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Shinjuku Area Guide

新宿区

🌍 42,000+ foreign residents

Home to Tokyo's busiest station and one of the largest foreign resident communities in Japan. Shinjuku's Okubo area is known for its Vietnamese, Nepali, and Korean communities.

Foreign Residents Advisory CornerMultilingual city hall servicesOkubo multicultural community

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