Sunshine City Ikebukuro
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Ikebukuro's entertainment complex, with the rooftop Sky Penguins aquarium, the Sunshine 60 observatory and a Pokémon Center, next to the anime-loving Otome Road.
Sunshine City Ikebukuro is an integrated complex combining a shopping centre, an aquarium, observation decks and a hotel. The Sunshine Aquarium is on the roof, and its most famous feature is the Sky Penguins tank, where penguins seem to fly above the city's skyscrapers. Admission starts at about 2,600 yen. The SKY CIRCUS observatory on the 60th floor of the Sunshine 60 building offers views across Tokyo. Inside the shopping centre are the Pokémon Center MEGA TOKYO, a capsule toy zone and several anime goods shops. Nearby, Otome Road is lined with anime-themed shops aimed at women, and Ikebukuro is also home to the Animate flagship store. It is about 10 minutes on foot from the East Exit of Ikebukuro Station, or reached directly from Higashi-Ikebukuro Station on the Yurakucho Line.
Opening hours
Mall about 10:00–21:00; aquarium about 09:00–21:00 (varies by season)
Nearby sights
- Kabukicho, Shinjuku
- Omoide Yokocho
- Shinjuku Gyoen
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observatory
- Yanaka Ginza
- Ueno Park
- Meiji Jingu
- Tokyo Imperial Palace & East Gardens