Ikebukuro Station is one of Tokyo’s busiest rail hubs, with more than 2.5 million passengers passing through it on an average day. That makes it a major landmark in the city, so a lot of people were ...

Ikebukuro is one of Tokyo’s three major sub-centers and the central hub of the northern JR Yamanote Line. Thus, the gigantic Ikebukuro Station acts as an important hub that connects 2.62 million ...

Recent advertisements indicate that the Sega Ikebukuro arcade is reopening just across the street from the recently-shuttered Sega Ikebukuro GiGO Arcade. The location will open on October 22, 2021. It ...

Anime Tokyo Station in Ikebukuro celebrates the enduring legacy of two iconic anime series that are both marking 25 years ...

My quest to find some of Tokyo’s half-hidden treasures and overlooked spots takes me to Ōtsuka Station. This plain-looking area apparently has little to offer besides Ōtsuka Golf Plaza, one of the ...

Despite leading the first strike in 61 years at a major Japanese department store, Yasuhiro Teraoka’s former nemesis appointed him manager of Seibu’s flagship store in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district.

Pat Market is one of Harajuku’s most iconic select and archive stores, known for shaping how Tokyo’s youth actually dress. Their Ikebukuro location focuses on w ...

A 90-year-old former government bureaucrat was found guilty on Sept. 2 of killing two people and injuring nine others in a 2019 traffic accident in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district and sentenced to five ...

Sogo & Seibu on Tuesday held a media preview of the renovated depachika (department store basement where foodstuffs are usually sold) sweets and gourmet market on the first basement floor at the ...

Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch "Ikebukuro West Gate Park" right now, here are some details about the TBS show. Originally premiering April 14th, 2000, "Ikebukuro West ...