Nishi-Shinjuku-gochome Station (Shimizubashi) on the Oedo Line, the old Junisō homes and the quiet streets of Shibuya's Honmachi
Nishi-Shinjuku-gochome Station is an underground Oedo Line station with a single island platform, sitting right on the boundary between Nishi-Shinjuku 4-chome and 5-chome. The sign carries the sub-name "Shimizubashi", but that bridge is actually in Shibuya Ward: walk 50 metres from Exit A2 and you are in Honmachi 3-chome, Shibuya. Yamate-dori and Honan-dori cross at the Shimizubashi intersection, where Keio buses run to Shinjuku Station's West Exit. Nishi-Shinjuku 4-chome used to be called Junisō, and the street name "Junisō-dori" is still in use.
Everyday shopping ranks 13th among Tokyo's 155 neighbourhoods, the strongest of this neighbourhood's scores. Everyday convenience ranks 22nd. Nishi-Shinjuku 5-chome has gained new towers in recent years: the one in the Chuo-kita (central north) district has 60 floors and 953 homes, and the Chuo-minami (central south) building includes a daycare centre.
Office buildings and older homes are mixed together around the station. In our street photos, cleanliness ranks 140th of the 155 neighbourhoods, the weakest score here. Greenery is also near the bottom, at 120th.
The name Junisō comes from Kumano Shrine: legend says that in the Oei era of the Muromachi period, Suzuki Kurō, a merchant from Kishu, brought the twelve deities (Junisho Gongen) of the Kumano shrines here to be worshipped. The shrine itself is just outside this neighbourhood to the east, in Nishi-Shinjuku 2-chome. Next to it were once two ponds, one large and one small, dug in 1606, in what is now blocks 15 to 30 of Nishi-Shinjuku 4-chome. In the Edo period this was a famous beauty spot on the edge of Edo, with restaurants and teahouses along the water. The ponds were filled in in 1968 under the Shinjuku Subcenter plan, and all that remains are two Keio bus stops, "Junisō Ike-no-ue" and "Junisō Ike-no-shita". Shimizubashi Bridge once crossed the Izumi River, a tributary of the Kanda River; the Izumi was covered over in 1964 and is now a footpath. The station opened in 1997, and before opening its working name was "Junisō". The Chuo-kita redevelopment tower was completed in 2017, and the Chuo-minami one in November 2024.
Compared with the 155 Tokyo neighbourhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
53 blocks · Curated boundary · Data version 2026-10-02
Compared against the Tokyo neighbourhoods in this guide; metrics without enough data are not ranked. Shopping counts convenience stores plus the nearer of a supermarket or a traditional market (public and private retail markets); night markets, vendor zones and shopping-street shops are not counted. Transit is rail-first with a lower weight for buses.
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