tokyo: shinjuku west (tokyo metro govt offices bldg views)
tokyo: shinjuku west (tokyo metro govt offices bldg views)
this rather bland business and office tower neighborhood is quite a contrast from the much more colorful other areas of the shinjuku neighborhood, hang on for that later, but it has the twin-towered tokyo metropolitan government offices building observation deck views going for it - quite different from the roppongi mori tower views -- go early to beat the crowds -- cost = free!
they funnel you from shinjuku station thru a long claustrophobia inducing tunnel,
but at least there are shops and stuff along the way and it does open up eventually.
i keep meaning to get photoshop but never really felt the need for it...until now lol!
and the answer to your question was quite a difficult detective story for this author to find out -- but it has a real urban development history flavor so check it out here (very short answer: its not st. francis after all!):