The Fire Museum is a facility in Yotsuya, Shinjuku Ward, that exhibits materials about the history and activities of the Tokyo Fire Department. You can learn about fire protection and disaster prevention while looking back at the history of firefighting from the Edo period to the present age. Successive generations of fire engines are on display, and enjoyable dioramas and Japanese puppet theatre plays introduce firefighting equipment and techniques from the Edo period. Moreover, you can take a seat in fire engines and helicopters that were actually once in service. You’re welcome to bring your own meal and enjoy it in the panoramic lounge on the 10th floor. Come visit the Fire Museum for a fun outing or to deepen your knowledge in case you ever need to deal with a fire emergency.

The entertainment hall located in Shinjuku. The daytime and nighttime shows mostly feature rakugo performances, but also include a variety of other programs such as manzai, magic shows, acrobatics, etc. The different performances are given by the best of veterans and rookies. Shinjuku Suehirotei Hall is the only wooden construction among the four regular rakugo halls of the metropolitan area. Wrapped in the old atmosphere of Edo, even the first-time spectator can easily enjoy Tokyo’s typical sense of humor. Come revel in the unique and numerous performances that can only be truly enjoyed live.

Tokyo Opera City is a cultural complex consisting New National Theatre Tokyo, a concert hall, an art gallery, and shopping and restaurant areas located in Nishi-Shinjuku. There are many cultural events, performing arts, classical and jazz music concerts held every day so it is a must to check the schedule beforehand. You can get a great night view from the high rise restaurants as well.

In the movie 'Lost in Translation', the featured two, Bob (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) was staying in this hotel in Shinjuku called 'PARK HYATT TOKYO'. This hotel has all the scenes including a room where Charlotte overlooks the town, and a bar and a pool where they meet each other. There are many tourists coming from abroad after watching this movie and everyone would like to experience the night life of Tokyo in the hotel once in a lifetime.

SEIBU SHINJUKU PePe and YUNIKA VISION in Shinjuku Ward is featured in the movie “Inuyashiki” (2018). The scene in which Hiro Shishigami (Takeru Sato) declares his fight against the Japanese citizens was filmed at this location.
‘Yamada Denki’s monitors as well as YUNIKA VISION appear in the movie. Huge monitors hanging off the side of buildings are often shown in movies. Until recently, the one at Shinjuku Alta was commonly used. For this movie, I wanted to show the monitors that are becoming the symbol of the new Shinjuku. They are also featured in the original work, so I really wanted to use YUNIKA VISION for the movie. Shinjuku is becoming more and more international and has been garnering interest as a filming location. I’m glad I was able to film the big battle in Shinjuku.’ (Shinsuke Sato, director of “Inuyashiki”)
* Produced with the assistance of Tokyo Location Box

In the 3rd episode of the drama "Rich man, Poor woman"(2014), Yoko Asahina (Saki Aibu) buys a table from here, ACTUS Shinjuku. The shop offers imported furnitures, original furnitures, general goods, curtains and even modular kitchens. You will wish to live in an interior like Toru Hyuga (Shun Oguri) from the drama, when you visit this shop full of stylish items.

In the drama "Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out" (2015), Mai Hanasaki (An), Ken Soma(Takaya Kamigawa) and Takahiko Isobe (Mantaro Koichi) meet up at a coffee house, Coffee Times in Shinjuku. It is a retro coffee house in the back alley, within few minutes from Shinjuku station. The coffee house offers a comforting atmosphere where you can forget the hustle and bustle of the city. They have wide variety of papers from major Japanese news papers to tabloids. Let's have a cup of coffee and take a break here.

The building that appeared as the one where the "Narusen Engineering Corporation" was in the drama series "Hanzawa Naoki" (2013) is the "Sumitomo Real Estate Shinjuku Grand Tower" building.

The shrine where Sakura Touyama (Ryoko Shinohara) dropped by in the drama series "The Last Cinderella" (2013) is "Akagi Shrine" here in Shinjuku. It is famous as "the most fashionable shrine in Japan," and there is a stylish-looking cafe where you can enjoy the sweets in the elegance created by the combination of the modern and the Japanese tastes in the precinct yard. It is a rare type of shrine where you can pay a visit to chill out.

The office of Act Life Insurance where Kazuo Kikuta (Hidetoshi Nishijima) went for an inquiry in the drama series, "Strawberry Night" (2010), was created here in the Shinjuku-monolith building.

The building where Miki Law Office was created is here in the "Shinjuku Oak City" building in the drama series "Legal High" (2012). It is a commercial building that boasts of first rated specs and grade in the Nishi-Shinjuku area.

The place from where Satoshi Chii (Yu Shirota) was glancing at people commuting to work in the drama series, "SPEC~birth" (2010), is the "Tocho-dori" street here in Shinjuku.

The place where Shizuna Ariake (Erika Toda) and Miwa Katsuragi (Shoko Ikezu) were chatting in the drama series "Ryusei no Kizuna (The Bond of the Meteors)" (2008) is here, Shinjuku Mitsui Building 55Hiroba in Nishi-Shinjuku. Concerts and flea markets are held here, and there are many restaurants in the surrounding area. It is an ideal place to have lunch on a nice day.

The place where the depressed Manabu Yukawa (Masaharu Fukuyama) goes fishing in the drama series "Galileo" (2007) is here at the "Ichigaya Fish Center." The facility has fish ponds where both beginners and experts can enjoy fishing and an area for exhibiting aquarium fish, including tropical fish and goldfish selected and gathered from around the world. Your stress will be instantly relieved if you can catch big fish right in the center of Tokyo.

This is "Akagi Shrine" in Shinjuku where Eri Sakashita (Saki Fukuda) tells Ippei Tawara (Kazunari Ninomiya), "I want to meet my grandfather," in the drama series "Haikei, Chichiue-sama - Dear Father" (2007).

In the movie 'Big Hero 6', a bell that became the motif of the face of Baymax stays in this 'Hanazono Shrine'. There is a famous story that Director Don Hall was inspired by the bell in the precincts and came up with the face of Baymax. The shrine is popular as a power spot of Shinjuku to have a variety of divine favor for marriage, love fulfillment, and business prosperity.

Waseda Scott Hall in Shinjuku Ward is featured in the movie “Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High” (2017). The council scene—the climax of the movie—as well as other scenes such as the student council election were filmed at the hall. A chapel and auditorium, Scott Hall was the first building erected in Waseda Hoshien, a facility that has a history of more than 100 years, thus endowing it with a highly symbolic value. The hall, which is often used as a chapel as well as for wedding ceremonies and music concerts, is characterized by a red-brick exterior, high ceilings, and a wooden interior that gives it a relaxed atmosphere as well as great acoustics. It survived both the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Great Tokyo Air Raid, and its appearance has remained mostly unchanged ever since its construction in the Taisho era. Scott Hall was designated as a historical building by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

In the movie “The Return of Godzilla” (1984), the Self‐Defense Forces’ Super X engages Godzilla with its anti-Godzilla weapons. As a result of the battle, the whole Nishi-Shinjuku area is burnt to the ground, and surrounding skyscrapers are further knocked over by Godzilla. And in the sequel “Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah” (1991), the newly built Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Nishi-Shinjuku also ultimately falls victim to Godzilla. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building was designed by world-renowned architect Kenzo Tange, and stood proudly as the tallest building in Japan when completed in 1991. Even today, its observation deck offers a fine view from 202 meters above ground level, and the building is one of Tokyo’s famous sightseeing spots.

The place a Filipina woman and an American man visit in the movie "Transit Visuals" (2014) is Shinjuku Golden Gai. Shinjuku reflects a phrase from the movie "If New York doesn't sleep then... Tokyo doesn't blink.". There are more than 200 bars and small restaurants packed in small alleys and it is one of the best place to experience an eccentric side of Tokyo. Bar-hop and you'll find your favorite bar here.

In the movie "The Garden of Words" ( 2013 ) Takao and Yukino meet in "Shinjuku Gyoen ". The most iconic scene is when Takao skips school and meets Yukino,who was drinking beer in the morning, in the pavilion. If you visit on a rainy day, you will be able to further soak in the world of this film. There are vairous other spots appear as well so by all means search them out on your walk.