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jmdict 2839039 Active (id: 2003107)
眠らない街眠らない町
ねむらないまち
1. [exp,n]
▶ city that never sleeps



History:
3. A 2019-04-02 22:44:02  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Eijiro, GG5: 新宿は眠らない街だ  Shinjuku never sleeps.
  Comments:
A possibly useful phrase. I don't mind keeping it.
2. A* 2019-04-02 19:42:38  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Given that the meaning is rather obvious (no different to the English expression), and that it's very unlikely someone would do an EJ lookup for this, I don't think it's necessary.
1. A* 2019-04-02 06:58:14  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
眠らない街	33447
眠らない町	3024

寝ない町	21
寝ない街	61
  Comments:
worth having? popular in song, movie titles etc. somewhat idiomatic. Not necessarily "what someone reasonably proficient in 
Japanese would come up with when trying to express the English meaning in Japanese"

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