Guidebook for Shinjuku East

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Guidebook for Shinjuku East

Getting Around

Transport 2 minutes from the house. Fukutoshin line and Oedo line.
367 preporuka/e lokalaca
Higashi-Shinjuku Station
7-chōme-27-11 Shinjuku
367 preporuka/e lokalaca
Transport 2 minutes from the house. Fukutoshin line and Oedo line.
Large transport hub - bus, train, airport transfer. Luggage storage.
1135 preporuka/e lokalaca
Shinjuku Station
3-chōme-38-1 Shinjuku
1135 preporuka/e lokalaca
Large transport hub - bus, train, airport transfer. Luggage storage.

Shopping

Excellent department store
810 preporuka/e lokalaca
Isetan Shinjuku Store
3-chōme-14-1 Shinjuku
810 preporuka/e lokalaca
Excellent department store
Everything you could ever need in one small space.
707 preporuka/e lokalaca
Don Quijote Shinjuku Kabukicho
1-chōme-16-5 Kabukichō
707 preporuka/e lokalaca
Everything you could ever need in one small space.

Sightseeing

Excellent Shrine. Often has markets on the weekends.
400 preporuka/e lokalaca
Hram Hanazono
5-chōme-17-3 Shinjuku
400 preporuka/e lokalaca
Excellent Shrine. Often has markets on the weekends.
Home to the shrine for the late Emperor Meiji. Stunning gardens and a peaceful surrounds. 5 minutes walk.
1219 preporuka/e lokalaca
Meiji Jingu Homotsuden
1-1 Yoyogikamizonochō
1219 preporuka/e lokalaca
Home to the shrine for the late Emperor Meiji. Stunning gardens and a peaceful surrounds. 5 minutes walk.

Parks & Nature

Perfect for Sakura (Cherry Blossom) viewing. Gorgeous park that is well maintained with traditional gardens and tea houses. This costs a few hundred yen to enter but it is well worth the visit. Note - no alcohol can be taken into the park and no ball sports or music.
2181 preporuka/e lokalaca
Nacionalni vrt Shinjuku Gyoen
11 Naitōmachi
2181 preporuka/e lokalaca
Perfect for Sakura (Cherry Blossom) viewing. Gorgeous park that is well maintained with traditional gardens and tea houses. This costs a few hundred yen to enter but it is well worth the visit. Note - no alcohol can be taken into the park and no ball sports or music.

Drinks & Nightlife

Wide Variety of old style bars in tiny streets.
823 preporuka/e lokalaca
Shinjuku Golden Gai
1-chōme-1-6 Kabukichō
823 preporuka/e lokalaca
Wide Variety of old style bars in tiny streets.
New York Bar and Grill has excellent food and Jazz. The lounge bar has a great value "twilight" package M-F. 5-9pm. ¥5,000 for unlimited drinks and bar snacks.
88 preporuka/e lokalaca
Park Hyatt Tokyo
3-7 西新宿
88 preporuka/e lokalaca
New York Bar and Grill has excellent food and Jazz. The lounge bar has a great value "twilight" package M-F. 5-9pm. ¥5,000 for unlimited drinks and bar snacks.
Excellent bar in Golden Gai. This is a rare part of historical Tokyo - tiny streets and tiny bottle keep bars. Tourists are welcome in Araku - not all of the bars are friendly with tourists.
40 preporuka/e lokalaca
ARAKU
1-chōme-1-9 Kabukichō
40 preporuka/e lokalaca
Excellent bar in Golden Gai. This is a rare part of historical Tokyo - tiny streets and tiny bottle keep bars. Tourists are welcome in Araku - not all of the bars are friendly with tourists.

Everything Else

Alternative transport to the Yamanote line. 15 minutes walk from the house
386 preporuka/e lokalaca
Shin-Okubo Station
1-chōme-7 Hyakuninchō
386 preporuka/e lokalaca
Alternative transport to the Yamanote line. 15 minutes walk from the house

Food Scene

Many Korean restaurants and bars in this area. Great place for excellent and cheap food.
22 preporuka/e lokalaca
Okubo
22 preporuka/e lokalaca
Many Korean restaurants and bars in this area. Great place for excellent and cheap food.