Shinjuku City is much more than the station. Most Sumyca rooms here are in calmer neighborhoods such as Kagurazaka, Waseda and Ochiai, a short train ride from Shinjuku Station. Every room is furnished, utilities are included in the monthly price, and almost every room has Wi-Fi.
Where to live in Shinjuku
Sumyca rooms are spread across five neighborhoods in Shinjuku City. Here is what each one is like and how far it is from Shinjuku Station.
Central Shinjuku
Nishi-Shinjuku · Higashi-Shinjuku · Shinjuku-sanchome
from $1,066Higashi-Shinjuku → Shinjuku-sanchome: approx. 2 min
Close to Shinjuku's offices and shops. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is here, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building has a free observation deck. Shin-Okubo is one of Japan's largest Koreatowns.
Rooms in Central Shinjuku
Yotsuya & Akebonobashi
Akebonobashi · Yotsuya-sanchome
from $1,027Akebonobashi → Shinjuku: approx. 4 min
Quieter streets just east of central Shinjuku. Araki-cho, a former geisha district, is known for the small restaurants and bars in its back alleys.
Rooms in Yotsuya & Akebonobashi
Waseda
Waseda · Nishi-Waseda
from $1,086Waseda → Shinjuku: approx. 18 min
Home to Waseda University's main campus and its Okuma Auditorium, a national Important Cultural Property. The Toden Arakawa Line streetcar starts at Waseda.
Rooms in Waseda
Kagurazaka & Edogawabashi
Kagurazaka · Ushigome-Kagurazaka · Edogawabashi
from $1,066Kagurazaka → Shinjuku: approx. 20 min
Stone-paved alleys, French restaurants and the red gate of Bishamonten Zenkoku-ji temple on the main street. Kagurazaka is often called Tokyo's "Little Paris".
Rooms in Kagurazaka & Edogawabashi
Ochiai
Shimo-Ochiai · Ochiai-Minami-Nagasaki · Ochiai
from $1,145Shimo-Ochiai → Seibu-Shinjuku: approx. 5 min
A quiet residential area on the Seibu Shinjuku Line. Otome-yama Park has spring-fed ponds and woodland, and fireflies are on view every July.
Rooms in Ochiai
Travel times from Shinjuku Station
- Haneda Airportapprox. 45 min (Oedo Line + Tokyo Monorail)
- Narita Airportapprox. 80 min, direct (Narita Express)
- Tokyo Stationapprox. 14 min (JR Chuo Line Rapid)
- Shibuyaapprox. 7 min (JR Yamanote Line)
- Ikebukuroapprox. 8 min (JR Yamanote Line)
- Shinagawaapprox. 19 min (JR Yamanote Line)
*Approximate times. Check a route planner for your exact trip.
How Shinjuku compares
*Lowest monthly price incl. utilities, among Sumyca rooms in each city (ward), as of October 2026.