Tokyo Swan 18: Ice Cream City

Tucked away in the mega popular Sunshine City shopping mall of the bustling Ikebukuro section of Tokyo, Ice Cream City is perhaps one of the most fascinating places I have ever been to. I had initially heard of its greatness via some other youtube users had previously gone there to taste the varied and interesting ice cream flavors. Squid? Snake? Octopus? Curry? Garlic? Baskin Robbins has got nothing on Ice Cream City.

Ice Cream City is found in Sunshine City, which is a mega popular mall in Ikebukuro. There are plenty of shops and places to eat there, and I've gone there many times becuase it is such a fun place to be. The ice cream itself is located in a strange area of the mall called 'namjya town' which is a huge indoor amusement park. I had never been anywhere so off the wall before in my life, and it really is a unique experience to just walk around the fake forests and mine shafts of the indoor park.

So how does something like octopus ice cream taste? With real octopus chunks in the ice cream, I couldn't believe what I was eating... but it actually tasted pretty good! Oddly enough, I enjoyed the snake ice cream better (which I had on a return trip back). I strongly encourage anyone in the Tokyo area to scope out Ikebukuro's Sunshine City mall to catch a glimpse of the world's most talked about ice cream parlour!