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前回(ぜんかい)は、JR山手線(やまのてせん)で池袋(いけぶくろ)まで到着(とうちゃく)しました。そこから更(さら)に反(はん)時計回(とけいまわ)り（山手線(やまのてせん)内回(うちまわ)りと言(い)います）に乗(の)ると、目白(めじろ)～高田馬場(たかだのばば)～新大久保(しんおおくぼ)と続(つづ)き次(つぎ)が新宿(しんじゅく)です。新宿(しんじゅく)は副(ふく)都心(としん)と呼(よ)ばれており、東京(とうきょう)都庁(とちょう)は1991年(ねん)に東京(とうきょう)駅前(えきまえ)丸(まる)の内(うち)から新宿(しんじゅく)に移転(いてん)しました。新宿(しんじゅく)駅(えき)西側(にしがわ)の高層(こうそう)ビル街(がい)に都庁(とちょう)はあります。

JR新宿(しんじゅく)駅(えき)の利用客(りようきゃく)は1日(にち)約(やく)80万(まん)人(にん)、私鉄(してつ)の利用客(りようきゃく)を含(ふく)めると1日(にち)の乗降客数(じょうこうきゃくすう)が日本(にほん)最多(さいた)で350万(まん)人(にん)に達(たっ)します。新宿(しんじゅく)には多(おお)くのホテルや宿泊(しゅくはく)施設(しせつ)、レストラン、バーなどが乱立(らんりつ)しています。また、東京(とうきょう)最大級(さいだいきゅう)の繁華街(はんかがい)で遅(おそ)くまでお店(みせ)が開(あ)いていて、深夜(しんや)まで遊(あそ)んでいる人(ひと)も多(おお)く見受(みう)けられます。

夜(よる)のお店(みせ)といえば有名(ゆうめい)なのが新宿(しんじゅく)歌舞伎町(かぶきちょう)です。歌舞伎町(かぶきちょう)の中央(ちゅうおう)には歌舞伎座(かぶきざ)があって今(いま)でも歌舞伎(かぶき)を見(み)ることができます。バーや風俗店(ふうぞくてん)が立(た)ち並(なら)び深夜(しんや)まで人(ひと)が集(あつ)まり、観光客(かんこうきゃく)も多(おお)く見(み)られましたが、流石(さすが)にコロナの影響(えいきょう)で多(おお)くの店(みせ)が閉(し)まってしまったようで、外国人(がいこくじん)観光客(かんこうきゃく)で賑(にぎ)わったロボットレストランも閉店(へいてん)したと聞(き)いています。

コロナが終息(しゅうそく)して東京(とうきょう)に行(い)けるようになったら、新宿(しんじゅく)を見落(みお)とすことはできないと思(おも)います。


Shinjuku

Last time, we arrived at Ikebukuro by JR Yamanote Line. From there, we took the JR Yamanote Line in a counterclockwise direction (called the Yamanote Line Inner Circular). The fourth station after Mejiro, Takadanobaba, and Shinokubo is Shinjuku. Shinjuku is called the subcenter of Tokyo, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government moved from Marunouchi in front of Tokyo Station to Shinjuku in 1991. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office is located in the skyscraper district on the west side of Shinjuku Station.

The JR Shinjuku Station receives about 800,000 passengers a day. Including passengers of private railways, Shinjuku Station receives 3,500,000 passengers a day, the highest number in Japan. Shinjuku is home to many hotels, lodging facilities, restaurants, and bars. It is also one of the largest shopping areas in Tokyo, and as a nightlife district, stores are open very late. Many people can be seen playing late into the night.

One of the most famous places to go to at night is Shinjuku Kabukicho. In the center of Kabukicho, there is the Kabuki-za Theater, where you can still see Kabuki performances. However, today Kabukicho is lined with bars and many sex stores, where people gather until very late. It was a place where many tourists could be seen, but it seems that many stores have closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. I have heard that the robot restaurant that was once crowded with foreign tourists has also closed its doors.

When coronavirus comes to an end and we can go to Tokyo, I don't think we can overlook Shinjuku.

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