Monday, January 24, 2011

Rediscovering Ikebukuro, Tokyo's forgotten district

Ikebukuro may be the oft-overlooked,
slightly gritty cousin of Shinjuku, Ginza, Shibuya, Roppongi, and Akihabara,
but that hasn't stopped it from developing a funky groove of its own.

The area -- which literally means ?lake bag? in Japanese -- has everything from anime arcades, maid cafes and mega malls to an aquarium and planetarium, not to mention a gyoza theme
park, a flourishing ramen scene, and an ongoing sizzling hot electronic store
war. One could say Ikebukuro has got everything in the bag -- except that lake.

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Izabella Scorupco Jaime King Jaime Pressly Jamie Chung Jamie Gunns Jamie-Lynn Sigler

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