The sights of Ikebukuro is Kamiikebukuro Sakura Park. It takes about 15 minutes to there from Ikebukuro. The distance is just good for you drop in at there while you are taking a walk. There is planted various kinds of cherry tree. On a spring night, burn to Japanese lantern and hold a picnic under the cherry blossoms. Although there is near the Ikebukuro library, on a nice day, it seems agreeable to sit on at a bench and read books.
The main street in Ikebukuro is Sunshine St. There are many restaurant, bar and clothes shops. People use this street in order to go to Sunshine. Even if on weekday, there is always congestion by many people. The best restaurant is Yasube where is Chinese Needle shop. There is Tsukemen shop. The style of Tsukemen, needle soaks to soup. It is one of the Chinese needle, but Japanese food.
The popular shrine in Ikebukuro is Ikebukuro Hikawa shrine. It takes about 20 minutes to walk from Ikebukuro station. On New Year's Day, many people that among many parts of the country to pay a visit to there. There have old history, because there was built in the Heian Period.
