Sunshine City Alpa: Ikebukuro
Phone: 03-3989-3331
Ikebukuro / Shopping complex
One of central Tokyo's oldest shopping malls, Alpa anchors the Sunshine City complex, which also contains the Sky Circus sixtieth-floor observation deck, the World Import Mart (where Sunshine Aquarium and Planetarium Manten are located), the tiny Ancient Orient Museum, an office tower and a hotel.
In addition to dozens of restaurants and retail shops, the mall also houses Namjatown, another theme park which includes a collection of gyoza stands from around Japan called Namja Gyoza Stadium. There's also a Pokemon Mega Store, stocking the largest collection of Pokemon goods in Japan.
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