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The safest red-light district in the world Shinjuku (新宿) and Takadanobaba (高田馬場) have many different faces. What is said to be the most dangerous neighborhood in town, Kabukicho (歌舞伎町), is in Shinjuku, and the skyscraper district on the west side houses some of Tokyo's most successful businesses and hotels. Takadanobaba is a few stations over and is a college town. Here you'll find great ethnic restaurants, cheap stores, second hand book shops and rowdy young people.

International Catholic Hospital a.k.a. Seibo Byoin (聖母病院) hospital Practices include pediatrics, surgery, eye clinic (ophthalmology), E.N.T (ear, nose and throat), orthopedic surgery, anesthesiology, dermatology, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, radiology and urology. Information and services in English, French, Spanish and Japanese. 2-5-1 Naka Ochiai Shinjuku-ku 03-3951-1129 Station: Nakano (JR, metro north exit) more information...

i-Rock Ganbanyoku Tokyo - Nakano branch (iRock 岩盤浴 東京 中野店) granite detox spa Lie atop these black slabs of heated rock and sweat away toxins and stress. This is ganbanyoku--a sauna in which you lie fully clothed--said to improve your health, skin and circulation. This branch was voted best ganbanyoku sauna in 2005 by one of the biggest publishers of women's magazines, Kodansha. One 1.5 hour visit from ￥3,000. Some information in English available. NK Bldg. 3F, 4-4-11 Nakano, Nakano-ku 03-3389-1695 Station: Nakano (JR, metro north exit) more information...