Course 04
A day tour of Ikebukuro to enjoy what's in vogue in Japan
Time required
1 day (Day trip)
Enjoy what's in vogue in Japan: ramen in Ikebukuro, a café with live owls, and the bookstore-themed hotel Book and Bed!

1

Ikebukuro Station on the Tobu Tojo Line

Ikebukuro Station is a typical Japanese transportation hub. Ikebukuro Station is a departure and arrival station for the Tobu Tojo Line, which runs from Ikebukuro to Saitama.

From the West exit of Ikebukuro Station, enter the Tobu Hope Center underground mall and pass restaurant 14 in the South Zone

2

Ganja, Tokyo underground ramen

Enjoy a new style of noodles with dipping sauce featuring "the thickest noodles×thick sauce×fishmeal."

A 17-minute walk

3

Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan (House of Tomorrow)

Jiyugakuen Myonichikan was designed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1921 for the school founded by Yoshikazu Hani and his wife Motoko. The building complex is currently an Important Cultural Property.

A 10-minute walk

4

Minami-Ikebukuro Park

Casually relax on a stretch of grass in the heart of the city.

A 12-minute walk

5

Owlpark (An owl café in Ikebukuro)

A café where you can directly interact with owls and hedgehogs

A 1-minute walk

6

Yazawa, Prime Japanese beef BBQ in Ikebukuro

A restaurant where you can enjoy prime Japanese beef along with sake

A 3-minute walk

7

Book and Bed Tokyo

A bookstore®-themed hotel.