Ikebukuro

Ikebukuro Vintage Clothing: 3 Shops, and Why It Is Not a Vintage District

Ikebukuro has three secondhand shops worth the trip and six chains that guides say are here but are not. An honest guide, including one store that closes in January 2027.

2026.09.08

Shopping & Merch Guide

Ikebukuro Arcades: 4 Game Centres, and Two That Guides Still List

Both Adores branches in Ikebukuro have closed. Here are the four game centres that are open in September 2026, with verified floors, hours and the one that shuts at nine.

2026.09.07

Experiences & Stays

Kichijoji Record Shops: 4 Stores, Two of Them in the Same Basement

Kichijoji has four record shops worth the trip, and two of them share one Parco basement with the turntables. Verified addresses, hours and closed days for September 2026.

2026.09.07

Shopping & Merch Guide

Ikebukuro Record Shops: 3 Stores, and One of Them Moved This Week

Ikebukuro has three record shops worth the trip, not the twelve other lists claim — and Disk Union Ikebukuro moved to a new building on 26 August 2026. Verified addresses, hours and what each one is actually for.

2026.08.26

Shopping & Merch Guide

Ikebukuro Card Shop Guide: 4 Stores for Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh and MTG (2026)

Ikebukuro has more trading card shops than Akihabara, almost all of them upstairs. Four verified stores, the opening-hours trap, and what changed at Pokémon Center MEGA TOKYO on 24 August 2026.

2026.08.26

Shopping & Merch Guide

Ikebukuro Otome Road Guide: Where BL and Otome Shopping Actually Is (2026)

Otome Road in Ikebukuro, verified for 2026: which K-BOOKS halls still exist, why the district is two blocks and not one, the 12:00-20:00 window that catches visitors out, and the shops other English guides still list years after they closed.

2026.07.27

Shopping & Merch Guide