Shinjuku panorama 新宿パノラマ, 1952-1955

The Shinjuku Historical Museum 新宿歴史博物館 has a database of over 500 images of (mostly) postwar, pre-1970s Shinjuku. See their website for photos.

I stumbled upon a series of photos from circa 1952-1955. Here are two version I stitched together. The left side of the photos shows the east exit of Shinjuku Station; beyond the station is the Yamanote Line tracks and, in the far background, mountains.

Here is the first panorama:

Panorama of Shinjuku, Tokyo, east exit area, circa 1952-1955.

Here’s the same panorama, merged using a slightly different method:

One of the first photos in this merged image can be found here, labelled:

• Mitsukoshi roof in the direction of Kabukicho 三越屋上から歌舞伎町方向.

These photos were taken from approximately this location: Google maps

Among the landmarks visible in this photos is the old Kinokuniya Bookstore 「紀伊國屋書店」:

See also:

• SHINJUKU STATION IN 1957, FROM “DANGER STALKS NEAR”
• Photos from 2017: Shinjuku from the Takashimaya department store rooftop