新宿：東京的中心

Shinjuku is Tokyo’s business, shopping, and entertainment district. Two million people pass through its subway station every day which gives an indication of how popular and crowded it is. The area is divided into Shinjuku West, which is the business area, and Shinjuku East which is the entertainment and shopping area.

新宿是東京的商務、購物和娛樂的地區。每天有兩百萬人通過這裡的地鐵站，顯示這個地方有多麼受歡迎，多麼擁擠。這個地區被劃分為新宿西區和東區，西區是商務中心，東區是娛樂和購物地區。

Shinjuku West is best visited during the day when one can truly feel the working life of the people. The Japanese value work very highly and don’t consider a 15-hour workday unusual. Walking amidst the skyscrapers of Shinjuku West and seeing businesspeople making deals on their ubiquitous cell phones is a great way to see professional Tokyo in action. Don’t forget to visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. An observatory on the 45th floor where there are breathtaking views of Tokyo. On a clear day, you can even see Mount Fuji!

新宿西區最好在白天時參觀，可以真正體驗到他們的上班生活。日本人很重視工作，即使一天工作15個小時也不稀奇。走在新宿西區的摩天大樓間，到處都能看到商務人士用手機談生意，那是觀察東京運作很棒的方式。不要忘記參觀東京的大都會政府大樓，那裡的45樓有一個瞭望台，有東京令人驚豔的美景。在晴朗的日子，甚至還能看到富士山！

If you’re in the Shinjuku area at night, it’s best to head to Shinjuku East. With all the bright lights, music, and crowds, it is an assault on the senses. Every storefront is adorned with multicolored flashing lights that make you feel like you’re in an amusement park. Shinjuku Dori Avenue and Yasukuni Dori Avenue are the main shopping streets and everything from cheap souvenirs to expensive technological gadgets which Japan is famous for can be bought here. Cinemas, nightclubs, and venues that offer traditional Japanese singing and dancing make this the entertainment heart of the city. There are also street performers putting on shows of music and drama, and if you like what you see, you can drop some yen into their donation box.

假如你是晚上在新宿，最好去新宿東區，那裏有明亮的燈光、音樂和人群，是一種感官刺激。每個店面都裝飾著多采多姿閃爍的燈光，讓你覺得像在遊樂園裡面。晴海街和靖國街是購物的主要街道，從便宜的紀念品到日本有名的昂貴科技機件，都可以在這裡買到。電影院、夜總會和表演傳統日本歌唱舞蹈的場所，讓這個城市成為娛樂中心。還有街頭藝人表演音樂和戲劇，假如你喜歡他們的表演，可以投一些錢幣在他們的捐獻箱裡。

Tokyo is one of the biggest cities in the world and has many things to offer to visitors. To really feel its pulse, however, there is no other place to go in Tokyo but Shinjuku.

東京是世界上最大的城市之一，有很多的事物可讓觀光客觀賞，但如果要真正感受城市的脈動，就沒有其他選擇，一定要去東京的新宿。