Attractions in Go Shinjuku

National garden of 58.3 ha between Shinjuku and Sendagaya. Formal lawn, Japanese garden, greenhouse. Locals walk here on weekends; hanami and momiji are the peak seasons. Adults ¥500. Closed Mondays and 29 Dec–3 Jan.

Free 45th-floor decks on Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No.1. South stays open to 22:00. North closes 17:30 except when the south deck is shut. Check @tocho_tenbou for weather closures.

Shinjuku’s ujigami in the middle of Kabukicho. Locals come for hatsumode, Reitaisai, and Tori no Ichi in November. Grounds stay open at night. Goshuin 09:00–20:00.

Ward park at Tocho-mae. Playground, lawn, Shinjuku Niagara, weekend markets. Summer jabujabu pond for children. This is the west-side park locals use when they are not in Gyoen.

12 m Godzilla head on the 8th floor of Shinjuku Toho Building / Hotel Gracery. Hourly roar 12:00–20:00. Godzilla Terrace is closed. Look from Cinema City Plaza.

225 m entertainment tower opened 14 April 2023 on the old Shinjuku Milano site. Hotels, 109 Cinemas Premium, theatres, Kabuki Hall. A Kabukicho landmark, not a shopping mall.

Yotsuya’s ujigami, also the staircase from Your Name. Locals still use it as a shrine. The steps are the tourist draw. Annual festival around 4 June.

West-side ujigami on the edge of Central Park. Office 09:00–16:30. Grounds open all day. Reitaisai the third weekend of September. Tocho-mae A5.