Anime Tokyo Station
Ikebukuro, Tokyo
Anime Tokyo Station is a free anime centre set up by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and run by the Association of Japanese Animations, four minutes from Ikebukuro's east exit. The basement takes you through how an anime gets made, with real production material. The upper floor holds special exhibitions on one series at a time, and they're free too.
Insider tip
It's open 11am to 7pm (last entry 6:45pm) and closed on Mondays, opening instead when Monday is a holiday. Animate Ikebukuro and the Gashapon Department Store are both within a 10-minute walk, so make an afternoon of it.
What's on at Anime Tokyo Station
Upcoming events at Anime Tokyo Station and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Fist of the North Star special exhibition
アニメ東京ステーション『北斗の拳 -FIST OF THE NORTH STAR-』特別企画展
Time Open on the venue's opening days (calendar on its site) Station Ikebukuro (JR, east exit), 5 min walk
Free show of production art and scene panels from Fist of the North Star, with a character quiz corner.
Toshima! Ranpo Fes 2026
としま！乱歩フェス2026
Time Panel exhibition during store hours, main day Sun 18 Oct 11:00 to 16:00 (rain cancels outdoor events) Station Ikebukuro (JR), 3 min walk
A mystery festival around Ikebukuro run by Rikkyo, Tobu Department Store and Toshima ward, with a panel exhibition, a rooftop book terrace, a puzzle walk and special openings of the Former Edogawa Rampo House on 18 October and 3 November.
Asanagi, CC0 1.0 Hello Kitty's Sweets Market
HELLO KITTY'S SWEETS MARKET
Station Ikebukuro Station (JR, Tobu Tojo Line, Seibu Ikebukuro Line, Tokyo Metro), connected to the store
A sweets-themed Hello Kitty event at Tobu Ikebukuro. The store's page lists only the title and dates.
Asanagi, CC0 1.0 Tokyo Yosakoi Festival
東京よさこい
Station Ikebukuro (JR)
About a hundred yosakoi teams from across Japan dance through the streets and stages round Ikebukuro Station on the second weekend of October, the dance half of the Fukuro Matsuri.
Asanagi, CC0 1.0 Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side x Sunshine 60 observatory: Tokimeki Sky Date
サンシャイン60展望台 てんぼうパーク×ときめきメモリアル Girl's Side ときめきスカイデート
Time 11:00 to 21:00 (last entry 20:30) Station Higashi-Ikebukuro (Yurakucho Line), 7 min walk; Ikebukuro, 12 min walk
Konami's Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side games take over the Sunshine 60 observatory with a special display, themed decoration and sky photo spots, included in the observatory ticket.
Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0 Smaller local events nearby
IKEBUKURO LIVING LOOP (autumn market) Market
30 Oct to 1 Nov · Ikebukuro Green-dori and Minami-Ikebukuro Park
Street market on the Green-dori sidewalks and in Minami-Ikebukuro Park with goods, food stalls, workshops and performances.
Free entry · Map · Source: Toshima City Tourism Section (豊島区年間イベントカレンダー 2026年度版) · IKEBUKURO LIVING LOOP
Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fest Festival
30 to 31 Oct · Ikebukuro
A large Halloween cosplay event in Ikebukuro, open to watch, with some ticketed parts.
Map · Source: Toshima City · 10月30日(金)～11月1日(日)『池袋ハロウィンコスプレフェス2026』開催!!
Nearby
Around Ikebukuro
The north side's giant hub, with Frank Lloyd Wright and a tram round the corner
Ikebukuro is the north side's answer to Shinjuku. There's a giant station wrapped in department stores, Sunshine City and the anime shops of Otome Road to the east, and a long list of business hotels. Walk ten minutes in any direction, though, and you'll find a Frank Lloyd Wright school, a red-brick campus, an old temple on a tram line and the birthplace of tsukemen.
Ikebukuro has 11 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 2 restaurants, 2 landmarks, 2 museums, 2 shops, 1 viewpoint, 1 shrine or temple and 1 neighbourhood. Read the Ikebukuro guide.
From the blog
Good to know
- How do I get to Anime Tokyo Station?
- The nearest station is Ikebukuro (JR, Marunouchi, Yurakucho, Seibu), east exit. Anime Tokyo Station is in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
- How much does Anime Tokyo Station cost?
- Nothing. Anime Tokyo Station is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Anime Tokyo Station?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Anime Tokyo Station?
- Weekday afternoons.
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