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Ikebukuro
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Also known as Tokyo Chinatown

thumb|Ikebukuro skyscrapers thumb|Ikebukuro Station as seen from the [[Sunshine 60 building]] thumb|Toyota AMLUX (アムラックス)

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  • Etymology
  • History
  • Transportation
  • Cultural attractions
  • Shopping
  • Tokyo Chinatown
  • Education
  • Organized crime
  • In popular culture
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thumb|Ikebukuro skyscrapers thumb|Ikebukuro Station as seen from the [[Sunshine 60 building]] thumb|Toyota AMLUX (アムラックス)

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ikebukuro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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