funny fact - in Nihongo (Japanese), Shin means New so Shinjuku means New-Juku.
Is there an Old-Juku?... I have no idea whatsoever.
For some reason I thought Shinjuku would be a lot better than I realized.
It looks a lot like Shibuya but Shibuya is by far way more appealing.
The problem with Shinjuku is that it's filled with skyscrapers. There aren't as many places for arcades, there are a lot of restaurants (as usual), the shops don't sell the best stuff, the prices are high and it kinda smells weird. If I had to make a suggestion, I'd say Shinjuku is the down-town of Tokyo.
The reason Shinjuku is so popular is that it's the number one place in the world for Karaoke.
The city is filled with people (all kinds of people). It's also where the homeless ''live''.
A few other things you have to know about this place:
-It's where all the business men like to hang out.
-It's not that big (the city core itself is only a few boulevards large) and the rest of the city is residences.
-It beholds the biggest station (Shinjuku Station) in the country. The reason the station is so big is because of Shinjuku's popular agglomeration. The station is the stop-point to almost all the subway lines AND train lines and finding the exit is not so hard but reaching it is something else. The station is so big, they decided to add a mall next to it (underground) accessible directly from the station.
Though as I said, in the end, Shibuya was a lot better. But that's just my opinion.
Only a week left in this marvelous country.
I hope you're all well, I wish you fun until my return.
I'll see you in a short while.
Take care.
