Anime is an ever-growing international industry. Come learn how it all got started.
Come learn what anime is all about, and why it’s dominating the media landscape today.
Welcome to the Ikebukuro Anime Tour! Ikebukuro is known for one thing: anime culture. Through our hand-held walking tour, WaTo Tokyo will introduce you to the history of anime, from its humble origins on Otome Road to the mega-industry it’s become. We’ll start in the center of anime activity in Nishi-Ikebukuro Park, walk over to Otome Road and the famous Swallowtail, Mandarake, and K-Books, and then head over to take a tour through Sunshine City and the Pokemon Center. We’ll end with the best shopping of all: the world’s biggest Animate. Along the way, our tour will direct you to yummy food, incredible photo opportunities, and we'll keep you busy with mini-games and challenges along the tour route to make things fun and interactive. Come walk with us!
Our hand-held walking tours are self-guided and will take you places most tourists never visit. That means that you get to explore Ikebukuro on your own terms, your own timeline, and with as many or as few people as you want. Best of all? The chance to see some true hidden gems in the area that are off the beaten track. Come walk with us!
Along the way, you’ll see current displays and merch of popular anime.
We’ll start you all in the center of the action: the very heart of Ikebukuro, where anime fans come to chase their passion.
Have you ever heard of K-Books? Our hand-held walking tour will include some of the best shopping spots in the area.
And if you want to try your hand at the World’s Largest Capsule Toy Store….we’ll show you where that is too!
Use our tour to explore Ikebukuro, learn the history of anime, and have an amazing afternoon learning about this amazing area.
