Like Shinjuku and Shibuya, Ikebukuro is known as one of the subcenters of Tokyo. Ikebukuro station is surrounded by huge department stores, speciality stors, restaurants, and adult-entertainment establishments. The downtown spreads out both the west and the east areas of Ikebukuro station. An average of 1 million people use Ikebukuro station per day.>>Map
Required Time to Notable Stations
Available Lines
Yamanote Line
Saikyo Line
Shonan-Shinjuku Line
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
Tobu Tojo Line
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line
Yamanote Line
6 mins to Shinjuku
16 mins to Ueno
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
15 mins to Tokyo
Bus
Toei Bus
To Tokyo Dome City
To Nishi-Arai Station
To Ueno Park
To Kaminarimon at Asakusa
Kokusai Kogyo Bus
To Nakano Station
To Tkashimadaira Station
To Hikarigaoka Station
To Akabane Station West Exit
Seibu Bus
To Shinjuku Station West Exit
Kanto Bus
To Nakano Station
The Sights
Ikufkuro
Sunshine City
The Seibu Department Stores
Bic Camera
Sakuraya
PARCO
Tokyo Hands
LIBRO
Junkudo
Animate
Mandarake
Toyota Amlux
Tobu Department Store
Marui City
Japan Library of Mystery Literature
Ikebukuro West Exit Park
TOKYO METROPOLITAN ART SPACE
Gokoku-ji
Sunshine Theatre
Theater Green
Events
Fukuro Festival
The festival has been holding every year since 1968. Over ten portable shrines are carried by the people who are representatives of each area in Ikebukuro. The festival includes the Tokyo Yosakoi. Many dancers takes part in the Tokto Yosakoi, and it is beacoming the center of attention in the Fukuro Festival.
