What is "shinjuku"

is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the busiest railway station in the world ( Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration centre for the government of Tokyo. As of 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 337,556 and a population density of 18,517 people per km². The total area is 18.23 km².

Shinjuku is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. Named after it are:

• Shinjuku Station, a train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan
• Town names within present day Shinjuku, Tokyo: Shinjuku 1-chome through 7-chome

Other places in Japan:

• Shinjuku Incident, A Hong Kong crime drama film produced by and starring Jackie Chan
• Shinjuku, a region in the city of Tatebayashi, Gunma
• Shinjuku, a region in the ward of Chūō-ku, Chiba, in the city of Chiba, Chiba
• Shinjuku, a region in the city of Zushi, Kanagawa
• Shinjuku, a town in the city of Numazu, Shizuoka
• Shinjuku, a town in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi