I am staying in a place in Shinjuku where the closest subway station is Shinjuku station. I was told to completely avoid trying to use the subway/trains via this station during the hours of 9am and 5pm....
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With approximately 3.5 million people passing through it on a daily basis, Shinjuku Station holds the Guinness World Record for being the world's busiest train station.
Throughout Japan, rush hour typically lasts from 7 AM to 9 AM each morning, and 5 PM to 7 PM each evening. These are the times when many residents and going and coming from secular employment. The morning rush hour tends to be a bit heavier than the evening rush hour.
The rush hours peak between 8am and 9am in the morning and shortly after 5pm in the evening; however, morning rush hours tend to be more concentrated and heavier than evening rush hours. Rush hours are most extreme in Tokyo, but can also be pretty heavy in Japan's other major cities.
Shinjuku Station is the top passenger station with approximately 1.57 million passengers per day. The number of passengers is extremely high because Shinjuku Station is the arrival and departure point for various train lines.
Tokyo is home to some of the world's most colorful nightlife spread across a handful of districts including Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ginza, Kabukicho, and Roppongi. You'll find a wide selection of bars, restaurants, and nightclubs to explore in these lively neighborhoods.
How crowded are regular trains in Tokyo when it's not rush hour? The morning rush between 7 AM and 9 AM is the worst, if you can avoid those times the trains are just fine, you might even get a seat. The evening is nowhere near as bad since people get off work at different times.
There are really no really no go areas, even red light areas of Kabukicho in Shinjuku have tons of tourist visiting nowadays, crime towards visitors are low, the only real way you get into trouble is if you are looking for trouble yourself.
Yes it is safe (the same as most of Japan). There are really no really no go areas, even red light areas of Kabukicho in Shinjuku have tons of tourist visiting nowadays, crime towards visitors are low, the only real way you get into trouble is if you are looking for trouble yourself.
Shinjuku's underground labyrinth is so hard to navigate some have labeled it the “Dungeon Station”. And transfers at Shinjuku are so difficult that many don't know where to go even after looking at a map.
Shinjuku is a major business district by day and a major entertainment district by night (and a major transport hub during all hours that public transportation runs). The station is crowded; the streets are crowded.
Shinjuku station is the world's busiest railway station, with more than three million passengers every day. The station itself has 13 train lines and serves as a way to connect central Tokyo with the surrounding suburbs.
Shinjuku Station opening hoursThe station is open 24 hours a day; 365 days a year but most trains in Japan stop running at 12 midnight or 1am, starting again about 5am so the station is quiet at night with many shops closed.
For bars, resto, and a lot of clubs and adult night life, Shinjuku is superior. It's the best place to stay in Tokyo due to accessibility. My favorite park is also in Shinjuku. For famous landmarks, coffee shops, and shopping, Shibuya.
About railroad faresPeak fares are charged during business rush hours on any weekday train scheduled to arrive in NYC terminals between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. or depart NYC terminals between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.