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Northwest of central Tokyo, Ikebukuro is dominated by two vast department stores glaring at each other from opposite sides of its equally confusing station. The district west of the train tracks, Nishi-Ikebukuro , is the more interesting to explore, particularly the wedge of streets going out towards the attractive Rikkyo University campus, if only for its plethora of bars and restaurants. Across the tracks, Higashi-Ikebukuro is the main shopping centre, and has a good reputation for its discount stores, with cameras and electronic goods at prices rivalling Akihabara . Apart from a pretty tacky entertainment district, Higashi-Ikebukuro's only other draw is the monstrous Sunshine City, a sixty-storey building whose prime attraction is a museum of ancient Oriental art.

Marsh and farmland until a hundred years ago, Ikebukuro is a product of the trainy age. Its first station was completed in 1903 and now six lines connect

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the area with central Tokyo and the low-cost dormitory suburbs to the north and east. Cheap accommodation and good transport have attracted an increasing number of resident expatriates, typically Chinese and Taiwanese, but covering a broad sweep of nationalities, which lends Ikebukuro a faintly cosmopolitan air. It has always been viewed as rather un-hip and downmarket, but there are signs among the trendy new fashion stores, clubs and restaurants that Ikebukuro is beginning to be discovered


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Christmas: Life in Tokyo 11
Christmas shopping for presents for my family and friends back home.
Life In Tokyo: Vlog 23 Ramen
All about the delights of my favorite food in Japan.
Life In Tokyo: Vlog 28 Ice Cream City Part 1
This is Part 1 of my return trip to Ice Cream City, a Ice Cream Themed area of the Namja Town amusement park found in Sunshine City in Ikebukuro.
Life in Tokyo: Vlog 41 Turkey Day and Black Friday
Some video from my attempt at hosting a thanksgiving party as well as some video of some christmas shopping with fellow Tokyo youtuber TkyoSam.
Update
Sorry folks, don't expect a video for another week or so because Im really really busy with work.
Life In Tokyo: Vlog 24 Tokyo Goes Country
Because the world didnt have enough weirdness they decided to have a country and folk music festival in Ikebukuro.
Tokyo Swan 18: Ice Cream City
Went to Ikebukuro to the giant Sunshine City Mall.
Tokyo Swan 36: Swan Sensei
This episode of Tokyo Swan sees me teaming up with fellow Youtube Japan video makers TokyoCooney, TkyoSam, Discount Sausage, and Omikron with some other wonderful people as we teach conversational Eng
Shakujikoen Sardine Run
More morning crush-rush commuter train fun from 1991 (it's a little less crowded now, thanks to flextime).
80s Japan - Yamanote Line 80pt.1
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i went to japan.
80s Japan - Tokyo at Night 80
Continuing my series of videos of Japan taken in 1987.
i think i just ate the snake...!
the Black Andrew Zimmern returns.
Old Footage 2 - "Skateboard Ramblings in Mejiro"
Some interesting old raw footage of me skateboarding in a district in Tokyo called "Mejiro" (one stop away from famous "Ikebukuro").
80s Japan vids are back!
I have finally posted another video from my 80s series.
KAYA Kaleidoscope live concert in Tokyo. Visual Kei bands Gothic Lolita fashion
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Tony in Japan 3 : Ikebukuro Ice Cream City Windows 7 Whopper
As the title states, I visit Ikebukuro and head to Sunshine City.
Tony in Japan 9 : Playing in the Rain
Went out for a walk in Shinjuku during a rainy day, and checked out Tokyu Hands in Ikebukuro.
Canon EF Lens 50mm F1.8 II with EOS Kiss X3 - 500D / Rebel T1i
I bought a new lens "Canon EF Lens 50mm F1.
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