Shopping Spots in Around Ikebukuro Area

  • 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”.
  • Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro Store
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    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...

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Ikebukuro Shopping Park
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    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
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    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!

  • Junkudo Bookstore Ikebukuro
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    4.5
    6 Reviews
    Shopping
    Tokyo Toshima-ku Minamikebukuro 2-15-5
    This is a large bookstore located five minutes on foot from JR Ikebukuro Station East Exit, and the sales floor is from the basement to the ninth floor. There are books of various genres ranging from literary books to magazines, comics, medical and other specialist books etc. Many people visit from far away to find the book they are looking for. Inside the shop, you can search for your desired book with the help of a search machine, or you can use the desks and chairs provided to choose your books carefully. There is also a café on the fourth floor.

    池袋駅のすぐそばにあるジュンク堂。フロア面積が広く,品ぞろえ豊富で,専門書も充実しています。本を買うときは必ずジュンク堂というくらいよく行くお店です。

  • Sunshine City ALTA
    Shopping
    Tokyo Toshima-ku Higashikebukuro 3-1-3 World Import Mart Building B1F/1F
    This is a shopping spot popular among young people in their teens and early twenties located in a specialty shop street within the “Sunshine City” complex in Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo. There are approximately 80 stores including apparel shops, miscellaneous goods shops, and restaurants on the two floors, and the products for sale are changed regularly to keep up with new trends and the seasons. There are also many fast-food and reasonably priced restaurants so even students can enjoy eating here.
  • CRIOLLO (Tokyo Main Store)
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tokyo Itabashi-ku Mukaihara 3-9-2 Santosville
    Western-style bakery and cafe only a five-minute walk from Kotake-mukaihara Station in Mukaihara, Itabashi City. Chef Santos Antoine, winner of the Superior Taste Award in the 2009 World Patisserie Competition, bakes sweets and breads which you can try with Criollo's wine. Eat in the cafe and try the original blend of coffees and food menu.
  • Yamato Sample Factory
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    5.0
    7 Reviews
    Shopping
    Tokyo Toshima-ku Kamiikebukuro 4-18-2 Tatematsu Mansion 101

    This was one the most fun activities in all Japan. Every restaurant shows samples of their menu, and all over world we laugh at the accurate representation. So we arrived and decided to create our...

  • KitKat Chocolatory
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tokyo Toshima-ku Minamikebukuro 1-28-1 Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store basement 1F Seibu Food Center Sweets & Gifts Sales floor
    This KitKat specialty shop is inside the Seibu Ikebukuro department store near Ikebukuro Station. From their signature Sublime Bitter line, made with couverture bitter chocolate selected for cacao quality, source and roasting, to bars topped with nuts and dried fruit, the goods here are made with ideas from a professional patissier.
  • animate Café Ikebukuro 3 Shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tokyo Toshima-ku Higashikebukuro 1-20-6 Plaza Inn Ikebukuro 3F
    A concept café operated by animate, the anime merchandise chain store. The café is located on the third floor of the Ikebukuro Plaza In building. The café offers food and drinks themed after current popular anime and video games. The interior and music is also connected to anime and video games, creating a unique, anime-themed atmosphere. The café sells merchandise available nowhere else and some menu items come with unique novelties—many fans come here seeking these special goods.
  • Tora no Ana Ikebukuro Store
    Shopping
    Tokyo Toshima-ku Higashikebukuro 1-9-1 Seiko Sunshine Building XI 6-7F
    Tora no Ana is a dojin shop in Higashi-Ikebukuro in Tokyo’s Toshima City. It deals mainly in fan-created magazines and fan merchandise but also sells commercially produced comics and anime. There are two Tora no Ana shops in the Ikebukuro area, and Tora no Ana B is one of them, while Tora no Ana A sells mostly merchandise that appeals to men. The store also sells adult comics along with action figures and other toys. In November 2015, the former Store A and Store B changed places, so the current Store A is in the building where Store B was formerly located.
  • Melonbooks Ikebukuro
    Shopping
    Tokyo Toshima-ku Minamikebukuro 1-23-6 KDG Building B1F
    A shop located in the Minami-Ikebukuro area of Toshima City, Tokyo selling dojinshi (fanzines) based on anime, video game, manga, and light novel properties as well as merchandise and new books. Although the shop sells adult-oriented merchandise, it is also notable for its large collection of books and products for more general tastes. Some of the things sold at Melonbooks are offered nowhere else, and many customers come here from far away seeking their favorite dojinshi and related merchandise. Open until 11 pm, even people coming home from work can stop by and browse at their leisure.
  • Takase Ikebukuro Main Store
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    4.0
    175 Reviews
    Shopping
    Tokyo Toshima-ku Higashi-ikebukuro 1-1-4

    The best Hamburg steak I’ve tasted . The ambience is a retro cafe that serves authentic Japanese yoshoku . Price is reasonable for wagyu beef dishes .

  • Parlor Ekoda
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    4.5
    43 Reviews
    Shopping
    Tokyo Nerima-ku Sakaechou 41-7
    A renowned bread bakery located in the Ekoda neighborhood. Inside, the shop is heavily accented with warm woods, and a stone mortar is used to grind the flour used in whole wheat and other hard breads right in the bakery. You can choose from among various breads and ingredients and have the staff make a sandwich for you. The toast set is also a popular menu option. Some 30 varieties of hearty sandwiches ready to take home line the shop's showcase at any given time. The shop was also used as a location in the television version of the hit manga, Kodoku no Gourmet.

    パンは店頭に並んでいるものも店内で食べることができますが、いろいろなパンを食べたかったので四種類のパンが二切れづつのパン盛りセットにしました。 パンにはオリーブオイルかバターが付きますが、この日はオリーブオイルを切らしていたのか、バターがセットされていました。 コーヒー(ホット)は豆が二種類用意されていて、選べます。とは言え、よくわかりません。 デザートにティラミス(ハーフ)を頼みましたが、これが...

  • RINGO Ikebukuro
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    4.0
    75 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tokyo Toshima-ku Minamikebukuro 1-28-2 JR Ikebukuro Station 1F
    An integrated bakery and shop serving fresh-baked custard apple pies. Filled with smooth custard and thick-cut apples, the shop’s pies are delicious whether fresh out of the oven or enjoyed later. The shop’s apples, flour, and milk are all from Hokkaido. The shape of Ringo’s pies was developed and refined over a 30 year period by the renowned Kinotoya pastry shop in Sapporo.

    While visiting Ikebukuro, dont miss the shop selling their pies. You can actually smell them in the street. Not many choices (3-4) but they are all delicious. Sometimes, you may have to line up...

  • ACOS Ikebukuro
    Shopping
    Tokyo Toshima-ku Higashikebukuro 3-2-1 Animate Sunshine 2-3F
    A one-stop cosplay shop carrying a huge variety of cosplay items such as wigs and color contacts in addition to, of course, costumes. From new works to old favorites, the shop carries costumes for a stunning array of anime. ACOS also only stocks the best cosplay accessories, such as prop swords, an item no Japanese character cosplay costume can be without. The shop also allows patrons to try things on before they buy.
  • Toraya Uiro (Ikebukuro Tobu Shop)
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tokyo Toshima-ku Nishikebukuro 1-1-25 Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro branch Main building B1F
    A shop selling uiro (Japanese traditional confectionery made from steamed rice and wheat flour) located in the main building of the Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro located near Ikebukuro Station. This long-standing shop was founded in Ise City, Mie in 1923 and sells uiro, a popular Ise sweet, made by hand using select flour and other ingredients and without the use of preservatives. In addition to standard flavors such as sweet bean paste and chestnut, the shop also sells seasonal items.
  • Bunmeido (Seibu Ikebukuro Main Shop)
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tokyo Toshima-ku Minamikebukuro 1-28-1 Seibu Department Store Ikebukuro main store B1F
    A castella cake shop located in the Seibu Ikebukuro department store next to Ikebukuro Station. Bunmeido has sold its signature castella cakes, Wakakusayama dorayaki, baumkuchen, and other tasty treats since its establishment in 1900.

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