Ikebukuro, known as the second busiest station just behind Shinjuku Staion, is the mecca for the ramen shops, izakayas, and conveyor belt sushi restaurants where they exist almost every block in town. Food lovers often visit Ikebukuro for the "eat til drop" dining places.
SITES
Rikugien Gardens
Illuminated Edo period gardens at night through November
6-16-3 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku
Sunshine City
Shopping Centre with a ghost theme park inside. Has four towers, one is 240m high with an observation deck and also has an exhibition space.
Also has these places...
3 Coins
Sega Centre
Minato Planetarium Bar
Inside Sunshine city is also this...
Namjatown Indoor Theme Park
Which also has these inside it...
Gyoza Stadium
Gyoza Restaurants like Ramen Museum, set in 1950's Japan
Ice Cream City
Sells flavored ice cream such as Snake, Cow Tongue, Curry, Shark Fin, Squid and Octopus
Mejiro Garden
SHOPPING
Sugamo Jizo Dori
The Harajuku for old ladies
Sweets and lots of places to eat
Sunshine 60 Dori
Shopping and eating district
Shakey's Pizza
Tokyu Hands
Seibu
Shopping complex at Ikebukuro Station with a Loft inside.
1-28-1 Minami-ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
FOOD
Sakura Sushi
Traditional sushi restaurant. All sushi between Y70-100
Ouchou Yum Cha
Dumplings Y100 each
2-13-5 Kita-Otsuka, Toshima
Sake Sakana Omata
Supposedly the best Izakaya in Ikebukuro
1-7-8, Nishi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Seki building 1F
Shimura Koori Nama Ichigo
Kakigori (Shaved Iced tea)
COFFEE
Shilingol
4-11-9 Sengoku, Bunkyo-ku
Coffee, though all meat food. Heavily Mongolian themed with 2 stringed cello folk music playing and are also famous for a Vodka called Genghis Khan
BARS
Ikebukuro Boys Love Academy
Maid cafe for boys. Popular with Fujoshi (girls who love homoerotic fan fiction). Y500 gets you 30mins and a drink. You can watch boys share a Pocky.
3-9-13 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Iwashita Building 2F
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