Offices and old housing mix together in Nishi-Shinjuku-gochome, where a 60-storey residential tower has gone up in recent years
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The area around Nishi-Shinjuku 4-chome was formerly called Juniso, a name that comes from the Juni-sho Gongen (twelve deities) enshrined at Kumano Shrine; the street name Juniso-dori is still used today. Around the station, office buildings and old houses are mixed together.
Among the old houses, residential towers have grown up in recent years: a 60-story building with 953 units in Nishi-Shinjuku-gochome was completed in 2017. In the northern area of the same chome, two 35-story buildings were also completed in 2023, located about 1.2 kilometers from Shinjuku Station.
Most households here are single-person: in 2020, single-person households made up about 70%, higher than both Shinjuku City and Shibuya City. People in their twenties and thirties make up about a third, and nearly 60% of households rent from private landlords.
For daily shopping, this neighborhood ranks 21st out of 395 neighborhoods in Tokyo, the highest-ranked category for this neighborhood; overall convenience of life ranks 32nd. The building in the Central South area, completed in November 2024, also comes with a nursery.
Commuting relies on the Oedo Line; the station has only one island platform, located right on the border between Nishi-Shinjuku 4-chome and Nishi-Shinjuku-gochome. There's also a Keio Bus stop near the station with service to Shinjuku Station West Exit.
On the side toward Shibuya City, Honmachi is mostly quiet residential streets, and the neighborhood includes 3-chome and 4-chome. Walking about 50 meters from Exit A2 takes you into Honmachi 3-chome.
In 2020, about 312 people lived per hectare in this neighborhood. Based on our street photos, cleanliness ranks 353rd out of 395 neighborhoods, the lowest-ranked category for this neighborhood.
Greenery also falls in the lower range, ranking 310th.
Kumano Shrine of Juniso is located in Nishi-Shinjuku 2-chome, outside this neighborhood. According to legend, during the Muromachi period, Suzuki Kuro, known as the "Nakano Choja" (the wealthy man of Nakano), brought the Juni-sho Gongen (twelve deities) from his hometown of Kumano in Kishu to be enshrined here.
Beside the shrine there were originally two ponds, Juniso-ike, a large one and a small one, dug in 1606, located in what is now the area of Nishi-Shinjuku 4-chome, lots 15 to 30. In the Edo period, this was a famous suburban scenic spot, with restaurants (ryotei) and teahouses lining the pond.
In 1968, the Shinjuku Subcenter Plan filled in the ponds, leaving only the Keio Bus stop names "Juniso Ikenoue" and "Juniso Ikenoshita". The station opened in 1997, and before opening, its provisional name was also "Juniso".
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Hospitals with inpatient beds (2020 data), public elementary and junior high schools whose catchment covers this area, high schools and universities within 1 km, stations, parks of 1 ha or more, and large shopping malls and department stores. Many Tokyo junior high students attend private schools, so junior high catchments are only a guide.
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