Kikuichō
Kikuichō is a district located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Geography
Kikuichō is bordered by eight other districts of Shinjuku: Babashitachō, Waseda-tsurumakichō, Waseda-minamichō, Bentenchō, Haramachi-itchōme, Haramachi-nichōme, Wakamatsuchō, and Toyama-itchōme.It is primarily a residential area. Shops, restaurants and several temples are located along the main thoroughfare, Natsumezaka-dōri.
The closest train stations are Waseda Station (Tokyo Metro) on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line and Ushigome-yanagichō Station on the Toei Oedo Line.
Land Price
The average land price in Kikuichō was ¥1,230,000/m2 as of September 2023.By comparison, the average price across all of Shinjuku was ¥1,365,000/m2 as of March 2024.
Addresses
Addresses in Kikuichō do not implement the modern jūkyo hyōji format, and there is no division into chōme.Instead, the older chiban system based on lot numbers remains in use.
Due to subdivision, multiple buildings often share the same lot number.
Demographics
Kikuichō contains 1,167 households as of 2024-10-01, consisting of 970 male and 954 female registered residents.| Age Range | Japanese Citizens | Non Japanese Citizens | All Residents |
| 0–4 | 43 | 4 | 47 |
| 5–9 | 75 | 1 | 76 |
| 10–14 | 59 | 1 | 60 |
| 15–19 | 64 | 11 | 75 |
| 20–24 | 140 | 29 | 169 |
| 25–29 | 162 | 25 | 187 |
| 30–34 | 109 | 16 | 125 |
| 35–39 | 102 | 5 | 107 |
| 40–44 | 139 | 7 | 146 |
| 45–49 | 132 | 4 | 136 |
| 50–54 | 136 | 4 | 140 |
| 55–59 | 121 | 5 | 126 |
| 60–64 | 114 | 5 | 119 |
| 65–69 | 78 | 0 | 78 |
| 70–74 | 81 | 0 | 81 |
| 75–79 | 87 | 1 | 88 |
| 80–84 | 77 | 0 | 77 |
| 85–89 | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| 90+ | 43 | 0 | 43 |
| Total | 1,806 | 118 | 1,924 |
94% of the population are Japanese nationals and 21% are over 65 years of age.
Notable Facilities and Places
- Ushigome Daini Junior High School
- Kikuichō Campus, Waseda University
- Kantsuji Temple
- Honshōji Temple
- Myosenji Temple
- Raikoji Temple
- Seikanji Temple
- Natsume Sōseki Birthplace Monument
- Kikuichō War Victims Memorial Kannon Statue
Education
The Shinjuku City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools. Kikuichō is zoned to Shinjuku Waseda Elementary School and Ushigome Daini Junior High School.History
Kikuichō was named by Natsume Naokatsu in April 1869.Natsume Sōseki, his son, wrote about the origin of the name:
Natsume Naokatsu also gave his name to the long slope in the area, Natsumezaka.
Kikuichō was originally a district of Ushigome-ku. It became part of Shinjuku-ku on March 15, 1947 with the merger of the former wards of Yotsuya-ku, Ushigome-ku, and Yodobashi-ku.