Nishi-Shinjuku

Nishi-Shinjuku (西新宿, lit. 'West Shinjuku') is a skyscraper business district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The region was previously called Tsunohazu (角筈).

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.^[1]

Economy

Livedoor has its headquarters in the Sumitomo Fudosan Nishishinjuku Building [ja] (住友不動産西新宿ビル, Sumitomo Fudōsan Nishi-Shinjuku Biru).^[2] H.I.S. has its headquarters in the Shinjuku Oak Tower.^[3] Seiko Epson's Tokyo Office is in the Shinjuku NS Building.^[4] Capcom's Tokyo offices are located in the Shinjuku Mitsui Building^[5] and Keihin Corporation is headquartered in the Shinjuku Nomura Building.^[6] Taisei Corporation also has its headquarters in the district.^[7]

Amenities

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

Skyscrapers

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  Keio Plaza Hotel (1971)
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  Shinjuku Sumitomo Building (1974)
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  Shinjuku Mitsui Building (1974)
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  Shinjuku KDDI Building (ex-KDD Honsha Building) (1974)
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  Shinjuku Sompo Japan Building (ex-Yasuda Kasai Kaijo) (1976)
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  Shinjuku Nomura Building (1978)
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  Shinjuku Center Building (1979)
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  Hyatt Regency Tokyo (1980)
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  Odakyu Dai-ichi-seimei Building (ex-Shinjuku Dai-ichi-seimei) (1980)
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  Keio Plaza Hotel, south tower (1980)
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  Shinjuku NS Building (1982)
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  Shinjuku Washington Hotel (1983)
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  Tokyo Medical University Hospital (1986)
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  Shinjuku Green Tower (1986)
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  S-Tec Kougakuin University Campus Building (1989)
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  Shinjuku L Tower (1990)
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  Shinjuku Monolith Building (1990)
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  Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (1991)
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  S-Tec Jouhou Building (1992)
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  Shinjuku Park Tower (1994)
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  Shinjuku I-town Square (1994)
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  Shinjuku I-land Tower (1994)
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  Tokyo Opera City Tower (1996)
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  Shinjuku Mitsui Building (1999)
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  Shinjuku Oak Tower (left: 2002, right: 2003)
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  Shinjuku First West (2003)
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  Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (2008)

References

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