Guidebook for Shinjuku

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Guidebook for Shinjuku

Essentials

Suprisingly good selection of wines and beers.
6 locals recommend
Kagurazaka Jizoya Kagurazakadori
6-chōme-50 Kagurazaka
6 locals recommend
Suprisingly good selection of wines and beers.
Big grossery - 24 hours open
31 locals recommend
Hanamasa
1-chōme-3-15 Asakusabashi
31 locals recommend
Big grossery - 24 hours open
Need milk? - a 24-hours open convenience store
Circle K Kagurazaka Sanchome
Need milk? - a 24-hours open convenience store

Sightseeing

A "modern" shrine on a top of a hill
12 locals recommend
Akagi Shrine
1-10 Akagi Motomachi
12 locals recommend
A "modern" shrine on a top of a hill
Controversial, but still
127 locals recommend
Yasukuni Shrine
3-chōme-1-1 Kudankita
127 locals recommend
Controversial, but still
A nice looking arena
29 locals recommend
Nippon Budokan
2-3 Kitanomarukōen
29 locals recommend
A nice looking arena
A nice garden
29 locals recommend
The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Edo Castle Ruin)
1-1 Chiyoda
29 locals recommend
A nice garden
A nice park to visit
Shiratamainari Shrine
2-chōme-8-24 Chūō
A nice park to visit
An authentic shopping street
Sekiguchi
An authentic shopping street
A pleasant and not very crowded park
12 locals recommend
Higo-Hosokawa Garden
1-chōme-1-22 Mejirodai
12 locals recommend
A pleasant and not very crowded park
Another beautiful park - populer with kingfishers and the bird photographers
138 locals recommend
Koishikawa Korakuen Exhibition Room
1-chōme-6-6 Kōraku
138 locals recommend
Another beautiful park - populer with kingfishers and the bird photographers
An kind of intersting landmark
172 locals recommend
Tokyo Dome
1-chōme-3-61 Kōraku
172 locals recommend
An kind of intersting landmark
A super famous park - often too busy with people
779 locals recommend
Ueno Park
8 Uenokōen
779 locals recommend
A super famous park - often too busy with people
Another picturesque and famous park
2181 locals recommend
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
11 Naitōmachi
2181 locals recommend
Another picturesque and famous park

Food Scene

An amazing bakery
MAISON KAYSER Kagurazaka Shop
41 Tansumachi
An amazing bakery
Probably the best coffee in the hood
Mojo Coffee Kagurazaka
4 Akagi Motomachi
Probably the best coffee in the hood
The least busy Starbucks
スターバックスコーヒー 飯田橋軽子坂店
2-1 Agebachō
The least busy Starbucks
My favorite Italian restaurant
Trattoria Azzurri
3-chōme-3 Kagurazaka
My favorite Italian restaurant
A nice bistro
6 locals recommend
Paul Kagurazaka
5-chōme-1-4 Kagurazaka
6 locals recommend
A nice bistro
One of my favs
AGARIS
4-chōme-4-3 Kagurazaka
One of my favs
My favorite French restaurant
サン・ファソン
3 Chome-1 Kagurazaka
My favorite French restaurant
Don't know how to oder in Japanese - come to a kaiten-sushi place! :)
6 locals recommend
Gansozushi Iidabashi
3-chōme-3-6 Kagurazaka
6 locals recommend
Don't know how to oder in Japanese - come to a kaiten-sushi place! :)
A nice and authentic izakaya
霽月
6-77 神楽坂
A nice and authentic izakaya

Everything Else

If you like Aikido
Aikikai Foundation Hombu Dojo
17-18 Wakamatsuchō
If you like Aikido
Another station - 5 mins walk from the house
9 locals recommend
Ushigome-Kagurazaka Station
9 locals recommend
Another station - 5 mins walk from the house
Another metro station - 7 mins walk
61 locals recommend
Kagurazaka Station
61 locals recommend
Another metro station - 7 mins walk
The closest station - take exit B3 if coming on metro. West exit - if coming with JR
19 locals recommend
Iidabashi Station
4-9-5 飯田橋
19 locals recommend
The closest station - take exit B3 if coming on metro. West exit - if coming with JR