is a neighbourhood in Waseda, Shinjuku, comprising three chōme of Nishi-Waseda 1-chōme, 2-chōme, and 3-chōme.
Geography Nishi-Waseda is located in the northern part of Shinjuku Ward. The northern section of the district borders the Kanda River, which serves as the boundary with Takada in Toshima Ward; it also borders Sekiguchi in Bunkyo Ward to the northeast. To the east, it borders Totsuka-machi, and to the southeast, Babashita-machi (both in Shinjuku Ward). The southern boundary is Suwa-dori Avenue, separating it from Toyama in Shinjuku Ward, while the western boundary is Meiji-dori Avenue, separating it from Takadanobaba in Shinjuku Ward.
Shin-Mejiro-dori Avenue runs along the northern edge of the district near the Kanda River, while Waseda-dori Avenue traverses the central area. Grand-zaka-dori Avenue runs near Nishi-Waseda 1-chome, which is home to Waseda University's main campus (the Waseda Campus). Other facilities associated with the university are also found in the vicinity. Consequently, the area features establishments such as secondhand bookstores and eateries catering to students, giving it the atmosphere of a student district. In particular, a cluster of secondhand bookstores dealing in antiquarian and used books lines Waseda-dori Avenue; the scale of this book district is second only to Kanda-Jinbōchō within Tokyo. Several other universities and vocational schools are also located here, though the area is otherwise primarily residential.
, land prices in the residential area stand at per square metre at the location of 2-18-35 Nishi-Waseda and per square meter at the location of 2-19-2 Nishi-Waseda.
Population On 1 March 2025 (announced by Shinjuku City), the number of households and the population are as follows: SubdistrictHouseholdsPopulation1-chōme3,9405,7522-chōme4,2476,1733-chōme4,4917,025Total12,67818,950
Population trends
Household trends
Transport
Railway Stations within districtNearby stations (Tokyo Sakura Tram)
Omokagebashi Station, 3-chōme
Waseda Station, 1-chōme Nishi-waseda Station, 3-chōme
Takadanobaba Station, 1-chōme
Waseda Station, 1-chōme
Waseda Station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line and the Waseda Station on the Toden Arakawa Line are located at separate sites and are 600 metres apart. Nishi-Waseda Station on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line opened on 14 June 2008, along Meiji-dori Avenue to the west; however, its actual location is in Toyama. It is also situated at a distance from the Toei Bus "Nishi-Waseda" stop near the Nishi-Waseda intersection.
Bus Toei Bus has two depots in Nishi-Waseda, Waseda depot Otakibashi Depot, and operates routes in the in the surrounding area.
Road
Tokyo Metropolitan Road / Saitama Prefectural Road Route 25 (Iidabashi-Shakujii-Niiza Line) — (Waseda-dori / Suwa-dori) Tokyo Metropolitan Road Route 433 (Kagurazaka-Koenji Line) — (Okubo-dori) Tokyo Metropolitan Road Route 305 (Shiba-Shinjuku-Oji Line) — (Meiji-dori) Hakoneyama-dori
Businesses The number of business establishments and employees according to the 2021 Economic Census is as follows. SubdistrictBusinessesEmployees1-chōme20311,7002-chōme2583,7362-chōme2292,141Total69017,577
Employee number trends
Places
Waseda University Waseda campus Kansen-en Park Anahachiman-gu Shrine Hojo-ji Temple Mizu-Inari Shrine Nishi-Waseda Tenso Shrine
References