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ROUTE 04

Ikebukuro
Creative Hub

Performing Arts · Pop Culture · Garden · Half to Full Day · 4 Stops

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  • DISTANCEapprox. 2 km

    walk + train

  • DURATIONHalf to Full Day

    4–7 hrs

  • STOPS4

    inc. 1 Foundation

  • AREAIkebukuro

    Komagome / Bunkyo

Route Map

Route 04 — Ikebukuro · Komagome · BunkyoTap pins for details

  • Foundation Venue ★
  • Museum / Cultural
  • Garden

IKEBUKURO AREA

  • VENUE10 Foundation Venue

    Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
    • Music
    • Opera
    • Performing Arts
    • Admission fees vary by performance.

    Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre

    A landmark performing arts complex at Ikebukuro’s West Exit, featuring one concert hall, three theaters for drama and dance, and four galleries. It hosts classical music, theater, ballet, and dance performances. The Concert Hall houses one of the world’s largest pipe organs.

    • Admission fees vary by attraction.

    Sunshine City

    A major shopping and entertainment complex in Ikebukuro, featuring an aquarium, planetarium, observation deck and multiple floors of shops and restaurants.

KOMAGOME / BUNKYO AREA

    • Art
    • History
    • Admission: ¥1,000

    Eisei Bunko Museum

    A refined museum displaying the treasures of the Hosokawa feudal lord family — paintings, ceramics, armor, calligraphy and tea ceremony objects from a period spanning over 700 years.

    Grutto Pass: Free admission

Nearby — Food & Drink

Dining areas along the route

  • Ikebukuro — Restaurant Floor

    Sunshine City and surrounding department stores have extensive restaurant floors covering Japanese, Asian and Western cuisines

  • Ikebukuro West Exit — Café Strip

    Cafés and casual eateries immediately around the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre — convenient before a performance or between stops

  • Komagome — Local Cafés

    Quiet neighborhood cafés near each venue—ideal for relaxing breaks along the way.

Planning Your Visit

Route Information

  • ACCESS

    Start: Ikebukuro Station (JR Yamanote / Tokyo Metro Marunouchi, Fukutoshin & Yurakucho Lines) · Komagome / Bunkyo area: Komagome Station (JR Yamanote / Tokyo Metro Namboku Line) — 3 stops from Ikebukuro

  • TIME REQUIRED

    All 4 stops: 5–7 hrs · Ikebukuro area only (2–3 stops): 3–4 hrs

  • MUSEUM PASS

    Grutto Pass 2026 is valid at Rikugien Garden and Eisei Bunko Museum. Benefits vary by venue and exhibition.

  • TIPS

    Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre's atrium (1F) and lower plaza (B1F) are free to enter while the theatre is open, and the galleries are free to enter depending on the event · Check geigeki.jp/en for details; advance ticket booking is recommended for paid events.

  • ACCESSIBILITY

    Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre: fully accessible, with elevators (B2F–5F) and a wheelchair lift at the B1F entrance. An accessibility desk provides assistive items for visitors with visual or hearing impairments.
    Rikugien Garden: gravel paths, some slopes. Sunshine City: fully accessible with lifts.

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