37th Ikebukuro Play Festival[2025年（令和7）年9月2日（火）～10月2日（木）] The Ikebukuro Theater Festival, a community-based theater festival that has been running since 1989, will be held from September 2nd to October 2nd. This year, 40 groups participated at 13 venues in Toshima Ward, and the Grand Prize and other awards were decided by scores from 100 judges selected from a public application. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on October 28th. [Ikebukuro Theater Festival Website] https://ikebukuroengekisai.jp/ ◆For details on participating performances and how to make reservations, please refer to the Ikebukuro Theater Festival website and the websites and social media of each performing group. ■What is the Ikebukuro Theater Festival? The Ikebukuro…
Enjoy five different “Autumn of XX” in the sky of the city! “Autumn leaves viewing in the sky” that can be enjoyed with all five senses. There are plenty of events and photo spots that can be enjoyed by everyone from small children to adults! “Tenbou Park Autumn Walk”
Forget the lingering heat and enjoy the cool autumn weather early! ＼Held from Thursday, September 11th to Sunday, November 30th, 2025／ Sunshine 60 Observatory Tenbo Park (Ikebukuro, Tokyo) will be holding an event called "Tenbo Park Autumn Stroll" from Thursday, September 11th to Sunday, November 30th, 2025 , where you can experience five different types of autumn with all your senses . A spot that answers the question, "What will you do this fall?" has appeared in the sky above Ikebukuro! During the event, background music incorporating natural autumn sounds such as birdsong, crickets, and the autumn breeze will be played, and the Sky Park, 251 meters above sea level,…
Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival 2025, Japan’s largest cosplay event, will be held for three days from October 24th to 26th, attracting over 160,000 visitors.
The Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fest Executive Committee, which includes Dwango Co., Ltd., Toshima Ward, Sunshine City Co., Ltd., Animate Co., Ltd., and Hacosta Co., Ltd., will hold the large-scale Halloween event for cosplayers, "Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fest 2025," for three days from Friday, October 24th to Sunday, October 26th, 2025. The Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival is one of Japan's largest Halloween events, held annually since 2014 mainly in the Ikebukuro East Exit area of Toshima Ward. Last year, a record 161,000 people attended over the three days. This year, we will be improving the reception environment to make it easier for overseas visitors, whose numbers are increasing year by year,…
[Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre] “Gather! Ikebukuro Everyone’s Street Performance 2025” to be held!
First-class street performances at Ikebukuro West Exit! "Gather! Ikebukuro Everyone's Street Performances" brings together a selection of street performers. This year, the dynamic event will be held at two venues: the Plaza in front of the theater and the Ikebukuro West Exit Park Outdoor Theater. In addition to typical performances such as juggling and pantomime, the lineup will include spectacular aerial acts and spectacular walking acts. There will also be food trucks set up, making this a street performance event where even casual visitors can have unexpected and wonderful encounters. The hugely popular "Challenge Square" will also be held at the same time, where you can try your hand at…
Sunshine City x Anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” Total Concentration! Urban Legend of the Sun Chapter 3 *September 5th (Fri) – November 9th (Sun)*
[Sunshine City x Anime "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba"] The third collaboration event will be held! Sunshine City (Ikebukuro, Tokyo) will be holding a collaboration event with the anime "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" called "Sunshine City x Anime "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" Total Concentration! Urban Legend of the Sun Chapter 3" from Friday, September 5th to Sunday, November 9th. This marks the third collaboration between Sunshine City and "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" since 2020. To commemorate the release of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns" on Friday, July 18th, five new original illustrations of characters will be featured in…
Popular souvenir “Fragrant Butter” Sabrina, which has long lines and sells out, will open a new store at Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro Main Branch on Friday, July 25, 2025! Pre-sale of new product “Fragrant French Butter”
On Friday, July 25, 2025, Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro Main Branch will introduce "Sabrina," the number one Tokyo Station souvenir that people are willing to line up for. On Friday, July 25th, 2025, "Fragrant Butter" Sabrina, a specialty store for butter confectionery made with French butter, which was ranked number one in the "Top 25 Tokyo Station Souvenirs People Want to Wait in Line For," will open at Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro Main Branch. To coincide with the opening of the new store, we will be selling our new product, "Fragrant French Butter," in advance. "Fragrant French Butter" is a baked confectionery made with fermented French butter, known for its…
“Hikaru no Go Original Art Exhibition” Tokyo Venue Report | A large number of beautiful original drawings by Takeshi Obata are on display! Relive the masterpiece that sparked the Go boom and you’ll be moved to tears.
Hikaru no Go is a boys' manga written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The story is based on the theme of Go, which is rare for a boys' manga, and depicts the growth of the main character, Hikaru Shindo, sparking an unprecedented Go boom both in Japan and overseas. The "Hikaru no Go Original Art Exhibition" is being held at the Space Galleria on the 8th floor of Animate Ikebukuro Main Store from Friday, July 4th, 2025 to Monday, August 4th, 2025! The venue features a large number of beautiful original manuscripts and illustrations by Obata Takeshi, who has an incredible artistic talent, on display in line…
The popular Kansai all-you-can-eat yakiniku restaurant “Yakiniku Rikimaru” will open its first Kanto location in Ikebukuro, Tokyo! Grand opening on July 12, 2025
~ "Sugo Niku x Souroi" all-you-can-eat yakiniku arrives in Tokyo for the first time ~ Yakiniku Rikimaru, a yakiniku specialty restaurant with eight locations in Osaka, will open its first Kanto location at Ikebukuro East Exit on Saturday, July 12, 2025. With an all-you-can-eat style that allows you to enjoy authentic yakiniku at reasonable prices, including A4 and A5-grade Wagyu beef and popular beef tongue, and service that pursues "fun that will make you want to come back," the restaurant will spread a new yakiniku culture here in Tokyo. ■ Background of the opening of Yakiniku Rikimaru Ikebukuro East Exit store Yakiniku Rikimaru opened its first store in Sennichimae, Osaka…
Ancient Orient Museum 2025 Summer Special Exhibition “THE ANCIENT GLASS – Three Trajectories of Ancient Glass” / “Enjoy the Ancient Orient! Children’s Museum”
July 12th (Sat) – September 7th (Sun) The Ancient Orient Museum (Director: Tsumura Makiko), located in Sunshine City (Ikebukuro, Tokyo), will be holding two special exhibitions for the summer of 2025: "THE ANCIENT GLASS – Three Trajectories of Ancient Glass" and "Enjoy the Ancient Orient! Children's Museum" from July 12th (Sat) to September 7th (Sun). The main exhibit, "THE ANCIENT GLASS," traces how glass, which originated in ancient Mesopotamia over 4,000 years ago, spread throughout the world and developed in its own unique way, through three trajectories: the Ancient Mediterranean World, the Ancient Orient World, and the East Asian World. Through 257 precious archaeological and artistic materials from 187 sources…
Authentic curry ethnic restaurant “Spice Laboratory BistroMAD CHEFs Ikebukuro East Exit Branch” and “Spice Laboratory BistroMAD CHEFs Ikebukuro West Exit Branch” [Opening in June!]
ELEX LLC will open two new franchise stores under the name "Spice Laboratory MAD CHEFs," which has its main store in Hamamatsucho, at Ikebukuro East Exit on Sunday, June 1st, and Ikebukuro West Exit on Thursday, June 19th. As an opening campaign, the Ikebukuro West Exit store will be holding the following ① to ② on Thursday, June 19th. ① We will be offering a "Half Price Curry Lunch Set" from 11:00 to 17:00, which allows you to eat curry for just 42 yen, with a limit of 100 meals. ② "Dinner drinks for 42 yen (some exclusions apply)" available from 5pm to 11pm. The Ikebukuro East Exit store is…