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Food, art, and exclusive merch are part of love letter to one of the most popular anime of all time, and totally worth a six-hour wait for a table.

Japan
(anime • COK • food • Ikebukuro • manga • Ranma 1/2 • restaurants • Rumiko Takahashi • SNO • sweets • themed restaurants • Tokyo)

Pixiv will hold character design contest for Ikebukuro promotional anime

Anime News Network
Dec 12, 2017

Animate and the Toshima ward of Tokyo held a joint press conference on Friday to announce that an “Ikebukuro PR Anime” is in the works.

Japan
(anime • Anime News Network • competitions • Ikebukuro • Pixiv)

Smartphone app finds empty restroom stalls in Tokyo subway station, makes pooing easier than ever

Casey Baseel
Dec 1, 2017

Because the last thing you want to do is wander through one of Tokyo’s massive stations while trying to hold in a dump.

Japan
(bathrooms • COK • Ikebukuro • restrooms • subways • Toilets • Tokyo • Tokyo Metro • travel)

Over 1,000 fish and other marine creatures die at Tokyo aquarium after failed medical treatment

Casey Baseel
Nov 14, 2017

Heartbreaking loss of life occurs at one of the city’s most popular aquariums.

Japan
(animals • aquariums • fish • Ikebukuro • sad • Sunshine Aquarium • Tokyo)

Now you can eat Gudetama’s mom as Sanrio cafe unveils darkest dish yet for new Tokyo restaurant

Casey Baseel
Nov 1, 2017

Less tragic dining options also available.

Japan
(cafes • cute • food • Gudetama • Ikebukuro • restaurants • Sanrio • themed restaurants • Tokyo)

Boys’ love manga categorized into more than 30 sub-genres at mainstream Tokyo bookstore

Scott Wilson
Jul 27, 2017

Perfect for all those parents looking for just the right gift for their fujoshi daughters.

Japan
(bookstore • boys love • Ikebukuro • manga • Tokyo • twitter)

Utena Cafe opening in Tokyo this summer to celebrate landmark anime’s 20th anniversary

Casey Baseel
Jul 27, 2017

The revolutionary girl is the latest anime icon to become the face of a cafe in one of Tokyo’s anime fandom hot spots.

Japan
(animate cafe • anime • cafes • Ikebukuro • restaurants • Revolutionary Girl Utena • themed restaurants • Tokyo)

Crazy-huge hail chunks pound Tokyo as “guerrilla rain” hits the capital【Videos, photos】

Casey Baseel
Jul 19, 2017

Summer may be the rainy season, but hail like this is freaky even for Japan.

Japan
(crazy • funny • Guerrilla rain • hail • Ikebukuro • rain • storms • Tokyo • video • weather • weird)

Tokyo Ghoul anime cafe opening in Tokyo, to the joy of ghoulish gourmands

Casey Baseel
May 12, 2017

Eat like an undead and indulge in a little light cosplay at this limited-time cafe celebrating the upcoming Tokyo Ghoul franchise.

Japan
(anime • cafes • cool • food • gross • Ikebukuro • manga • restaurants • themed restaurants • Tokyo • Tokyo Ghoul)

We go Brazilian at Tokyo restaurant that offers “Brazilian-style ramen”

Casey Baseel
May 11, 2017

Smooth and slippery noodles are accompanied by some surprising sights.

Japan
(Brazil • food • Ikebukuro • Mr. Sato • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • Tokyo)

Tokyo indoor anime theme park launches new cosplay rental service

Casey Baseel
Apr 15, 2017

There’s no easier or more appropriate place to cosplay as some of the greatest heroes of the anime and manga world.

Japan
(Amusement Parks • anime • cosplay • Dragon Ball • gintama • Ikebukuro • J-World Tokyo • manga • Naruto • One Piece • Shonen Jump • theme parks • Tokyo)

Japanese cosplayer wows crowds by dressing as one of the anime world’s strongest stars【Pics】

Oona McGee
Dec 5, 2016

Run for your lives! Shizuo Heiwajima’s coming through with a massive, life-sized street sign.

Japan
(awesome • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • Durarara • Ikebukuro)

Shin Godzilla resurges in Tokyo with extended residency at cafe and new limited-edition ice cream

Oona McGee
Sep 30, 2016

Now you can destroy Godzilla and his foes with your jaws in the heart of Tokyo!

Japan
(cafes • Godzilla • Ikebukuro • kaiju • mothra • Namja Town • restaurants • Shin Godzilla • themed cafe • themed restaurants)

20 things to buy at the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo store

Oona McGee
Jun 14, 2016

If you’re saving up your yennies for a trip to the the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo store, here are some of the awesome items available to purchase.

Anime & Manga, Cute, Entertainment, Japan
(anime • Ikebukuro • manga • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo)

Is Japan’s highest-ranking unagi restaurant worth the six-month wait for a table? We find out

Casey Baseel
Mar 18, 2016

Already checked all the sushi and ramen boxes on your Japanese food pilgrimage list? Then come along with us to the country’s favorite unagi specialist, located in downtown Tokyo.

Food & Drink, Japan
(best in Japan • eel • food • Ikebukuro • restaurants • Tokyo • unagi)

The future is here! Celebrate Back to the Future: Part II’s historic day at theme cafes

Audrey Akcasu
Oct 21, 2015

Do you know what day October 21, 2015 is? It’s the day that Marty and Doc come to the future from 1985! But, sorry Marty, hover boards aren’t quite what they were supposed to be, and we barely made it to five Jaws movies, let alone Jaws 19. One of the only prophecies that may still come true is the Cubs winning the World Series, but even that seems doubtful.

Okay, so Marty might not be overly thrilled with this real version of 2015, but hey, at least he’ll get to go to the limited time “Back to the Future” Cafe if he stops by Hill Valley Ikebukuro in Tokyo.