Ikebukuro district, Tokyo 池袋

The district of parties and pop culture in the north of Tokyo

Ikebukuro is one of the main districts in Tokyo and one of the most lively, but not far from the buzz, discover another, calmer side. Between electronics shops, Japanese pop culture boutiques, popular restaurants and izakayas, high-end clubs and famous universities, discover this unique and unmissable district.

Ikebukuro, an old artistic district

Ikebukuro is in the district of Toshima, which has long carried a dark image (post-war black market, Sugamo prison) and has a well-connected station. Eight train and metro lines go through Ikebukuro station. It's the third biggest station after Shibuya and Shinjuku, and more than two million people pass through it each day 

Here there are restaurants, karaoke bars, anime shops, souvenir shops and game centres, along large streets crowded in the evening and on weekends especially because there are many theatres including the Ikebukuro Engei Jo, one of the four rakugo theatres (humorous narrative literary show) in Tokyo... This is a neighbourhood with varied entertainment; however, it's less festive than Shibuya or Shinjuku.

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L'aquarium de Sunshine City à Ikebukuro, Tokyo

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