Ikebukuro is home to many of Japans large department stores and is also home to a large shopping centre known as Sunshine City that houses a planetarium, observatory, aquarium, indoor theme park and an ancient orient museum. Across the road from Sunshine City is Toyota Amulux.
Sunshine City is around 600m east of Ikebukuro Station accessible from Tokyo on the Maurounochi subway line. To the west of Ikebukuro station is the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space
Ikebukuro is a shopping and entertainment district in Tokyo’s Toshima ward. Ikebukuro is best known for the huge Sunshine City shopping centre and Toyota’s Interactive showroom known as Toyota Amulux.
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Below is a Map of Ikebukuro with the major attractions numbered. Ikebukuro is a popular shopping center with the majority of the shops east of the station. Attached to Ikebukuro station are the Seibu and Tobu Department stores. Like in many Japanese cities these stores are owned by private rail companies of the same name and are positioned over their respective rail terminals.
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This huge complex is both a shopping and entertainment Mecca with four towers including a 240 high skyscraper with observation deck on the top. The tower building, which is actually the second highest building in Tokyo, comprises of office space a lyceum hosting many events and entertainment programs and a large hotel The Sunshine City Prince Hotel. The lower levels are a monstorous maze of shops and tourist attractions.
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This is another of Toyoto’a large presence in Tokyo. The Toyota Amlux is a bit more of a technical centre and museum than the more entertainment based Megaweb at Odaiba.
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Ikebukuro is home to some of Tokyo’s and in fact the world’s largest department stores. Here you can buy just about everything.
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This little fellow scares off more customers than he attracts.