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Saturday, December 16, 2006

Accommodation at Ikebukuro

House Ikebukuro

This hotel, actually in my opinion much better than a guesthouse, is located in the northwest side of metropolitian Tokyo. Nevertheless, the massive railway network in the capital makes travelling in the large city very convenient.

It is about five minutes walk from the west entrance of the Ikebukuro station. If it rains, we can use the underground passage and exit at C1. The turnoff to the hotel is about 20 metres from the C1 exit.

That said, as there were many guests staying over when we were there, we only stayed at the actual location for a night. The following day, we have to make to another unit nearer to the rail station. The unit is located on the eighth floor of Orient Ikebukuro building. From our unit, we can see the station and Parco and Tobu Shopping Centres.

Compared to the unit we stayed on the first night, the facilities in this unit is not great. We do not the heated toilet seat and it gadgets. Moreover, the laptop in the unit is very slow. If you are a sound sleeper, the din made by the passing trains is not a great distraction. The consolation is that it is two minutes walk to the station's north entrance. The areas around this unit is packed with shops and food outlets.

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