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Around Ikebukuro

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Sunshine Aquarium

4.0

722 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Toshima-ku Higashikebukuro 3-1 Sunshine City World Import Mart Bill/rooftop

"This aquarium was designed to be an ""oasis in the sky."" Located inside Sunshine City, an Ikebukuro landmark, in addition to being visited by tourists from across the country and the world, the aquarium is also a favorite destination for couples, friends, families, and people of all ages. Along with exhibits modeled after actual coral reefs, lakes, rivers, and other scenery, the aquarium's new atmospheric jellyfish exhibit, remodeled and reopened on July 9, 2020, is also popular. In the aquarium's outdoor area, visitors can see seals and penguins swimming overhead as if they were flying through the sky."

Very nice Aquarium, but hard to find without help.Had great display tanks with slot of unusual animals like sea dragons. A lot of stuff I have never seen in aquariums in the US or Thiland. Hard to...
Sunshine City

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Toshima-ku Higashikebukuro 3-1

This mixed-use commercial complex located in Tokyo’s Toshima City Higashi Ikebukuro district is a famous landmark in Ikebukuro. Comprised of five buildings, the Sky Circus observatory complex and a restaurant floor offering good views can be found in the tallest Sunshine 60 building. Inside the other buildings are many popular sightseeing spots such as the Sunshine Aquarium, the Konica Minolta Planetarium “Manten,” NAMJATOWN, and the Ancient Orient Museum, while guests can also enjoy gourmet food and shopping on the shopping center “alpa”.
Maenohara Onsen Saya-no-Yudokoro

4.0

236 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Tokyo Itabashi-ku Maenochou 3-41-1

This day-trip onsen facility allows guests to enjoy real hot spring water fed non-stop directly from a natural source while still being in Tokyo. Using a renovated old Japanese home that was built in 1946, the attractive onsen has a relaxed, nostalgic ambience. There are fourteen types of baths with greenish brown mineral water, including the rotenburo (outdoor bath) that is surrounded by greenery, the indoor bath with highly concentrated carbonic spring water, and two saunas. The restaurant is also popular as guests can enjoy soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles) and set meals while gazing out at the kare-san-sui dry landscape that recreates a Showa-era garden. The closest station is Shimura-sakaue Station.

The onsen is just an hour away from Shinjuku by trains. It is small but new and clean. It is not touristic and has less people there, so it is quiet and relaxing. A few outdoor hot baths and a...
SKY CIRCUS Sunshine60 Observatory

4.0

258 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Toshima-ku Higashikebukuro 3-1 Sunshine 60 building 60F

SKY CIRCUS Sunshine60 Observatory is an enclosed observatory located in Ikebukuro’s landmark high-rise building, Sunshine60. Opening after renovations in April of 2016, the observatory’s facility offers an experience that is a fusion of the view and technology. Centerpiece attractions include TOKYO BULLET FLIGHT which uses VR and the latest 4D technology to see the future Tokyo from the sky, the swing-like experience coaster SWING COASTER and the SKY HALL where one can view the ground surface from the glass floor. Visitors can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view from a height of 251 meters above sea level. Advance reservations can be made on the Internet.

If you find yourself in Sunshine City Ikebukuro, this is the observatory at the top. The place is built with interactive installations through the walk around the building but I think the best view...
Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro Store

3.5

134 Reviews

Shopping

Tokyo Toshima-ku Nishikebukuro 1-1-25

It is a department store built inside a train terminal, with one of the largest sales floors in the Kanto area, directly connected to the west exit of Ikebukuro Station on each line, and was opened in 1962. The feature is that each floor is divided into sections from No.1 to 11. Each floor offers a variety of daily necessities, including food from the food floors on the first and second basement floors and food product exhibitions held in the event halls, as well as cosmetics, fashion, household goods, toys, and living goods. In addition, the 11th to 15th floors are restaurant areas, where a variety of gourmet foods including cuisine from different countries are gathered on all these five floors.

Came to this Ikebukuro Station as needed to take my girl to an anime cafe. Decided to shop and eat here first. I love this huge basement food heaven. Omg b1 and b2…. I went crazy wanting to buy...
Kishimojin

4.0

234 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

3-15-20 Miscellaneous Shogo Gorge Toshima-ku, Tokyo

A shrine which worships Kishimojin, the goddess of easy childbirth and child rearing. The name of the shrine’s famed osen dango (sweet dumplings) is a play on words—Kishimojin had one thousand (sen) children (ko – changed to “go” in dango), and thus these little treats also serve as a prayer to be blessed with children. The gingko trees on the shrine grounds are said to be some 700 years old and have been designated Natural Monuments by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The Oeshiki Taisai festival commemorating the Buddhist priest Nichiren’s death is held at the shrine each year from October 16 to 18. During the festival, the approach to the shrine is lined with bustling street stalls.

Kishimojin (Hariti) was originally a Persian (Iran) child eating demon, who converted to Buddhism and wowed to protect the faithful and especially children. This deity is hence very popular among...
Gokokuji Temple

4.0

154 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Bunkyo-ku Otsuka 5-40-1

My lovely wife and I visited Gokokuji Temple on a Friday morning. It is an easy 900 meter walk from the Gokouji station. This is a wonderful little gem of a temple, especially the lesser shrine where...
Pokemon Center MEGA TOKYO

Shopping

Tokyo Toshima-ku Higashikebukuro 3-1-2 Sunshine City Specialty Store Area Alpa 2F

An official shop for the popular Pokemon video game located inside Sunshine City in Ikebukuro. The shop carries all manner of merchandize sure to delight any Pokemon fan, including games, stuffed animals, and original goods. Events are also frequently held at the shop, and shop highlights such as Pokemon card game classes for beginners and presents for visitors on their birthday are fun for children as well as adults.
Konica Minolta Planetarium Manten in Sunshine City

3.5

111 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Toshima-ku Higashikebukuro 3-1-3 Sunshine City World Import Mart Building Rooftop

A planetarium operated by the Konica Minolta company. Newly remodeled and reopened in December 2015, this popular attraction saw some 100 thousand visitors in the first three months after reopening. The planetarium has won high praise for its realistic night sky, which recreates the color and twinkling of individual stars, and its two types of premium seating. The “lawn” seats allow guests to lie down on artificial grass, while the “cloud” seats make for a fluffy bed to enjoy the show. In addition to its standard program, the planetarium also screens between two and three additional programs, such as seasonal shows.

昔から池袋のランドマークとしてあるビルです。週末には、さまざまなイベントが開催されています。アニメ好きの聖地にもなっています。 This building has in Ikebukuro as landmark and have a many kinds of events in weekend. Also holy place for anime lover.
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Toshima-ku Nishikebukuro 1-8-1

This performing arts cultural complex opened in 1990 but was renovated and reopened in 2012, and is used for various performances including music, dramas, opera, musicals, and dance. Mainly comprised of four main halls which include the Concert Hall with the world’s largest pipe organ, the mid-sized Playhouse, Theatre East and Theatre West, it also has meeting rooms and exhibit space. There are dining establishments on the first floor which can be used for meals before the program begins or as a rendezvous area. The closest station is Ikebukuro Station.
Chihiro Art Museum Tokyo

4.0

72 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Nerima-ku Shimoshakuji 4-7-2

An art museum standing along Metropolitan Road 245 in Shimoshakujii, Nerima City. The museum displays works by Chihiro Iwasaki, a painter with a home and studio in Shimoshakujii known for her watercolors and picture books depicting children. The museum also holds exhibitions on related themes.

子供向けの絵本の挿絵を多く描いていたいわさきちひろさんの自宅兼アトリエの跡地にあります。現在、黒柳徹子さんがこの美術館と安曇野にある美術館、両方の館長を務めているそうです。大きな通りから少しだけ中に入った閑静な場所で、不整形な建物であるゆえにその隙間となる中庭が落ち着いた雰囲気を醸し出していました。実際にご本人が使ったアトリエをそのまま残してあるのが、とても興味深かったです。
Animate Sunshine

Shopping

Tokyo Toshima-ku Higashikebukuro 1-20-7

This eight-floor building located at the entrance to Otome Road in the Higashi Ikebukuro district of Tokyo’s Toshima City is comprised of floors with a lineup of products particularly for the benefit of female fans, more so than other Animate locations around the country. Inside is a cosplay shop as well as shops for second-hand character costumes and doll-related merchandise, a studio offering cosplay photography, and also an Animate Café where guests can enjoy a menu that collaborates with anime works. This building is constantly being visited by anime fans from all over the country.
Zoshigaya Cemetery

3.5

75 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Toshima-ku Minamikebukuro 4-25-1

The Zoshigaya Cemetery opened in 1874 as one of Tokyo’s municipal cemeteries. Occupying extensive grounds in Minami-Ikebukuro, closed to the bustling commercial district of Ikebukuro, the Cemetery is a quiet place where the only sound is the chirping of the birds. Many leading cultural figures are buried here, including Natsume Soseki, Nagai Kafu, Koizumi Yakumo, Takehisa Yumeji, and Nakahama Manjiro (John Manjiro). There are several flights of stone steps within the Cemetery leading up to elevated platforms; from these platforms, the views out over the streets of Zoshigaya are very atmospheric. Visitors to Zoshigaya Cemetery in autumn can see the beautiful red leaves of the Gingko trees.

After visiting Yanaka Cemeteries where cherry blossoms were in full bloom, we came to Zoshigaya Cemeteries surrounded by greeneries. It’s another cemeteries administered by the city of Tokyo. As...
Jiyugakuen Myonichikan

4.5

65 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Toshima-ku Nishiikebukuro 2-31-3

This house is located in a small neighborhood just southwest of Ikebukuro station. The ambience here is fantastic. I walk by here every time i am in Tokyo.
Ikebukuro Life Safety Learning Center

4.5

66 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Toshima-ku Nishiikebukuro 2-37-8

This facility where you can experience authentic disaster prevention in an urban area is located a five-minute walk from Ikebukuro Station. With a tour-type program led by an instructor, you can go on three types of experiences: earthquakes, smoke and fire extinguishing. The fire extinguishing corner where you can experience fighting a realistic fire projected on a large screen uses recycled water. You can experience discharging water using indoor fire hydrants and standpipes that you do not normally use. Groups of 10 or more people can also experience the disaster training drill corner, where you create roads, rivers and danger information on a map, allowing you to recheck your ability to manage disasters and sense danger.

I come from a country with no major natural disaster. Is an eye opener for me. The staff are extremely friendly.
Ancient Orient Museum

3.5

69 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Toshima-ku Higashi-ikebukuro 3-1-4 Sunshine City Cultural Hall 7F

This museum, located inside Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, is Japan's first dedicated to displaying materials on the ancient Orient. Designed to be a facility where visitors can learn about history by actually seeing it, exhibits include stone tools used by ancient peoples, recreations and models of ancient settlements, clay vessels and handicrafts exchanged between East and West excavated from archeological digs, and numerous priceless artefacts exhumed in Syria. There's also a movie room where you can watch a short video summarizing the history of the area from the origins of civilization through to the time of the Silk Road. The museum's shop sells original merchandise.

The Ancient Orient Museum is poorly named as we discovered. We visited in the hope of seeing more oriental exhibits but the vast majority of artefacts on display are from the Middle East and not...
Philatelic Museum

4.0

62 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Toshima-ku Mejiro 1-4-23

A museum located a three-minute walk from Mejiro Station on the JR Yamanote Line. This stamp museum's collection includes 350 thousand stamps including extremely rare postal stamps, stationary, stamp-related publications, and catalogs from around the world. Via the museum's standing exhibition as well as its special exhibitions, visitors can see unique and unusual stamps and envelopes. The museum also holds a variety of events to help visitors enjoy stamps. The shop on the first floor sells museum merchandise and stamps and postal goods from around the world. Visitors can also pay the museum entrance fee using stamps.

We visited on the 22/20/2019. It only costs 200 yen to get in. If you like stamps, its not bad. We got a photo of us on a stamp. If youre there to buy stamps, avoid paying the 200 yen to get in and...
Ikebukuro Shopping Park

3.5

55 Reviews

Shopping

Tokyo Toshima-ku Minamikebukuro 1-29-1

A shopping mall located underground below Ikebukuro Station which hosts clothing and accessory boutiques, side dish shops, Japanese and Western food shops, service establishments, and cafes. Open until 9:00 p.m. on weekdays, the facility is particularly valued by people traveling home from work. A variety of events, fairs, and sales are also held here-you'll be sure to want to come by and hunt for bargains.

We aimed to go to the basement of Seibu Department Store, but we happened to take a detour to visit this shopping park. As we were not familiar with its floor map, we just window shopped and found...
Miyagi Products Plaza COCO MIYAGI

4.0

52 Reviews

Shopping

Tokyo Toshima-ku Higashi-ikebukuro 1-2-2 Higashi Ike Building 12F

A two-minute walk from the east exit of JR Ikebukuro Station. This Miyagi Prefecture specialty products showroom occupies floors one and two of the Touike Building. The first floor is a shop area carrying sake, rice, seafood products, confections, arts and crafts, and other specialty products. This area is also used to test sales of new products, and hold event sales where customers can meet staff from companies which make the shop's products as well as representatives from towns, cities, and villages in Miyagi Prefecture. One of the facility's biggest draws, however, is the Date Gyutan Honpo restaurant on the second floor, where you can enjoy the tastes of Miyagi, particularly set meals, Japanese-style curry, and creative cuisine made with beef tongue.

ずんだ豆ソフトクリーム目当てで訪問。池袋東口から5分も歩かずに到着。各県のサテライトショップは銀座に多い。池袋で宮城の美味しさを体験できるなんて幸せ！
Homyoji Temple

4.0

38 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Toshima-ku Minami-Ikebukuro 3-18-18

This ancient temple is said to have been founded in 810 during the reign of Emperor Saga. After receiving an official seal from Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun, this historic location has been frequented by many that were high up in the Tokugawa lineage. The path toward the Sanmon Gate is noted for its famous cherry blossom trees that have been around since the Edo era. This spot is now one of Ikebukuro's foremost cherry blossom viewing destinations, which brings in large crowds every spring.

こちらは、池袋駅東口より徒歩15分にあります。立派な山門を入ると正面には、これまた立派な本堂がどーんと構えています。左手には鐘桜があり境内全体が静寂に包まれていました。

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