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Shinjuku Skyscraper

Shinjuku (新宿) is the 2nd downtown Tokyo which has some of the tallest buildings in Japan. If you like skyscrapers, check out the Shinjuku buildings.
Tourist info:
2nd downtown Tokyo is located Westside of Shinjuku Station. There is Tokyo Metropolitan Government and its building. The skyscrapers are Japanese version of Manhattan, New York. On the weekday, it is very crowded with a full of business people, but on the weekend, it is very quiet. 2nd downtown Tokyo is a giant artificial forest of building.
Access:
0. at Tokyo Station
1. use Chuoline (JR) to Shinjuku (13 min.)
2. walk west (5 min.)

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The Nishi-shinjuku skyscraper business district was Tokyo's first major foray into building skyscrapers with the first appearing in the 1970s with Keio Plaza Inter-Continental. Kenzo Tange's Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building being the current latest. Tower I was also the tallest building in Japan at this time.
Progress continues in Nishi-shinjuku and in West Shinjuku which is heading away from the city center and has the site of the coming Nishi-shinjuku 3-Chome redevelopment with plans for what will be 3 of the 4 tallest buildings in Japan.
Nishi Shinjuku is a seismically stable area that escaped the last earthquake with nary a scratch, is Tokyo's skyscraper district featuring (among others) the gargantuan Tokyo Metropolitan Government Offices. Microsoft has a major office (with an imposing sign) just across the street from the south exit of the station.
(reference: Wikipedia, Wikitravel)

about the area: Western Tokyo

Western Tokyo (渋谷、新宿、池袋)
Major Spots: Shibuya Center gai, Harajuku, Yoyogi park,Shinjuku Goen, Shinjuku Park Tower.

Western Tokyo is an area containing Shibuya(渋谷区), Shinjuku(新宿区), Toshima(豊島区), Setagaya(世田谷区), Nakano(中野区), and Suginami(杉並区). These area are in recent years considered as the center of Japanese culture. Western Tokyo is the biggest downtown of Japan; it's the most populated area , it's the most actively changing area, and it's the most vibrant and stylish area in Tokyo. It's the city that never sleeps in full meaning. Famous spots in this area are: Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku, Aoyama, and Ikebukuro. Government office of Tokyo is also located in this area.

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