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Find your home rental in Ikebukuro, a neighborhood to discover in Tokyo. It offers a wide variety of leisure activities and a convenient location for visiting the Japanese capital. Ikebukuro is one of Tokyo's most important districts, located in the north-west of the city on the Yamanote River. Ikebukuro is known for its lively atmosphere and all kinds of entertainment. At the eastern exit is Sunshine City, with its 60-storey tower. At the western exit, Nishi Ichiban Gai and Romance-dori offer an inexhaustible choice of restaurants. Choose your apartment in Ikebukuro: our Traver Angel, Chris, takes you on a video tour of the neighborhood.

• Benefits: A lively neighborhood packed with restaurants and konbinis (convenience stores often open 24/7), Ikebukuro is also home to numerous cafés and stores. Ikebukuro station is just a few minutes away from one of Tokyo's largest train stations. Currency exchange offices, karaoke bars and video game arcades round out the advantages of the Ikebukuro district.
• Minus: Ikebukuro's wide avenues are often crowded, and the station is a bit labyrinthine.
• Transportation: When you choose to rent a house in Ikebukuro, you benefit from an ideal, well-connected location. Multiple train and subway lines make the Ikebukuro district an ideal starting point for all excursions. From Ikebukuro station: the JR Yamanote line connects with strategic points in the capital - the Marunouchi, Fukutoshin and Yurakucho subway lines quickly link central Tokyo.
• Attractions: The Sunshine Center, the first major urban complex built in the late 70s, housing a magnificent aquarium (scheduled to reopen in summer 2011) and an open-air terrace overlooking Tokyo on the 60th floor. The first and largest store of Bic Camera, Japan's largest video-hifi chain. The Amlux store, one of Toyota's largest showrooms in Japan.