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A SHORT WALK

EAST
SHINJUKU

EXPERIENCE Western Tokyo Nearest subway Shinjuku Station Seibu- Seibu- CINECITY CINECITY Toho K A B U KI K A B U KI
Distance 1.5 miles (2.5 km) Time 35 minutes
shinjuku shinjuku
East Shinjuku is where Tokyoites come to play. The
area has been a nightlife center as early as the Edo
SQUARE
SQUARE
Period, when it was the first stop on the old Tokaido
Toho
H A N A M I C HI -DORI
H A N A M I C HI -DORI
road to Kyoto. Since Shinjuku Station opened in the
Cinema Cinema
1880s, the area’s entertainments have been targeted
ComplexComplex
at commuters (mainly men) en route back to the
K A B U K I H A N A M I C
suburbs. Amusements are focused in the tiny bars of
G I N Z A - D O R I
Golden Gai, and in the red-light district of Kabukicho.
Daytime attractions include several art galleries, a O T A K I B A S H I - D O R I O T A K I B A S H I - D O R I G I N Z A - D O R I KABUKICHOKABUKICHO K A B U K I H A N A M I C H I - D O R I H I - D O R I
Gai K I - N O - M I C H I
S A K U R A -
tranquil shrine, and some of Tokyo’s best department C H U O - D O R I C H U O - D O R I S A K U R A - D O R I H I G A S H I - D O R I D O R I K UYA KU S HO- DO RI S H I K I - N O - M I C H I O- DO RI
stores. A late-afternoon stroll as the neon starts to K A B U K I C H O K A B U K I C H O H I G A S H I - D O R I K UYA KU S H Golden Golden
HanazonoHanazono
light up will take in both the highbrow and dark Gai Shrine Shrine
sides of this fascinating, bustling area. S H I
Shinjuku Shinjuku
START City HallCity Hall
MOA 2ND ST Studio Studio Y A S U K U N I - D O R I M E I J I - D O R I M E I J I - D O R I
Alta MOA 2ND ST
M O A 3 R D S T
MOA CHUO
M O A 3 R D ST
MOA CHUO ST
Y A S U K U N I - D O R I
FINISH Alta M O A 4 T H S T S T M O A 4 T H S T M O A 5 T H S T
Did You Know? M O A 5 T H S T M O A 5 T H S T YA S U K U N I - R I
M O A 5 T H S T
SHINJUKUSHINJUKU
YA S U K U N I -
Despite its name, Instantly recognizable Books Books Isetan Isetan D O R I D O
Department
Kinokuniya
a kabuki theater by its huge TV screen, Kinokuniya Department Store
Store
was never built Studio Alta is a popular
in Kabukicho. place for meeting up or S H IN J U K U- D O R I
just hanging out.
S H IN J U K U- D O R I
Shinjuku- Shinjuku-
sanchome sanchome
M E I J I - D O R I M E I J I - D O R I S H I N J U K U - D O R I
Shinjuku Shinjuku
Station Station
S H I N J U K U - D O R I
K O S H U -
K O S H U -
K A I D O
K A I D O
Blue Bottle
Blue Bottle
Coffee Coffee
Blue Bottle
Coffee is a
convenient stop.
0 meters 0 meters 150 N150 N
0 yards 0 yards 150 150
Flashing advertisements on the exterior
of Studio Alta shopping complex
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