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WESTERN TOKYO

Shinjuku and Shibuya, the dual centers of Western Tokyo, three stops apart on
the Yamanote line, started to boom only after the 1923 earthquake. This part of
the city is new Tokyo – all vitality and energy, fast-paced, constantly changing,
and challenging the more traditional pleasures of Central and Northern Tokyo.
Modern architectural landmarks are dotted around, from the Olympic Stadiums
of Yoyogi Park to the magnificent twin-towered home for the city government
in West Shinjuku. Shibuya, along with neighboring Harajuku and Minami-
Aoyama, is the epicenter of both young and haute-couture Japanese fashon.
Nightlife is also in plentiful supply with Rop pongi’s cosmopolitan clubs, bars,
and music venues, and the neon lights and pachinko par lors of East Shinjuku. In
these overwhelmingly modern surroundings, historical sights are few and far
between but include the popular Meiji Shrine and the nearby Sword Museum.

Sights at a Glance
Notable Districts Shrines
1 East Shinjuku pp94–95 5 Meiji Shrine
2 West Shinjuku pp96–7 Museum
7 Harajuku District 4 Sword Museum
8 Shibuya pp100–101
9 Minami-Aoyama District Stations
0 Roppongi District 3 Shinjuku Station
q Akasaka District Parks See also Street Finder
maps 1 & 2
6 Yoyogi Park
Seibu-
Nishi- shinjuku MEIJI-DORI
shinjuku KABUKICHO
Shinjuku-
nishiguchi
KITA-DORI Shinjuku Shinjuku-sanchome 0 meters 500
CHUO-DORI 0 yards 500
KOEN-DORI
Tochomae TOCHO-DORI DORI HIGASHI- SHINJ UKU-DORI
MINAMI- KOSHU- KAIDO MEIJI-DO R I SHINJUKU- SHINJUKU- Yotsuya
DORI
GYOEN
YOYOGI
Minami- Yoyogi GARDEN KU S H I N J UKU-DORI
shinjuku WAKABA
Sendagaya SHINANOMACHI KIOICHO
EXPRESS WAY NO.4 SO T OBOR I-D O RI
kyogijo
Sangubashi SENDAGAYA Kokuritsu- Shinanomachi EXPRESSWAY NO.4
MEIJI JINGU Akasaka-
OUTER
GARDENS
YOYOGI M E I J I - D O R I G A I E N - N I S H I - D O R I Aoyama- mitsuke MISUJI-DORI
itchome
KITI-
SHIBUY A-KU AOYAMA YAGE N-ZAKA
YOYOGI AO YAMA -DO RI Akasaka
PARK Harajuku
JINGUMAE Tameike-
Meiji- Gaienmae GAIEN-HIGASHI -DORI AKA SAKA-DO RI sanno
jingumae
M E I J I - D O R I OMOTE-SANDO MINAMI- CEMETERY MINA TO-
AOYAMA
KU
JINNAN AOYAMA GAIEN-NISHI - DORI Nogizaka Roppongi-
KITI-
AOYAMA Omotesando itchome
INOKASHIRA-DORI
UDAGAWACHO Roppongi
ROPPONGI
SHOTO KOTTO-DORI EXPRESSWAY NO. 3
HILLS
R O P P O N G I - D O R I
D O G EN -Z AKA E X P R E S S W AY N O . 3 Azabu-
juban
Shinsen Shibuya
A store front in Minami-Aoyama, near Omotesando For keys to symbols see back flap
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