# Kabukicho

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kəˈbuːkiːˌt͡ʃoʊ/

## Definitions
1. A district of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Kantō, Japan; an entertainment, gambling, and red light district.

## Etymology
From Japanese 歌舞伎町 (Kabuki-chō, literally “Kabuki Town”), from being a district developed around what was to be a kabuki theatre (the theatre was never built).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kabukicho