IKEBUKURO Guide by Geek

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Ikebukuro Geek, who was born and raised along the Seibu Ikebukuro line, shares my favorite Ikebukuro.
I’ll show you what to do ,to see in ,near IKEBUKURO.

I am a guide for private tours in Ikebukuro (I also started online).
If you like, please check the following site.

▼Ikebukuro Private Tour and Online Tour by Geek

Ikebukuro Private Tour and Online Tour by Geek

Ikebukuro Culture

Around Ikebukuro, there are cultural properties such as temples and shrines and architecture.
You can even climb Mt. Fuji.

Japanese Garden near Ikebukuro(Tokyo, Japan) — 【Summary】Japanese Garden

Western Style House, Buildings in or near Ikebukuro

Shrines and Temples near Ikebukuro

Ikebukuro Temples Shrines — 【Summary】 Temples+Shrines

Fushimi Inari Jinja Shrine on the roof of Seibu Department Store — Fushimi Inari Jinja Shrine

Ikebukuro Mitake Shrine near Ikebukuro — Ikebukuro Mitake Shrine

koganji Temple(Togenuki jizo) — koganji Temple

Iko Inari Do Shrine near Ikebukuro — Iko Inari Do Shrine

Shounji Temple near Ikebukuro — Shounji Temple

Japanese Garden near Ikebukuro

Mejiro Garden!Spring and autumn are recommended（Tokyo,Japan） — Mejiro Garden

Rikugien Garden！light up in Sakura,Autumn season (Tokyo,Japan) — Rikugien Garden

Kyu-Furukawa Garden！Western-style house and Japanese garden(Tokyo,Japan) — Kyu-Furukawa Garden

Koishikawa Korakuen Garden(Tokyo,Japan) — Koishikawa Korakuen Garden

Higo-Hosokawa Garden！Take a walk around the pond,Tokyo — Higo-Hosokawa Garden

Park&Roof Top Garden near Ikebukuro

Tetsugakudo Park！Train your spirit,Tokyo — Tetsugakudo Park

Roof meal and green aerial garden on Seibu Ikebukuro Department Store（Monet's Pond） — Monet's Pond

Asukayama Park！Cherry Blossom×Hydrangea,Tokyo — Asukayama Park

Minami Ikebukuro Park,Tokyo — Minami Ikebukuro Park

Historical Architecture

Rikkyo University Main Dining Hall@Ikebukuro — Rikkyo University Main Dining Hall

The Edogawa Rampo Memorial Center for Popular Culture Studies(The Edogawa Rampo Residence) — Edogawa Rampo Residence

Kumagai Morikazu Museum in Kanamecho — Kumagai Morikazu Museum

Hatoyama Hall in Gokokuji — Hatoyama Hall

sakura@Jiyugakuen Myonichikan — Jiyugakuen Myonichikan

Old Folk House Cafe near Ikebukuro,Tokyo, Japan — Old Folk House Cafe

Ikebukuro Manga and Animation

Ikebukuro is a “sanctuary of maidens（Otaku Girls）”.
Animation shops are concentrated.
In addition, there is “Tokiwa-so Manga Museum” built near the site of “Tokiwa-so”, the origin of manga, in Shiinamachi, one station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.