Shinjuku新宿区

Shinjuku-ku. The name ends in 区 (ku), the word for ward.

Shinjuku (新宿区, Shinjuku-ku) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards, a local government. Population 349,385 (2020 census), area 18.22 km². Borders 6 places.

One of Tokyo's 23 special wards. It elects its own mayor and assembly and provides schools, welfare, and rubbish collection, so it works like a city. Tokyo Metropolitan Government keeps a few services that a city would normally provide itself, including the fire service, water, and sewerage.

A special ward is a local government. A ward inside a designated city, such as Osaka's Kita-ku, is not. It is an office of the city hall. Both are written 区 (ku) and both are translated "ward".

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Facts

Japanese name

新宿区

Reading

Shinjuku-ku

Kind

Special ward (特別区): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

349,385 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.7% from 333,560

Area

18.22 km²

Density

19,176 people per km²

Households

222,800

Under 15

8.4%

65 and over

19.4%

Foreign residents

38,557 (11.0%)

Code

13104 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.shinjuku.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Shinjuku. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chiyoda City千代田区
• Minato City港区
• Bunkyō City文京区
• Shibuya City渋谷区
• Nakano City中野区
• Toshima City豊島区

Questions about Shinjuku

Is Shinjuku a city?

Shinjuku (新宿区) is one of Tokyo's 23 special wards. A special ward is a local government: it elects its own mayor and assembly and does most of what a city does. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government keeps the fire service, water, and sewerage for all 23. There is no Tokyo City; the wards are the municipalities at the centre of Tokyo.

Where is Shinjuku?

Shinjuku is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Shinjuku?

349,385 at the 2020 census, up 4.7% from 333,560 in 2015. The area is 18.22 km², which is 19,176 people per km². 222,800 households. 19.4% of residents are 65 or older and 8.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shinjuku?

Six: Chiyoda City (千代田区), Minato City (港区), Bunkyō City (文京区), Shibuya City (渋谷区), Nakano City (中野区), and Toshima City (豊島区). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shinjuku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shinjuku written in Japanese?

新宿区, read Shinjuku-ku. The last character, 区 (ku), is the word for ward, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shinjuku begin?

東京都新宿区… (Tōkyō-to, Shinjuku-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the special ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.