Tokyo International Japanese School

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observation Room

Free observation decks on the 45th floor of the government buildings with excellent views over Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and Yoyogi Park.

Omoide Yokocho

A small warren of yakitori and ramen restaurants located just north of Shinjuku Station which translates as “Memory Lane” but is more commonly known as “Piss Alley” in English.

Golden Gai

Run-down rows of drinking alleys filled with dilapidated bars that has become icon of the Showa era. This places is not just for tourists: many Japanese musicians and celebrities also frequent the cubbyhole-sized establishments.

Shin-Okubo

Shin-Okubo (新大久保) is Tokyo’s Koreatown. Many people come here to eat at one of the Korean barbecue restaurants…

Kagurazaka

Pleasure quarter for the rich and powerful during the Edo period.

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

One of the most famous gardens in central Tokyo covering an area of almost 60 hectares. It opened to the public in 1949 and today is home to three gardens (traditional Japanese, French formal, English landscape) and a rock-landscaped greenhouse.

Shinjuku

Shinjuku (新宿) is a major transportation hub and commercial district in western Tokyo and, along with Shibuya, one…