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City hall observation rooms
The south room on the 45th floor is free and open until 10 pm. From December to February, Mt Fuji shows on many days.
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What I point out on the way
I spent nine years in Brisbane, from junior high to the end of university, and I guide in English or Japanese. I check our food stops with each shop before the day.
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Shinjuku Gyoen
Japan's first home-grown strawberry, the Fukuba strawberry, was raised in the greenhouse here. Entry is 500 yen, and it's closed on Mondays.
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Hanazono Shrine
Every time fire destroyed it, the shrine put up a theatre in its grounds to raise money for rebuilding.
Shinjuku Station holds the Guinness World Record for the busiest station, with an average of 2,704,703 people a day in 2022. I meet guests at a subway exit, because the station is easy to get lost in.
The name comes from Naito-Shinjuku, a post town on the Koshu Kaido highway set up on part of the Naito family's land.