Japan Travel Guide

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• Seibu department is an Ikebukuro’s landmark. Every brands are in there, so first of all, you should go there, and you can find your favorite shops.
• Brand list:
  • Hermes
  • Origins
  • De La Mer
  • Yves Saint Laurent
  • Givenchy
  • Clinique
  • Shiseido
  • Kanebo
  • EST
  • IPSA
  • Kose
  • SK-II
  • Ayura
  • Pola
  • Helena Rubinstein
  • RMK
  • L’occitane
  • Kiehl’s
  • Louis Vuitton
  • Burberry Blue Label
  • Fancl House
  • Sheltter
  • Vingny
  • O.Z.O.C
  • As know as De Base
  • Gelato Pique
  • Brownie Bee
  • P & J
  • Lancome
  • Bobbi Brown
  • Albion
  • Estee Lauder
  • Anna Sui Cosmetics
  • Chanel
  • Christian Dior
  • Clarins
  • Mac
  • Jill Stuart
  • Shu Uemura
  • Guerlain
  • Sonia Rykiel
  • Nars
  • Laura Mercier
  • Fraglance
  • Zucca
  • Ralph Lauren
  • Prada
  • Vivienne Westwood
  • Tomorrow Land
  • Marc Jacobs
• More info : http://www2.seibu.jp/common/images/pdf/100402_010_fg_english.pdf

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Ikebukuro Shopping Area

If you want to enjoy the shopping at Ikebukuro, best spots are in the buildings connected the Ikebukuro station, so it’s easy to access and enjoy shopping near the station. Check the east and west exits both, and find your best spots what you want to buy!

East

West

Ikebukuro Parco

Ikebukuro Mikado is striptease theater.

• station : Ikebukuro
• program :
  • Open : 10:30 -
  • 1st stage : 12:00 – 14:30
  • 2nd stage : 14:30 – 17:00
  • 3rd stage : 17:00 – 19:30
  • 4th stage : 19:30 – 22:00
• price : ¥4,000
  • morning price ¥3,000
  • student price : ¥2,000
• more info : http://www.mikado-gekijyo.com/top.htm (*Japanese only)

Animate Ikebukuro Head Shop

Animate is the retailing arm of MOVIC and is the largest retailer of anime, games, and manga in Japan. The first and headquarters store of Animate opened in 1983 and is located in Ikebukuro. Currently, there are 38 Animate stores in Japan, and one in Taipei, Taiwan.

• Station : Ikebukuro
• Place : 3-2-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshimaku, Tokyo
• Tel : 03-3988-1351
• Shop hours : 10:00-20:30 (Monday – Saturday) / 10:00-20:00 (Sunday)
• Shop holiday : -
• more info : http://www.animate-world.com/

Otome Road is a nickname for a street in Ikebukuro. The name is derived from a dense grouping of shops that specialize in “Otome-kei” (anime and dojinshi aimed at women; lit. Maiden-type,) merchandise, all on one side of a roughly 200 meter corridor. Frequenters have more bluntly called the area “Fujoshi Street”.

Otome Road is the female otaku’s town corresponding to Akihabara, the male otaku’s town. As it is only a small area of a larger commercial district it does not have frequenters who walk around in cosplay, and it is difficult to distinguish from other streets.

Fukuro

Fukuro is very cheap and delicious izakaya, cheaper than Watami, Tengu, and other famous izakaya chain restaurants.

• Area : Tokyo
• Station : Ikebukuro
  • you can check your transfer : http://tokyo-subway.net/english/index.html
• Category : Izakaya
• Shop Name : Fukuro
• TEL : 03-3986-2968
• Shop Hour : 7:00～24:00
• Shop Holiday : -

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From Haneda Airport to Ikebukuro, we recommend to use Keikyu Line.

• Keikyu Line & JR Yamanote Line
  • You have to change trains at Shinagawa station for Ikebukuro (change JR Yamanote Line)
  • Fares: ¥650
  • Duration: 58min

• Tokyo Mono-Rail & JR Yamanote Line
  • You have to change trains at Hamamatsucho station for Ikebukuro (change JR Yamanote Line)
  • Fares: ¥720
  • Duration: 58min

Check the Route from Haneda Airport to Ikebukuro

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We recommend following hotels.

Follwoing Every hotel is nearby Ikebukuro station, and staffs can speak English very well. Check those hotels and nice stay in Ikebukuro!

• 5star hotel
  • Prince Hotel Sunshine City Tokyo
• 4star hotel
  • Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo
• 3star hotel
  • The B Ikebukuro Hotel Tokyo
  • Ikebukuro Theatre Hotel Tokyo

If you don’t like those hotels, find your hotel here.

• http://hotels.tavii.com/en/

If you want to stay hostel in Tokyo, find your hostel here.

• http://www.jyh.or.jp/english/index.html

Taisho-ken shichi-fuku Ramen

• Area : Tokyo, Ikebukuro
• Category : Tukemen
• Shop Name : Taisho-ken shichi-fuku
• TEL : 03-5952-5288
• Shop Hour : 11:20〜23:30 / 11:30〜20:00(Sunday)
• Shop Holiday : the second, fourth Saturday