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

Shopping

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

Sightseeing

Excellent Shrine. Often has markets on the weekends.
400 locals recommend
Hanazono Shrine
5-chōme-17-3 Shinjuku
400 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Meiji Jingu Homotsuden
1-1 Yoyogikamizonochō
1219 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
11 Naitōmachi
2181 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Shinjuku Golden Gai
1-chōme-1-6 Kabukichō
823 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Park Hyatt Tokyo
3-7 西新宿
88 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
ARAKU
1-chōme-1-9 Kabukichō
40 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Shin-Okubo Station
1-chōme-7 Hyakuninchō
386 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Okubo
22 locals recommend
Many Korean restaurants and bars in this area. Great place for excellent and cheap food.