As we have already checked through previous articles, Ikebukuro is full of fancy shopping malls and reasonable restaurants. There are a lot of attractions you can enjoy in Ikebukuro as well. Everything is located compactly near station so it is not very hard to move from one place to another.
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BUTLER CAFE : Swallowtail
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I described that there are uncountable maid cafes in Akihabara. The major target of maid cafes is usually men and it is true that most of the customers are male in maid cafe. So does Japan not have something similar for mainly women? They do have. It’s a butler cafe.
Most of butler cafes require you to make a reservation in advance due to its popularity. Butler cafe is very similar to maid cafe in terms of its theme but the only difference is butler lookalike men are waiting for you instead of girls with maid outfits. Butler cafes share basic concept with maid cafe. In this cafe, you can pretend to be a wealthy person who have hired (handsome) butler at your house. You are returning to your house for a while. The butlers will greet and call you ‘lady’. Then the experience at butler cafe starts.
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Swallowtail is one of the most popular butler cafes in Japan. It usually takes 2 weeks to make a reservation and you can book only through internet. Once you enter the cafe, you will be surprised by their behavior, such as holding your bags and jackets. You will feel like becoming a princess of one country. They will take you to your seat and explain how to use this themed cafe.
Basic rule is like this. Since you are a wealthy lady, doing something alone is not permitted. Do you want to have more tea? You should ring the bell. You want to go to washroom? No choice. You must ring the bell and go their with butler. The furniture and interior props are very antique so that it is also nice to enjoy their interior designs. You may feel very shy to call butler and ask of bringing you to somewhere, but don’t be shy. Because every customer there is in same situation! You can have either meal or tea, however, it’s very pricey. One menu usually costs JPY 3000~5000.
*Taking pictures is prohibited.
planetarium
Konica Minolta Planetarium is located in Sunshine city Ikebukuro. It’s the best chance to see night sky fully filled with stars. The thing which makes the atmosphere of here more natural and real is the scents. There are several themes such as Africa, Antarctica, and fantasy. You can choose whatever you want and I recommend you that you should make a reservation in advance through internet if you have preferred theme, date and time.
The price differs from JPY 1500 to 4200 and it depends on which theme and seat you choose. Since here is planetarium, everything is being showed on the ceiling. If you choose the cheapest seat, it will cost only JPY 1500 per person but your neck will become painful. There is a seat called ‘yuki’ and ‘shiba’. Yuki means snow in Japanese and it is like a white sofa you can lie down. Shiba means grass and you can also lie down here. The price for yuki seat is JPY 3800 for 2 people. For shiba, it costs JPY 3500 for 2 people.
*For healing planetarium, the cost may differ.
The life safety learning center
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Life safety learning center is a place usually called as earthquake museum. Let’s turn to a little bit, or very serious issue. It is the attraction that is not fun at all but some of you will be interested in. As Japan is geographically vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquake and tsunami, it is essential for Japanese people to learn and practice how to evacuate from emergency situations. The earthquake museum is made for giving education about emergency situations. A lot of people who have come to Japan for studying or working come here to learn how to survive from earthquakes and unexpected accidents.
You can experience how awful earthquake is and learn how to protect your body from vibrations. If you have never experienced of strong earthquakes, I guess you will be surprised by yourself. You will have hard time to move one step under strong earthquake and it’s almost impossible to protect your head from moving things under fear. Plus, you can also learn about the basic knowledge of fire and how to use fire extinguisher properly.
rent a wifi router
If you want to enjoy things above and make your travel to Japan more abundant, it is necessary to get online all the time. Regardless of its highly-advanced technologies, it is not easy to find free wireless(WiFi) hotspots in Japan. So, what we recommend for tourists who want to stay connected 24/7 and have exciting journey, is to use wifi rental services, which is also known as pocket wifi.
wifi rental japan is proud of being able to provide competitive price to you. It only costs JPY600(USD4~5) per one day. You can enjoy unlimited data wherever in Japan at any time with reasonable price.
*Advance mode only
*If you use more than 10GB within 3 days, speed limit will be applied to avoid congestion.
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