Manga: See where it all started.
Best for anyone who wants to know more about this captivating art form.
Welcome to the Ikebukuro Manga Tour! Everyone knows Ikebukuro for its huge influence in anime, but did you know that it was first known as a center for the manga art scene? Through our hand-held walking tour, WaTo Tokyo will introduce you to the history of manga as we wander through the incredible Rikkyo University and the Ikebukuro Montparnasse neighborhood, stop to look at the only Frank Lloyd Wright building in Tokyo, detour to the one-of-a-kind Tokiwaso Manga Museum, and end at the biggest bookstore in Japan. Along the way, our tour will direct you to incredible photo opportunities to make sure you leave with some unique memories to share with your friends.
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!
On this hand-held walking tour, you’ll have a chance to see where manga as an art form got started…
As well as see some quirky neighborhood charm as you wander off the beaten track in Ikebukuro.
Did you know there’s a Frank Lloyd Wright building in Ikebukuro? We take you here on the tour!
And you can’t forget the iconic manga museum, which is built in as a side-quest on this hand-held walking tour.
And if you get hungry? Rest assured, we’ll show you where all the famous mothers and fathers of manga liked to eat ramen!
