is a district of

Shinjuku is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...

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. It is known for ''Toyama Heights'', one of the first and largest

danchi ( ja, 団地, literally "group land") is the Japanese word for a large cluster of apartment buildings or houses of a particular style and design, typically built as public housing by government authorities. Older danchi are sometimes compared to ...

(public housing) complexes in Tokyo for low-income households.

Education

The Shinjuku City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Toyama 2- chome and portions of 1-chome (20-21 ban) and most of 3-chome are zoned to Higashitoyama Elementary School (東戸山小学校). The rest of 1-chome is zoned to Waseda Elementary School ( 早稲田小学校). 3-chome 18-ban is zoned to Toyoama Elementary School (戸山小学校). 3-chome 21-ban is zoned to Totsuka No. 2 Elementary School ( 戸塚第二小学校). Almost all of Toyama is zoned to Shinjuku Junior High School ( 新宿中学校). However 3-chome 18-ban and 21-ban are zoned instead to Nishiwaseda Junior High School ( 新宿区立西早稲田中学校).

References

{{Shinjuku Districts of Shinjuku