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Contents 1 Manga College? 2 recent edits by 202.236.167.243 3 Shinjuku photos 4 Too many images

[edit] Manga College?

I was reading that manga-ka (I think Rumiko Takahashi was one) went to a sort of "manga college" in Shinjuku. I'm PRETTY sure it is called Koike Kazuo Juku. The address is:

Koike Kazuo Juku
Tohoku Shinsha Shinjuku Biru
Shinjuku 1-18-14
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo-to, Nippon

Thanks!! --MasterPayne22 21:16, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

His own web site refers to "Koike Kazuo Gekigason-juku" Fg2 22:13, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

There's a photo on the Shinjuku page called "view of Kabukicho at night" but it looks like a view of Koshukaido at night DDD DDD 03:52, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Sinzyuku = 525 google hits, sufficient enough for it to stay. WhisperToMe 03:21, 19 May 2004 (UTC)

No, it's redundant and pointless, and Shinjuku is the standard English spelling and the romanization used by the Japanese themselves, quite apart from the rules of Kunreishiki. "Sinzyuku" is incorrect. Also, it's standard practice in Wikipedia not to use abbreviations like "lit.". Exploding Boy 14:57, May 19, 2004 (UTC)

SUSTAINED! Sekicho 12:52, May 20, 2004 (UTC)

That fucktard Exploding Boy obviously knows better than the

japanese themselves, right? -- Anonymous

Uh...well, when the Japanese use the same thing and it can be easily proven, he's obviously onto something. Go to Tokyo sometime, take any subway to Shinjuku and it'll be romanticised as such, alongisde kanji as well.

I think you mean 'romanised'. "Shinjuku" is the overwhelming consensus among those who romanize Japanese. It's also the closest to the correct pronunciation, which is a good enough reason to keep it. - Richardcavell 13:11, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Shinjuku's "Ni-chome" area is one of the largest gay nightlife areas in Japan, but it isn't mentioned in the article. Is it worth including? Not only that, but Shinjuku has one of the largest concentrations of "blues" and other music-themed bars in all of Tokyo, and perhaps, Japan.

[edit] recent edits by 202.236.167.243

1. Why take out "western Tokyo"? Shinjuku is most definitely in western Tokyo.

2. "Capital of Tokyo"? Very strange. Shinjuku has no official status as such, nor do people commonly refer to it that way. This is only slightly less bizarre than saying Manhattan is the capital of New York City.

[edit] Shinjuku photos

The photos on the Shinjuku page are pretty good, but they are all commercial related.

• The one of Yasukuni Dori at night is ok. And that certainly is an image that people have of Tokyo.
• The photo below that says "In the daytime...". Is that supposed to be Yasukuni Dori in the day? I think it's in the electronics area on the western side of Shinjuku station. In that photo, there are almost no people. I would guess it was taken fairly early in the morning. Is it necessary to have two photos of signboards, night and day?
• The next photo is TMG. Fair enough.
• Then the skyscrapers of Nishi-Shinjuku. Hmmm...
• Then another skyscraper shot, from night.

Surely the commercial, skyscraper aspect of Shinjuku is very important. But it is not Shinjuku's only component. I think people looking at the Shinjuku page from abroad, people who have never been to Japan, would not get a fair understanding of all that is Shinjuku. After all, +300,000 live there, there must be some interesting residential areas, with small, crooked, streets. Trees? Green spaces? An empty looking koban? An old wooden house with too many plants and plant boxes out front? The fact that Shinjuku is the busiest train station in the world is played up in the article (is that verifiable?) but there is no photo of Shinjuku station. Etc. etc. etc. Yoroshiku. (Forgot to sign. DDD DDD 03:18, 23 April 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Too many images

This article have too many images, we really need to remove a few of them. Especially since there are two images showing the same things. Any suggestions on which ones to remove? --Jonte-- 19:14, 14 May 2007 (UTC)