The story
Borrowed from Japanese 新(しん)宿(じゅく) (Shinjuku).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by the (clockwise from north) Toshima, Bunkyō, Chiyoda, Minato, Shibuya, and Nakano special wards; it is also the location of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office. Full definition →
Borrowed from Japanese 新(しん)宿(じゅく) (Shinjuku).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.