Ikebukuro
Town within Toshima-ku, Japan
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Ikebukuro (池袋; [ikebɯkɯɾo]) is a district in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. Centered around Ikebukuro Station, the third-busiest railway station in Japan, it serves as one of Tokyo's major commercial and entertainment districts and is considered a primary urban hub of northern Tokyo. Notable landmarks in Ikebukuro include the Toshima Ward Office, the Sunshine City complex and the flagship department stores of Seibu and Tōbu.
Since the 1980s, Ikebukuro has also developed as a major residential center of the Chinese community in Tokyo.
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Gakushūin
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St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo
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Sunshine City, Tokyo
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