TohoToho Where to stay in Ikebukuro
池袋 · Tokyo · measured from Ikebukuro station (35.7302, 139.7115)
How Ikebukuro compares with the 30 areas we measure
| What | Within 800 m | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train station | 1 | 20 of 30 | 3 |
| Bus stop | 33 | 5 of 30 | 25 |
| Convenience store | 46 | 2 of 30 | 27 |
| Places to eat | 2,051 | 9 of 30 | 898 |
| Cafe | 334 | 9 of 30 | 154 |
| Supermarket | 12 | 5 of 30 | 6 |
| Pharmacy / drugstore | 96 | 4 of 30 | 38 |
| ATMs that take foreign cards | 47 | 4 of 30 | 31 |
| Bars and nightlife | 484 | 9 of 30 | 193 |
| Things to see | 15 | 21 of 30 | 38 |
| Park or garden | 21 | 10 of 30 | 15 |
| Police box (koban) | 10 | 4 of 30 | 4 |
| Coin lockers | 11 | 5 of 30 | 3 |
Counted within 800 m of the point above — about a ten minute walk — with duplicates folded, exactly as the report below counts them. The median is the middle of the 30 areas measured here, which is what makes a count mean anything: whether 27 convenience stores is a lot depends on where else you could have stayed. Categories our sources cover unevenly are left out of this table and appear in the report below, labelled as not counted.
Somewhere you leave in the morning. Buses count as much as trains — most of what people come to Japan to see is not on a railway line.
- Train stationIkebukuro · 1 min
- Convenience store15 m
- Places to eat2,051 found
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What is actually within a 10 minute walk
Straight-line distance from the building, measured against OpenStreetMap. Walking times use 80 m per minute, the convention used by Japanese property listings. Only about four in ten places in Japan have an English name in OpenStreetMap, so some names below appear in Japanese — still useful for showing to a taxi driver or matching a shopfront.
Getting around
Bus stop
33 foundWhere there is no train, this is the way out. Stops on both sides of one road are counted once.
- Ikebukuro Station Higashiguchi 池袋駅東口1 min · 84 m
- Seibu Hyakkaten Mae (Ikebukuro Station Higashiguchi) 西武百貨店前（池袋駅東口）2 min · 140 m
Train station
1 foundEverything else you do in a day starts here.
- Ikebukuro 池袋1 min · 0 m
Daily needs
the hotel can’t do these for youConvenience store
46 foundOpen late, sells water, food, and usually has an ATM that takes foreign cards.
- NewDays 1 min · 15 m
- FamilyMart ファミリーマート1 min · 63 m
Pharmacy / drugstore
not in this reading96 foundGetting ill is the thing most likely to ruin a trip.
- A Inn Zu Seibu Branch アインズ西武店1 min · 51 m
- Ueru Shia Ikebukuroten (chouzai Pharmacy ) ウエルシア池袋店 (調剤薬局)1 min · 83 m
Supermarket
not in this reading12 foundMatters once you are staying more than a few nights.
- Seibu Department Store 池袋西武百貨店1 min · 94 m
- TOBU Department Store 池袋東武百貨店1 min · 115 m
ATMs that take foreign cards
not in this reading47 foundSeven Bank, Lawson Bank, E-net, Aeon and Japan Post accept cards issued outside Japan. Most other Japanese bank ATMs decline them, so they are not counted here. Post offices are counted, because that is where most Japan Post machines are.
- Japan Post Bank ゆうちょ銀行 丸ノ内線池袋駅内出張所1 min · 94 m
- Seven Bank セブン銀行1 min · 104 m
Eating
Places to eat
2,051 foundRestaurants and fast food. Cafes are not counted — most close before dinner.
- Onajime Inakasoba Ikebukuro Branch お馴染田舎そば 池袋店1 min · 34 m
- Misakitei みさき亭1 min · 35 m
- Karukaya かるかや1 min · 50 m
Cafe
not in this reading334 foundSomewhere to sit in the morning that is not your room.
- Gurume Sutajiamu II グルメスタジアムII1 min · 72 m
- Seibu Roof Top Garden Cafe 1 min · 74 m
Things to see
Things to see
15 foundAttractions, museums, viewpoints, castles and monuments. Ordinary neighbourhood shrines are not counted — Japan has tens of thousands, and counting them would make every street look remarkable.
- Japan Traditional Crafts Centre 伝統工芸 青山スクエア3 min · 250 m
- Hyperlane ハイパーレーン4 min · 338 m
- OWL アウル5 min · 365 m
Public bath / onsen
1 foundOften the reason for the trip rather than a convenience.
- Times Spa Resta タイムズ スパ・レスタ7 min · 559 m
Park or garden
21 foundSomewhere to walk that is not a shopping street.
- Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park 池袋西口公園3 min · 223 m
- Moto Ikebukuro Shiseki Park 元池袋史跡公園4 min · 305 m
Souvenir shops
not scored16 foundShown for information only. About 3,000 are mapped for the whole country against many times that in reality, so a hit here is worth something and a miss means nothing.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- マリアージュ フレール (Mariage Frères) 1 min · 68 m
- FRAPBOIS Fura Boa Ikebukuro PARCOten FRAPBOIS フラボア – 池袋PARCO店 –1 min · 105 m
At night
material, not a verdictBars and nightlife
not in this reading484 foundCounted as a plus here. A property tool would count the same places as a minus.
- Jizake To Sousaku Washokui No 地酒と創作和食 いの1 min · 65 m
- London Pub 1 min · 66 m
Police box (koban)
not in this reading10 foundStaffed neighbourhood police posts. The default place to go if something goes wrong.
- Ikebukuro Station Higashiguchi Koban 池袋駅東口交番2 min · 143 m
- Ikebukuro Station Nishiguchi Koban 池袋駅西口交番2 min · 194 m
Currency exchange
not scored5 foundShown for information only. 197 exchange counters are mapped for the whole country, far fewer than exist, so they are never scored. If you have a card, the ATM count above is the more reliable answer.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- Travelex 1 min · 37 m
- Poketto Chenji Taitoo Suteeshon Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Branch ポケットチェンジ タイトーステーション池袋西口店2 min · 170 m
Post office
not in this reading11 foundSends things home, and holds a Japan Post ATM that takes foreign cards — away from the cities this is often the only one within walking distance. Sub-post offices (簡易郵便局) frequently have no machine, so they are listed here but not counted as ATMs.
- Metoroporitan Purazanai Post Office メトロポリタンプラザ内郵便局3 min · 228 m
- Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Post Office 東京芸術劇場郵便局4 min · 333 m
Coin lockers
not in this reading11 foundFor the hours before check-in and after check-out.
- Packcity Japan PUDOステーション1 min · 86 m
- NPC24H Kuikku Ikebukuro Paakingu ＮＰＣ２４Ｈクイック池袋パーキング3 min · 252 m
Laundromat
not scored1 foundNeeded once a trip runs past a week.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- Peace Coin Laundry ピースコインランドリー7 min · 566 m
Before you arrive
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Scored 2026-09-11 21:25 UTC against our OpenStreetMap import · preset: sightseeing