Ikebukuro
Ikebukuro is a district in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan.
Ikebukuro is a district in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. Centered around Ikebukuro Station, the third-busiest railway station in Japan, it serves as one of Tokyo's major commercial and entertainment districts and is considered a primary urban hub of northern Tokyo. Notable landmarks in Ikebukuro include the Toshima Ward Office, the Sunshine City complex and the flagship department stores of Seibu and Tōbu.
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Worth seeing in and around Ikebukuro
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo in Japanese and UTokyo in English) is a public research university in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1877 as the nation's first modern university by the merger of several pre-westernisation era institutions, its direct precursors include the Tenmongata, founded in 1684, and the Shōheizaka Institute.
5 km · national university in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 02Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower is a 204-metre-tall, 50-story educational facility located in the Nishi-Shinjuku district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The building was designed by a team led by Paul Noritaka Tange, the son of Kenzo Tange.
4.5 km · building in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Waseda University
Waseda University, abbreviated as Waseda or Sōdai, is a private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the Tōkyō Professional School by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the eighth and eleventh prime minister of Japan, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902.
2.4 km · private university in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 04Yasukuni Shrine
Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Emperor Meiji in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in service of Japan, from the Boshin War of 1868–1869, to the two Sino-Japanese Wars, 1894–1895 and 1937–1945 respectively, and the First Indochina War of 1946–1954.
4.9 km · Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 05Japan National Stadium
The National Stadium, alternatively Olympic Stadium, currently known as MUFG Stadium for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as New National Stadium, is a multipurpose stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Opened in 2019 and originally constructed for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, it hosted the ceremonies and track and field events.
5.8 km · stadium in Kasumigaoka, Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Nippon Budōkan
The Nippon Budokan, often shortened to simply the Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
5.4 km · indoor arena located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 07Ueno Imperial Grant Park
Ueno Park is a spacious public park in the Ueno district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. The park was established in 1873 on lands formerly belonging to the temple of Kan'ei-ji.
5.8 km · park in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 08National Stadium in Tokyo
The former National Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The stadium served as the main stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as being the venue for track and field events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
5.8 km · defunct multi-purpose stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 09Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome is an indoor stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a baseball stadium following its predecessor, Korakuen Stadium.
4.6 km · indoor stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 10Sophia University
Sophia University is a private Jesuit research university in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1913 by the Jesuits, it was granted university status in 1928, becoming the first Catholic university in Japan.
5.4 km · private university in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
There is, quite frankly, very little in the way of attractions for tourists in Toshima.
- 01Zōshigaya Cemetery
- 02Kōgan-ji Temple
- 03Myōkō-ji Temple
According to legend, the grave of Lady Oiwa (Oiwa-san) in Yotsuya Kaidan, Japan's best-known ghost story and a direct inspiration for the Ring horror movies, is in this temple.
- 04Honmyōji Temple
- 05Hōmyōji
Features the statue of Kishimojin (鬼子母神像) who is a Japanese God of fertility.
- 06Sunshine 60
Sunshine 60 was once the tallest building in Japan and it remains the most prominent building within the Sunshine City complex.
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Things to do
- 01Ikefukurō
A statue of an owl (fukurō) near the east exit.
- 02Namja Town
- 03Manten
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Where to eat
Konaya (古奈屋), Sugamo 3-37-1. Mon Wed-Fri 10:00-16:30, Sat Sun 10:00-18:30. The original shop of restaurant chain renowned for its curry udon noodles. The noodles are cut by hand, the special curry stock is brewed for two days, and ¥1210 will get you some mighty fine tasting udon. Akebono Sushi, 1-9-23 Minami-Ikebukuru,. Fight Gyoza (ファイト餃子), 4-23-6 Sugamo,. Famous for deep-fried gyoza.
- 01Souten
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Getting to Ikebukuro
- Airports
- Tokyo Haneda (HND), 21 km · Narita (NRT), 61 km · Ibaraki (IBR), 81 km
- Stations
- Shinjuku Station, 4.5 km · Ikebukuro Station, 0 m · Yoyogi Station, 5.2 km · Iidabashi Station, 4.4 km · Shin-Ōkubo Station, 3.4 km
- Narita → Ikebukuro55 km · quickest by road, 1h 42m · ¥800–1,100
- Omitama → Ikebukuro81 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · ¥1,020–1,400
- Makinohara / Shimada → Ikebukuro172 km · quickest by road, 3h 17m · ¥2,290–3,120
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ikebukuro
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ikebukuro. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inHitchhiking into Tokyo is pretty easy, but hitchhiking out is considerably more difficult.
- Get inIt's definitely possible for determined cheapskates though, see Hitchhiking in Japan for a detailed list of tested escape routes from the city.
- Get inKokusai Kogyo Bus (国際興業バス) Keisei Bus (京成バス) Keikyu Bus (京急バス) Keio Bus (Japanese Website) (京王バス) Kanto Bus (関東バス) Nishi Tokyo Bus (Japanese Website) (西東京バス) Odakyu Bus (Japanese Website) (小田急バス) Odakyu Highway Bus (小田急ハイウェイバス) Seibu Bus (西武バス) Tobu Bus (Japanese Website) (東武バス) Tohoku Kyuko Bus (東北急行バス) One of the great ports of the world, Tokyo also has domestic ferry services to other points in Japan.
- Get inHowever, none of the regular international ferries to Japan call at Tokyo.
- Get inThe main long-distance ferry terminal is , on an artificial island adjacent to Odaiba in Tokyo Bay.
From Wikivoyage: Tokyo, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Ikebukuro
Ikebukuro is 2 km from Itabashi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Tokyocapital and largest city of Japan4.8 km
- Shinjukuspecial ward in the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan4.1 km
- Chiyodaspecial ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan5.5 km
- Bunkyō-kuspecial ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan4.4 km
- Toshimaspecial ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan700 m
- Nakanospecial ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan5 km