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The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku (Let’s Walk Kagurazaka) Kagurazaka Street Walk: Things to Do in Shinjuku The tour ‘Explore the Charming Cobblestone Streets of Kagurazaka and Visit Famous Shops,’ listed in ‘The Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku,’ is also offered by our company as ‘Kagurazaka Walking Tour.’” Kagurazaka derives its name from the words “kagura” and “zaka.” “Kagura” means “music of the gods,” and “zaka” means “slope” in Japanese. In Japanese, the character for “slope” is read as SAKA or ZAKA. For example, 大坂 Osaka (in older kanji) is read as “Osaka,” where “坂saka” is pronounced as SAKA, while Kagurazaka is pronounced as “Kagurazaka,” where “坂zaka” is pronounced as ZAKA. When you see names with SAKA or ZAKA in Japanese place names, it indicates a town with many slopes or a town that used to have many slopes, making exploring enjoyable.   Kagurazaka Area Has 19 Slopes: The Charms of Climbing It is said that there are 19 slopes with names in the vicinity of Kagurazaka. Specifically, there are Kagurazaka, Karukoza, Watanabezaka, Jizozaka (Ushigome Tenjincho), Bikunizaka, Oboro no Saka, Akagizaka, Hyotanzaka, Aioizaka, Gomizaka, Gotenzaka, Sannenzaka, Jizozaka (Fukurocho), Asahizaka, Sodesurizaka, Bentenzaka, Shinzaka, Yureizaka, Ousaka. Kagurazaka is characterizedread moreThe Best 19 Things to Do in Shinjuku (Let’s Walk Kagurazaka)