is a neighborhood in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. It is located among JR Ikebukuro, Ōtsuka, and Itabashi Stations and spread along Meiji Avenue.
Kami-ikebukuro borders Ikebukuro-honchō, Takinogawa (in Kita), and Nishi-sugamo in the north, and Kita-Ōtsuka and Higashi-ikebukuro in the south. Most of it is a residential area that is formed after World War 2, and some parts along Meiji Avenue are commercial.
Geography The south end of the area is edge of Ikebukuro tableland with an altitude of about 30 meters. Conversely, the north side of the area faces the Yabata River, with relatively low altitude of about 20 meters.
History Kamakura period: Kamakura-kaido that runs through this area, had been established by the Kamakura shogunate. Before the Edo period: This area is believed to have been mostly forest, woods, with some farms, because Kami-ikebukuro was outside of the Edo metropolitan area from which the Tokugawa shogunate had ruled.
Transportation Roads Meiji Avenue Ganken street Kawagoe Road Route 5 (Shuto Expressway) (Takebashi Junction- Bijogi Junction) Railways JR Yamanote Line JR Akabane Line (Saikyō Line) Tōbu Tōjō Line Buses Bus services run on Meiji-dori Avenue. Services KUSA63 (草63) service (To Asakusa via Ōji Station) KUSA64 (草64) service (To Asakusa via Nishi-Nippori Station) OH40 (王40) service (To Ōji Station, Nishiarai Station) Bus stops Kami-ikebukuro 1-chōme Kami-ikebukuro 3-chōme Kami-ikebukuro 4-chōme
Significant facilities Itabashi Station Ikebukuro Community Center Ikebukuro Sports Center APA Hotel Tokyo Itabashi
Show places Ocha-agare-jizō Ikebukuro-Ōhashi overpass
Parks Kami-ikebukuro Central Park Miyanaka Park Kami-ikebukuro Park Kami-ikebukuro Sakura (cherry blossom) Park Horinouchi Park
Shops Supermarkets Sundaymart supermarket Convenience stores Seven-Eleven (2-chōme, 3-chōme) Family Mart (3-chōme, 4-chōme) Lawson (1-chōme) Ministop( 1-chōme, 4-chōme) 99 Shop Y Shop Homareya
Restaurants Kami-ikebukuro Chūkarō (Chinese) Daifuku (Chinese) Cafe Tablier (French) Wakamatsu (Japanese, oden)
Financial institutions Nihon-yūsei-kōsha (Japan Post)
Educational facilities Sugamo Gakuen (high school/junior high school) Ikebukuro-daiichi Primary School