Shinjuku

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by the (clockwise from north) Toshima, Bunkyō, Chiyoda, Minato, Shibuya, and Nakano special wards; it is also the location of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office.

    "The neighborhood we lived in wasn’t like the image most people have of Tokyo, all slick and modern like Shinjuku or Shibuya, with skyscrapers made of concrete and glass."

Example

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"We used to meet at a coffee shop in Shinjuku after work."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 新(しん)宿(じゅく) (Shinjuku).

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