Nishi-Shinjuku

History

Nishi-Shinjuku was Tokyo's first major foray into building skyscrapers with the first appearing in the 1970s with Keio Plaza Inter-Continental. It is the location of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Progress continues in Nishi-Shinjuku, which is heading away from the city centre and has the site of the proposed Nishi-Shinjuku 3-Chōme Redevelopment, with plans for what will be three of the four tallest buildings in Japan.

The last scene of the 2003 film Lost in Translation was filmed at Chūō-dōri close to Shinjuku train station.

Economy

Livedoor has its headquarters in the . H.I.S. has its headquarters in the Shinjuku Oak Tower. Seiko Epson's Tokyo Office is in the Shinjuku NS Building. Capcom's Tokyo offices are located in the Shinjuku Mitsui Building and Keihin Corporation is headquartered in the Shinjuku Nomura Building. Taisei Corporation also has its headquarters in the district.

Amenities

Amenities include Shinjuku Central Park (Shinjuku Chūō Park), and the Juniso Kumano Shrine adjacent to the park.

Skyscrapers

File:Keio-Plaza-Hotel-Tokyo-03.jpg|Keio Plaza Hotel (1971) File:Shinjuku-Sumitomo-Building-02.jpg|Shinjuku Sumitomo Building (1974) File:Shinjuku-Mitsui-Building-01.jpg|Shinjuku Mitsui Building (1974) File:KDDI Office Building Shinjuku 2007-01 cropped.jpg|Shinjuku KDDI Building (ex-KDD Honsha Building) (1974) File:Sompo Japan Insurance Office Building2007-02 cropped.jpg|Shinjuku Sompo Japan Building (ex-Yasuda Kasai Kaijo) (1976) File:Shinjuku Nomura Building 20070311-01.jpg|Shinjuku Nomura Building (1978) File:Shinjuku Center Building 20070311-05 cropped.jpg|Shinjuku Center Building (1979) File:Centuryhyatt Tokyo Building-2007 cropped.jpg|Hyatt Regency Tokyo (1980) File:Shinjuku dai-ichi-life Building 20070317 cropped.jpg|Odakyu Dai-ichi-seimei Building (ex-Shinjuku Dai-ichi-seimei) (1980) File:Keio plaza hotel south building cropped.jpg|Keio Plaza Hotel, south tower (1980) File:Shinjuku NS building cropped.jpg|Shinjuku NS Building (1982) File:ShinjukuWashingtonHotel cropped.jpg|Shinjuku Washington Hotel (1983) File:TokyoMedicalUniversityHospital cropped.jpg|Tokyo Medical University Hospital (1986) File:Green Tower Building-2007-02 cropped.jpg|Shinjuku Green Tower (1986) File:Kogakuin univ shinjuku campus 2009 cropped.jpg|S-Tec Kougakuin University Campus Building (1989) File:Shinjuku L Tower cropped.jpg|Shinjuku L Tower (1990) File:Shinjuku monolith building cropped.jpg|Shinjuku Monolith Building (1990) File:Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No.1 (2016-09-05 by Prota @Pixabay 1670937).jpg|Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (1991) File:S-tec information building 2009 cropped.jpg|S-Tec Jouhou Building (1992) File:Shinjuku Park Tower 7 Desember 2003 cropped2.jpg|Shinjuku Park Tower (1994) File:Shinjuku itown square cropped.jpg|Shinjuku I-town Square (1994) File:Shinjuku iland tower cropped.jpg|Shinjuku I-land Tower (1994) File:Tokyo Opera City cropped.jpg|Tokyo Opera City Tower (1996) File:Nishinjuku mitsui building cropped.jpg|Shinjuku Mitsui Building (1999) File:Shinjuku oak city.jpg|Shinjuku Oak Tower (left: 2002, right: 2003) File:Shinjuku first west.jpg|Shinjuku First West (2003) File:Cocoontower.jpg|Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (2008)

References

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