Try beef tongue, shark fin noodle and eel ice cream flavours. Eat savoury dumplings and play carnival games in this fun realm of anime and cartoon mascots.
Namco Namjatown is an entertainment complex packed with games and shops for the whole family to enjoy. Cartoon and amine characters are brought to life in this indoor amusement park, with themed worlds, restaurants and ice cream parlors. Get to know the various cartoon mascots adorning the walls and enjoy the site’s games.
Whack the targets and win prizes in the carnival-like section that brings back memories of old-world amusement. Drift through a haunted house with your kids for thrilling scares and great fun. Among the prizes and souvenirs are limited-edition gems from the world of anime, including candy with a Sailor Moon theme.
More modern games include the Zombie Breaker, the Futuristic Game Gun Gunner and the Magical School’s Magic Experience. Bring your little ones to the Bluebird of Happiness and let them try the Bath House Quiz Challenge. Spot the cosplayers visiting the theme park, dressed to resemble characters from favorite Japanese shows.
Visit the famed Gyoza Stadium, a section of the theme park devoted to dumplings. Settle down for a lunch of pork dumplings. For dessert, sample some of the 50 unusual and unexpected flavors from the ice cream machine in Fukubukuro Dessert Yokocho consider tomato, avocado, pumpkin, eggplant, eel and oyster. Special crepe and cake desserts are decorated with characters and fresh fruit.
Purchase tickets at the entrance and pay extra for some of the games. Toddlers can enter for free. The site opens daily from morning until late in the evening.
Namco Namjatown is in the center of the Toshima district in the northern part of Tokyo. Walk east for 10 minutes from the Ikebukuro railway station or stop at the nearby Higashi-Ikebukuro stop. Visit some of the surrounding highlights, including the Sunshine Theater, East Ikebukuro Central Park, the Sunshine Aquarium and the SKY CIRCUS Sunshine 60 Observatory platform.
