At the center of Ikebukuro is the train and subway station, a huge urban gathering shared by the JR East lines, the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and the Tōbu Tōjō Line. It is one of the main commuter hubs in the western Yamanote … See more

Around the station are the Seibu and Tōbu department stores. Seibu, written with the characters for "West" and "Musashi (province)" (西武), is on the east end of the station and Tōbu, written with the characters for "East" and "Musashi" (東武), is on the west end. … See more

Ikebukuro is home to many ethnic Chinese who arrived in the 1980s, leading to a variety of Chinese goods and services being provided in the district, which are popular among tourists interested in Chinese culture. However, the Ikebukuro Chinatown is … See more

• Ikebukuro is the setting of the Japanese manga and TV drama Ikebukuro West Gate Park.
• Ikebukuro is the setting of the Japanese light novel, anime, and manga series Durarara!!.
• "Ikebukuro" is the name of a 16-minute-long track from the Brian Eno See more

The kanji for Ikebukuro literally means "pond bag" (池袋). Outside the west exit of Ikebukuro Station near an entrance to the Fukutoshin Line is a small plaque explaining how the area used to have multiple lakes, hence the name. There is a small statue of an See more

Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by the Toshima Ward Board of Education.
Ikebukuro Elementary School (豊島区立池袋小学校) is in … See more

The Kyokuto-kai (yakuza syndicate) is headquartered in Ikebukuro. See more