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Shinjuku

Local name: 新宿区

Located in Tokyo, Japan Coordinates: 35°41′38″ N 139°42′13″ E

Map showing the location of Shinjuku Shinjuku
Location in Japan
Population
324,584
324.6K
Elevation
42 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
10
listed under Shinjuku
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport18 km
NRT Narita International Airport63 km

About Shinjuku

Shinjuku is a district. Location: Tokyo, Japan. Population: 324,584.

From Wikipedia

Shinjuku (新宿区, Shinjuku-ku) [ɕìɲ̟́.ɟ̟͡ʑɨ́.kɯ̈́, -kɯ̥̈.kɯ̈̀, ɕíɲ̟́-] , officially called Shinjuku City, is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo. Since the end of World War II, Shinjuku has become a major secondary center of Tokyo (fukutoshin), rivaling the original city center in Marunouchi.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1947
Area
18.2 km²
Official website
city.shinjuku.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Shinjuku

  • Chiyoda-ku
  • Minato-ku
  • Bunkyō-ku
  • Shibuya
  • Nakano-ku
  • Toshima

Population of Shinjuku over time

Population of Shinjuku over time
2010 326,309
2015 333,560
2020 349,385
2021 346,115

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Shinjuku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 85 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 48 km southwest18°
  • Odawara · 69 km southwest19°
  • Mishima · 96 km southwest18°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
September (202 mm)
Driest month
December (40 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Shinjuku
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°19°23°25°29°30°27°21°16°12°
Average low (°C)0°1°4°9°14°18°22°23°20°14°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)43581011191291741571572021678540

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Shinjuku

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 18 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nakano City, 3 km to the west.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 18 kmsoutheast
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 63 kmeast
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 84 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Nakano City Population: 344.9K 3 kmwest
  • Minato Population: 260.5K 6 kmsoutheast
  • Chuo Population: 169.2K 7 kmeast
  • Kita-ku Population: 332.1K 7 kmnorth
  • Kawaguchi Population: 607.4K 12 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Shinjuku

10 places
  1. 1 Shinjuku 349.4K
  2. 2 Yotsuya 74.8K
  3. 3 Ōkubo 16.3K
  4. 4 Shimo’ochiai 15.6K
  5. 5 Ichigaya-honmurachō 2.7K
  6. 6 Kabukicho 2.3K
  7. 7 Kagurazaka 2.3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources