Mutekiya
Ikebukuro, Tokyo
- Daily
- 10:30 to 4:00
Closed 31 December to 3 January and for five days each August.
Source: mutekiya.com, checked 12 Oct 2026.
Mutekiya is the Ikebukuro ramen shop with the permanent queue, serving rich tonkotsu broth, thin noodles and thick-cut chashu from late morning until the small hours. It's on Meiji-dori, two minutes south of the east exit.
Insider tip
The line moves faster than it looks. Mid-afternoon and late at night have the shortest waits. Bring cash.
What's on near Mutekiya
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Mutekiya, 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 Fukuro Matsuri (Ikebukuro Mikoshi Festival)
ふくろ祭り
Station Ikebukuro (JR, Tokyo Metro, Tobu, Seibu), west exit
Toshima Ward's biggest festival packs the streets around Ikebukuro's west exit with around 15 mikoshi carried by more than 3,000 bearers, plus taiko and folk-dance stages. The Saturday-evening joint mikoshi parade in front of the station is the highlight; the Tokyo Yosakoi dance half of the festival follows in October.
Asanagi, CC0 1.0 Smaller local events nearby
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!!
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
Live music nearby
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
- What is the address of Mutekiya?
- 1-17-1 Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo (in Japanese: 東京都豊島区南池袋1-17-1).
- What are the opening hours of Mutekiya?
- Daily 10:30 to 4:00. Closed 31 December to 3 January and for five days each August.
- How do I get to Mutekiya?
- The nearest station is Ikebukuro (JR Yamanote), east exit. Mutekiya is in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
- How much does Mutekiya cost?
- Mutekiya is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Mutekiya?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Mutekiya?
- Mid-afternoon.
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