Ikebukuro

     Ikebukuro is one of Tokyo's multiple city centers, found around the northwestern corner of the Yamanote loop line. At the district's center stands Ikebukuro Station, a busy commuter hub traversed by three subway and multiple urban and suburban train lines. The station handles over a million passengers per day, making it the second busiest railway station surpassed only by Shinjuku Station.

     Ikebukuro offers plenty of entertainment, shopping and dining opportunities. It is the battleground between the Tobu and Seibu conglomerates which operate large department stores on each side of the station, as well as train lines from Ikebukuro into the suburbs. Seibu furthermore has a stake in Sunshine City, a large shopping and entertainment complex not far from the station.

Sunshine City

   

     Opened in 1978, Sunshine City is Tokyo's first city within the city. The focal point of the complex is the 240 meter tall Sunshine 60 skyscraper. The complex contains shops and restaurants, an aquarium, planetarium, museum, indoor theme parks, as well as the Sunshine Prince Hotel and offices. 

Sunshine 60 Observation Deck

     The observation deck is located on the top floor of the 240 meter tall Sunshine 60 skyscraper. It is not as centrally located as other observation decks in Tokyo. The building also used to have an open air observation deck, but it was closed to the public in summer 2012. 

 My opinion:

Sunshine 60 Observation Deck is a huge shopping mall with many interesting shops - huge Pokeman store and a Disney store good for the kids. Lots of eateries both western and Japanese within the mall. 

Namja Town

 

     Namja Town is an indoor theme park by Namco, the creator of Pacman and many other arcade games and leisure products. Namja Town was recently renovated and includes various small rides and attractions. There are two food corners specialized in gyoza and desserts, in a nice Showa Period town setting with recreated old alleys.  

My opinion:

I can tell namja town is mainly designed for young children. If you like to eat themed food designed after various anime/cartoon characters or concepts then you'll probably like it too.  

J-World Tokyo

 

     Located just above Namja Town is J-World Tokyo, another indoor theme park by Namco. J-World Tokyo was newly opened in July 2013 and is based on characters and stories from popular manga series. There are a handful of attractions themed on the hit series of Dragonball, One Piece and Naruto, as well as souvenir shops and carnival game stalls.  

 My opinion:

This is a place for a lover of anime it was a great experience. The activities allow you to feel like you became a part of their world a little! I don't care how old you are, if you love the animes featured there, you will have a good time

Sunshine Aquarium

 

     The Sunshine Aquarium exhibits creatures from seas, oceans and tropical forests around the world, including stingrays, sunfish, frogs, snakes, penguins, seals and otters. Located on the 10th floor of the World Import Mart Building in the Sunshine City complex, the aquarium was recently renovated and reopened in summer 2011.  

 My opinion:

This aquarium has indoor and outdoor section. It has many unique collection that you may not seen before. From the little creature until the big fish. This place is perfect for family visit, kids can have new knowledge about under water world .