Shinjuku is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, which means it’s one of the busiest and most populous cities in Tokyo, Japan. Shinjuku station, in fact, is the busiest railway station in Japan, serving over a dozen railway lines. Shinjuku isthe place to be for a tourist as well as for businessmen who are trying their luck out in Japan.
As you step off Shinjuku station, you may already find yourself in the midst of several busy locals and foreigners trying to get their way into the different department stores and electronic shop surrounding the station itself.
Several tourist attractions are also found in Shinjuku, such as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tower, Shinjuku Gyoen, Hanazono Shrine, and Tokyo Opera City Tower. As these places are often packed with tourists from all over the world, Shinjuku provides several opportunities for businessmen. The number of tourists coming in and out of Shinjuku each day translates to the booming of several business ventures that are popular to both tourists and locals alike.
To add to that, Shinjuku also houses most of Tokyo’s skyscrapers. West of Shinjuku station is an area known as “skyscraper district”. Several towering buildings of five-star hotels such as Hilton, Keio Plaza, Hyatt, and Regency Hotel are located in that area, as well as some of the biggest companies in Japan, such as the DoCoMo Tower owned by NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest cell-phone carrier. Most of these skyscrapers also have shops on lower levels of the buildings and some have restaurants offering magnificent views in the sky-towering floors of the building.
For those into entertainment-oriented businesses, Kabukicho and Kagurazaka is the perfect place to invest. Kabukicho is Japan’s largest and most extravagant red light district, housing over hundreds of restaurants, bars, karaoke shops, and, of course, red light establishments of all types. Kagurazaka, on the other hand, is a popular destination for locals and tourists as it is one of the few remaining geisha districts in Tokyo. People from all over the globe come to Kagurazaka to watch the geishas, an experience that is unique to Japan. Kagurazaka also offers a number of authentic French and Italian restaurants for variety.
Whatever reason you may have for visiting Tokyo, whether it may be for pure travel and pleasure or to look for job opportunities and new business ventures, Shinjuku is a good place to start. In Shinjuku there is a mutual relationship between tourists and businessmen, and it is no wonder why the population in Shinjuku continues to grow through the years. It just seems impossible to leave a place that has everything you need and everything you could possibly want in a city.
