3rd Busiest Train Station in the World! IKEBUKURO STATION 池袋駅 [4K] | JAPAN WALKING TOURS

[@CoryMay81]

What did you think about Ikebukuro Station? What was interesting for you? What do you want to know more about? Leave a comment below! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!

[@BillTarling]

Really enjoyed the wandering tour -- so many videos just follow the same popular routes or streets, and rarely stop to show you what some of the shops even offer... Your video feels more like a friendly little tour or "Let me show you a bit of my area" which is a really pleasant change. Thanks for taking the time and effort to share it with us, as well as pointing out various things about the shops and stores that may be known and taken for granted there, but actually give us more insight since we don't always have the same type of shops or markets

[@CoryMay81]

Thank you, Bill! That's mainly what I try to do in all of my walking or tour videos, is just show you stuff from my perspective. I try to explain things a bit for context as well as show stuff off the beaten path. Whenever I meet friends who visit, I give them these kinds of "local expert" tours. I appreciate the kind comment and thank you again for watching! Cheers!

[@infusedpizza]

Amazing how there are multiple department stores and an entire ISP to explore without stepping out of the station area!

[@Hicks-g1m]

Very cool place Cory I'd like to go there in person one of these days you always do an awesome job with these videos and live streams 👍👍😎😎

[@awkwardaquamarine19]

Hey, Cory. Been a while. I see your recent videos are walking tours around Tokyo. Boy, the crowded subway gives me social anxiety attacks through osmosis. I have such abysmal sense of direction, I get lost in the local mall I've been to a hundred times. Getting stuck on one of those subways is nightmare fuel for me. They are a maze down there! But I'm glad you showed us through it though. You're a braver man than me. More power to you. Love your videos!

[@rachellelopez7176]

I like that you actually stop and explain things around and the different delicatessen

[@CoryMay81]

You're welcome! I am not super detailed, but I like to give a little insight into things here and there. I feel many other KZbinrs don't do that at all. Anyways, thanks for watching and commenting!

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

Sorry, Harriet and I missed the earlier livestream. We saw it in the replay. love it. So much energy coming from IkeBukuro. Thank you for allowing us to tag along .All the best. Jim, Harriet and Yuki .Richmond, Va.😍😍😍

[@CoryMay81]

No problem! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. Ikebukuro Station is definitely a busy place. hehehe But good energy usually. See you laters!

[@RaymondCalloway]

Wonderful video, thank you. My sister and I are hoping to travel to Tokyo next year and I find Seibu Department Store is very reminiscent of Harrods in London, so I will have to take her there.

[@malisokol73]

Plenty stuff to choose from those shops! Nice video.Well done job!

[@Hicks-g1m]

Great tour Cory thanks for taking the time to do this very enjoyable take care 👍👍

[@CoryMay81]

Glad you liked it, Skull! Have a great one~

[@VerhoevenSimon]

Thank you for the interesting tour, I wonder how often people get lost in there. It's nice to see how well maintained it is.

[@CoryMay81]

Glad you enjoyed it! I wonder too. I bet pretty often. hehehe Thanks for watching, Simon! Cheers~

[@inquisitvem6723]

I got lost in Shinjuku station…That place is crazy. The subway trains take a couple days to get used to.

[@Sam_0108]

Thanks for the video

[@martenlundin]

Aaaw feels like home. Always stay in Ikebukuro when I’m in Tokyo

[@CoryMay81]

Nice! Yeah, Ikebukuro is sort of my stomping grounds as well, since before the pandemic I would go to this location 5 days a week for work. Now it's just once a week, but still... it has a special place in my heart. hehehe Thanks for watching!

[@larrysalaets7088]

Thank you for the extensive tour of the station! My hotel has been near Ikebukuro Station for each of my last three visits to Tokyo, although I now realize what I had missed, as I did not venture around as much from within. I hope to return again someday to Tokyo!

[@countryclub1113]

I stayed in Ikebukuro for two weeks at a Japanese hotel near the train station. It was a really convenient area where you can grab onigiri from a combini and hop on a train to Shinjuku, Shibuya, Akihabara, or anywhere in Tokyo. It's also a good station if you plan on visiting Yokohama to catch a train there and back. I had a great time and the trains aren't crowded at all if you're able to avoid rush hour times. I only had to ride on a very crowded train once in the evening weekday rush hour. We were really smashed in there 😆

[@chococat9685]

havent watched yet but i hope you do the parasite museum soon!

[@CoryMay81]

Yeah, one day I will go down there and check it out. It's in Meguro, which is very far from my house, so I'm never in that area. But I will try to do that sometime this year. Thanks for leaving a comment!

[@rosilla07]

Yesterday I could not see the stream, but I see it now and I liked it a lot. Thanks.q

[@CoryMay81]

It was a premiere video, not a live stream. But during premieres, we can still live chat while watching it together. Thanks for watching!

[@inquisitvem6723]

You still in Tokyo ? I visited there a few weeks ago and what a fun city. I’m returning this fall and will go to Yokohama, Kamakura, and Mt. Fuji

[@lb42]

Hope I'll make it 😊

[@WilliamJett-n1h]

You need to make videos of all the stuff and stores in this station

[@thetalkingshrimp5683]

Yeah Cory, this is like a city under a city, you could devote a day to this if you wanted to, I did the same and always surfaced in a different place then where I descended.

[@CoryMay81]

Yeahhhh! It really is. It feels like whack-a-mole when you take random stairs and exits and pop out somewhere you didn't expect. Shibuya Station also does that for me. Hehehe Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@sq1rlsqu4d]

15:10 - strange leg angle.

[@GargiChoudhury]

Hello ! Could you please recommend some local tour companies in Tokyo? I really appreciate any help you can provide.

[@doomaster4]

Can't imagine it 2-3x more crowded. I would be doing a large loop around this area.

[@CoryMay81]

Hahahaha yeah. It gets nuts. I think I was lucky to film on a rainy day, the crowds were slightly smaller. I'm glad I only have to deal with that place only once a week now. It was 5 days a week before the pandemic started. I was so happy my company let many of us work from home for 2 years straight. They only started making me come back on Saturdays since July 2022. Thanks for watching! See ya in the next video!

[@ramenpharmacist]

i need that sugakiya swag 😆

[@CoryMay81]

I'm not familiar with it. It's an Osaka ramen brand, right? If it's still up this Saturday when I go to my office, I can see if it's still there. Odds are that it isn't, but I can try and snag up something for you.

[@ramenpharmacist]

@@CoryMay81 aww naw dont worry about :P, its a famous nagoya chain! they invented the ramen spork thats their claim to fame i believe lol

[@renecruz6513]

What exit can I use to get to the Tokyo Metropolitan Hotel in Ikebukuro please

[@jemimaphillips6864]

Hi Cory! Do you find that supermarkets inside of train stations are more expensive? Just curious.

[@CoryMay81]

Hello. The supermarkets inside the department stores at train stations can sometimes be a little higher than a normal supermarket in a residential area, but not by much. It also depends on what you buy. Department stores will have normal grocery items but they also carry some gourmet-level stuff so that can be more expensive. The supermarkets at train stations are more for convenience for people going home after work and they can pick up a few items on the way home. Either way, I don't think it will hurt your wallet doing shopping there every once in a while.

[@WilliamJett-n1h]

How does handicapped people get up or down to the train

[@CoryMay81]

Most stations have an elevator to get to and from the platform. As for onto the train itself, station staff will assist you to the train and use a folding ramp to get you on board. When you arrive at your destination, another station staff member will be there waiting at your door to use a folding ramp and get you off the train. In many cases, they will also assist you to the station exit.

[@RapiDEraZeR]

Man, that's a whole lot of people. I wonder what the toilets look like.

[@sakurakitana3087]

Have you had Melon Butter??🍈🧈

[@CoryMay81]

That's a random question on this video before it even premiered. LOLOLOLOL

[@sakurakitana3087]

@Cory May I saw it in Japan Today's Food Section!!😄 Soooo what's your answer???🫠

[@lotsolurkin]

What happens in a place like this when there's an earthquake?

[@CoryMay81]

Well, if people even notice it, basically just stand and see how bad it gets. If it's a big big one, then probably stand in a safe spot to avoid anything that might fall down and they might have some kind of emergency announcement that would tell people to evacuate or something. When quakes are big enough, the trains automatically stop running too, until it's deemed safe/clear to operate again. Thanks for watching and asking a cool question!

[@lotsolurkin]

@@CoryMay81 Seeing so many people in one place like this, I was trying to imagine how I would feel there, then I remembered Japan has regular earthquakes. This is the first time I've looked at a real world situation in Japan and had worries about if I could handle living there. Also, I'm guessing you have a muffler (I don't know the technical term) on your mic but what are the noise levels like? In the shopping centres in the city closest to me, there's music, people shouting/talking over each other etc. Where you were seemed quiet in comparison.

[@kathynguyen3956]

Hello Cory, can I catch a train directly from Ikebukuro to Tobu-Nikko, where do I buy ticket? thanks Does the station has the escalator?