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MEMORIES ALLEY, SHINJUKU
Shinjuku and the west
Tokyo has its fair share of fascinating districts, but for many visitors it's
Shinjuku (
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) that takes the biscuit. Only 4km due west of the green, leafy
calmness of the Imperial Palace, Shinjuku has a long and illustrious history
of pandering to the more basic of human desires. This action-packed,
neon-festooned district has it all, from the love hotels and hostess bars of
Kabukichō to shop-till-you-drop department stores and dazzlingly designed
skyscrapers. Throw in robot performances, two-hour all-you-can-drink
specials, Tokyo's main gay bar stretch and teeming covered arcades, and
you've still only just scratched the surface.
