Shinjuku high rise buildings

For somebody who has grown up in a village having no more than 400 inhabitants, high rise buildings are fascinating. I was already astonished during the bus ride along the highways from Narita airport when I saw so many building having more than 7 floors. Actually, this is standard in Tokyo. There are areas with many family owned houses having only two floors, which were built in early 20th century when land was affordable in Tokyo. Many newer buildings are accomodated or visited by more people than my home village.
Shinjuku is not only famous for its high rise buildings, but also for its high frequented station (during rush hour 500 people enter the trains per second), the amusement quarter Kabukicho, the beautiful park Shinjuku Gyoen and some other things like electronic department stores, although Akihabara is the first place in Tokyo for the latter. Today I would like to focus on the high rise buildings. The first building after exiting the station on its West exit is the futurustic looking Subaru building.

You can enjoy a nice 30 to 45 minutes walk in the middle of the skyscrapers, seeing how small one human is inbetween what humen are able to build. Some of them are perfectly cleaned mirrors.

The photo on the right hand side shows the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, or Tocho. On top of each tower there is an observartory. The entrance is free so I enjoy it very often, also during night time (until 11 p.m.). The view is amazing, especially on clear days when you can see Mt. Fuji.

View from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bldg. in the direction of Docomo Tower (in front) and Tokyo Tower (second from right)