Kabukichō
40 residents recomanen
Excellent bar in Golden Gai. This is a rare part of historical Tokyo - tiny streets and tiny bottle keep bars. Tourists are welcome in Araku - not all of the bars are friendly with tourists.

Everything Else

Alternative transport to the Yamanote line. 15 minutes walk from the house
386 residents recomanen
Shin-Okubo Station
1-chōme-7 Hyakuninchō
386 residents recomanen
Alternative transport to the Yamanote line. 15 minutes walk from the house

Food Scene

Many Korean restaurants and bars in this area. Great place for excellent and cheap food.
22 residents recomanen
Okubo
22 residents recomanen
Many Korean restaurants and bars in this area. Great place for excellent and cheap food.