Anime locations in Ikebukuro: 29 spots

29 anime locations in Ikebukuro, from series such as Durarara!!, My Dress-Up Darling, Tokyo Ghoul.

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All locations (29)

  • Ikebukuro Station (Merchandise Shopping)

    Please use this as free time to shop for merchandise around Ikebukuro Station, including Animate Ikebukuro Main Store and Sunshine City.

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  • Underground Passage, Ikebukuro Station (East Exit 35/36)

    Underground Passage, Ikebukuro Station (East Exit 35/36)

    The scene where Masaomi shows Mikado around.

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  • Dia Gate Ikebukuro

    Dia Gate Ikebukuro

    A "scenery spot" featured in the Ikebukuro cityscape shots in the story.

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  • Parfait Terrace Milky Way

    A cafe famous for its 13-zodiac parfaits, said to be the model for the scene where Kaneki and Rize go on a date.

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  • Sunshine 60-dori (60-kai Dori)

    Sunshine 60-dori (60-kai Dori)

    Durarara!!: called "60-kai Dori" in the story. The most frequently featured location -- Masaomis tour of Ikebukuro, the Dollars first gathering, and more.

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  • Animate Ikebukuro Main Store

    Appears in My Dress-Up Darling's opening and episode 3 (as the Animate main store). For Wotakoi, it is only mentioned as a filming location for the live-action film; pilgrimage info for the anime version is unconfirmed. * Unverified: no official statement or side-by-side photo has been confirmed for this spot; it is a place mentioned among fans.

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  • Higashi-Ikebukuro Central Park

    Higashi-Ikebukuro Central Park

    【Durarara!!】The park Mikado and Anri flee to, with the stone monument Izaya sits on and the fountain. | 【My Dress-Up Darling】Appears in the background.

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  • Ikebukuro East Exit Five-Way Intersection

    An intersection that appears in the story.

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  • Bikkuri Gado (Underpass)

    Bikkuri Gado (Underpass)

    Appears in the background as part of Gojo-kun and friends' route.

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  • Ikebukuro Sunshine 60 Observatory

    An observation facility said to be the model for the scene where Hodaka and Hina visit on a date.

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  • Sunshine-dori

    Sunshine-dori

    The treble-clef monument from the opening; the site of the first sighting of the Headless Rider

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  • Ikebukuro West Exit Park

    Ikebukuro West Exit Park

    An Ikebukuro landmark park that appears in the story.

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  • Spanish Steps (Sunshine City)

    Spanish Steps (Sunshine City)

    My Dress-Up Darling: the scene on the steps (the "Spanish Steps") between the Alpa shopping mall and the World Import Mart building.

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  • Pokemon Center MEGA Tokyo

    One of Japan's largest Pokemon Centers, located inside Sunshine City.

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  • Sunshine City

    【Durarara!!】An Ikebukuro landmark in the story: the building exterior and shopping around it. | 【My Dress-Up Darling】Appears in scenes set in Ikebukuro, including the adjacent Sunshine Plaza.

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  • Naka-Ikebukuro Park

    Naka-Ikebukuro Park

    A park adjacent to Sunshine City that appears in the opening.

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  • Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre

    An Ikebukuro cultural facility that appears at the end of episode 1 as the venue for a solo rakugo performance.

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  • Sunshine Aquarium

    The rooftop aquarium at Ikebukuro Sunshine City the protagonist visits on his first date with his rental girlfriend.

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  • Ikebukuro Engeijo

    One of Tokyo's four major rakugo theaters, which appears in the opening footage.

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  • Sugamo Jizo-dori Shopping Street

    A shopping street said to appear in the eighth performance, "Yoroyoro."

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  • Tabata Station South Exit

    Weathering with You: the slope by the south exit leading to Hinas apartment, seen throughout the film, including the reunion at the end.

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  • "Otsuka 4-chome" Intersection

    Near the Otsuka 4-chome intersection that appears in the story.

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  • Bunkyo Ward Karuta Memorial Otsuka Hall

    The Karuta Memorial Otsuka Hall that appears in the story.

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  • Rikkyo University Ikebukuro Campus

    The model for "Joi University."

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  • Nakaitabashi Shopping Street

    A retro shopping street in front of Nakaitabashi Station, the model for the scene where the protagonists walk through town.

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  • Mutsumata Overpass

    Durarara!!: the overpass where the three main characters watch the sunset in the first-season opening.

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  • Sunshine Central Street

    Sunshine Central Street

    The street where Anri sees Mika

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  • Nitori Ikebukuro Sunshine 60 Street Store

    Nitori Ikebukuro Sunshine 60 Street Store

    The first time the Dollars will gather

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  • Sunshine Street 2

    Sunshine Street 2

    The scene where Teijin first witnesses the headless rider (Celty)

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Pilgrimage etiquette and things to know

Most of the places listed are station passageways, shopping streets, parks and working businesses that other people use every day. Please do not block the way or disturb staff and customers. Follow the posted rules for photography indoors. Business hours and streetscapes change over time, so details here may differ from what you find on site.