Tokyo's new cosplay capital: Ikebukuro

Where the hottest subculture gathers

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Meeting cosplayers walking around Ikebukuro has become a tourist attraction in its own right. (Photo by Ken Okawara)

YOSHIYUKI TAMAI, Nikkei staff photographer

TOKYO -- Ikebukuro is quickly becoming one of the hottest subculture spots in Tokyo. Stores specializing in anime and manga goods there are swamped with young fans, and regularly held cosplay events are attracting throngs of fans.

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