Rikkyo University Ikebukuro Campus
Ikebukuro, Tokyo
Rikkyo University's Ikebukuro campus is a red-brick campus founded by American Episcopal missionaries, centred on the ivy-covered Morris Hall of 1919, with a chapel and the Mather Library Memorial Hall, all listed as historic buildings by the Tokyo government. Ten minutes from the west exit, and it feels nothing like the station around it.
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Insider tip
Visitors can walk the main quad in front of Morris Hall. Keep to the open areas during term. The ivy is at its best in autumn, when it turns red.
What's on near Rikkyo University Ikebukuro Campus
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Rikkyo University Ikebukuro Campus, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
December Bunraku Performance
令和8年12月文楽公演
Time Part 1 from 11:00, Part 2 from 14:30, Part 3 from 19:00 Station Ikebukuro Station (JR/Metro/Tobu/Seibu lines), a few minutes' walk
Japan's national bunraku puppet theatre company stages a three-part programme at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre while the National Theatre is being rebuilt. The run is dedicated to the memory of puppeteer Yoshida Minosuke and includes Kagamiyama Kokyo no Nishikie, Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura and Sonezaki Shinju, with performances at 11:00, 14:30 and 19:00 and a dark day on December 10.
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 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.
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Good to know
- How do I get to Rikkyo University Ikebukuro Campus?
- The nearest station is Ikebukuro (JR Yamanote), west exit. Rikkyo University Ikebukuro Campus is in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
- How much does Rikkyo University Ikebukuro Campus cost?
- Nothing. Rikkyo University Ikebukuro Campus is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Rikkyo University Ikebukuro Campus?
- Plan for 30 min.
- When is the best time to visit Rikkyo University Ikebukuro Campus?
- Weekday afternoons.
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