From Monday, August 3, 2026, Ikebukuro PARCO holds a new cross-shop project themed around pop culture, called PARCO POP CULTURE PARK. Treating the whole of Ikebukuro PARCO — packed with appealing content and shops — as a single "park," the project lets visitors wander the building freely, drawn in by works they already love, and discover new works, culture, and people along the way, connecting one "favorite" to the next. Through encounters and discoveries with pop culture unique to Ikebukuro PARCO, the event aims to offer an experience more visitors can enjoy freely.
Highlights include special events at participating shops, a capsule toy lottery where visitors can win pop culture items, and programming across around 30 shops related to manga, anime, games, and characters. Costumed mascots also gather, including Tama from "教育番組," Yurushito from EVANGELION STORE TOKYO-01, and Vault Boy from Fallout. At the same time, the city-wide manga and anime festival Ikebukuro Manga Anime Weeks 2026, set in Ikebukuro, debuts simultaneously.
Title: PARCO POP CULTURE PARK
Period: Monday, August 3 to Sunday, August 16, 2026
Venue: Ikebukuro PARCO
Event Special Site: https://ikebukuro.parco.jp/page/ppcp/
1. Special Events at Pop Culture Shops
Other shops are holding events too! Check the PARCO POP CULTURE PARK special site for details.
*Event details are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
2. Win Pop Culture Goods! Capsule Toy Lottery "POP CAPSULE CHALLENGE"
A big lottery offers limited-edition items from pop culture shops as well as special prizes prepared just for this project. It's a chance to win items available only here!
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■POP CAPSULE CHALLENGE
Every time you spend ¥3,000 (tax included; same-day purchases can be combined) at participating shops inside Ikebukuro PARCO, you can take part. There's a chance to win more than 30 kinds of pop culture items!
Period: Monday, August 3 to Sunday, August 16, 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM (following store operating hours)
Venue: Ikebukuro PARCO — ① Main Building 8F ② Main Building 4F ③ Main Building 3F ④ Main Building 1F special venue
★Prizes differ by venue.
*Up to 3 draws per lottery session.
*Only same-day purchase receipts are valid.
*Be sure to present your receipt at the redemption venue.
*Ends once prizes run out.
*Event details are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
PPCP Limited Original T-Shirt
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Tama from "教育番組" — PPCP Limited Sticker
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PPCP Limited Keychain
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PARCO Gift Certificate
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PARCO Members Benefit
PARCO Members who register "Ikebukuro PARCO" as their favorite store in the official POCKET PARCO app can enter one additional time, for up to 4 draws in total!
3. Popular Character Mascots Gather at Ikebukuro PARCO! "MEET THE ICONS!"
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■MEET THE ICONS!
Popular characters from each pop culture shop, along with characters appearing especially for this event, come together for collaborations that can only be seen at Ikebukuro PARCO!
Date: Saturday, August 8
Details of this event will be published later on the PARCO POP CULTURE PARK special site.
*Event details are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
4. BGM for IKEBUKURO PARCO SUMMER
■Itabashi Kyodai for IKEBUKURO PARCO '26 BGM
From Saturday, August 1, PUNPEE and Chuho "Domannaka" Harashima of the artist unit Itabashi Kyodai (Itabashi Brothers) provide a pop-culture-themed BGM selection that colors the building throughout the event.
The music playlist will be published later on the Ikebukuro PARCO official website.
Ikebukuro PARCO Official Website
5. IKEBUKURO PARCO Web Article Content "WALK IN PARCO"
■WALK IN PARCO: Amane Okayama
Actor Amane Okayama appears in WALK IN PARCO, a web content series produced independently by Ikebukuro PARCO. Known for starring in the drama Sayonara Noir, set in Ikebukuro and airing from Tuesday, July 7, as well as for being a manga and anime fan, he was interviewed about culture.
To be published later in the "Features" section of the Ikebukuro PARCO official website.
Scheduled release date: Sunday, August 2, 2026, 11:00 AM
Drama: Sayonara Noir
Broadcast: Every Tuesday, 9:00 PM
Synopsis: A police human drama in which a former organized-crime detective and a psychologist, both assigned to the newly established Crime Victim Support Office at the Metropolitan Police Department's Nishi-Ikebukuro Station, stand by crime victims and their bereaved families and support them as they work to move forward with their lives.
Ikebukuro Manga Anime Weeks 2026: City-Wide Manga and Anime Festival Debuts in Ikebukuro
Across the town of Ikebukuro, the city-wide festival Ikebukuro Manga Anime Weeks 2026, themed around manga and anime, is held for the first time. Toshima City also takes part in this project, which spans manga- and anime-related facilities including Animate, Sunshine City, and Hareza Ikebukuro. This summer, the town of Ikebukuro gets even more lively with manga and anime.
■Ikebukuro Manga Anime Weeks 2026
Period: Saturday, August 1 to Sunday, August 16
Venues: Ikebukuro PARCO (in alphabetical order below) — Animate Ikebukuro Main Store / GiGO Sohonten / Grand Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro / Sunshine City / Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store / Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro / Hareza Ikebukuro / BicCamera Ikebukuro Main Store / BicCamera Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Store / IT tower / Anime Tokyo Station / Tokiwaso Manga Museum — 16 locations in total
A stamp rally is held based on a pamphlet gathering the manga and anime content offered at each venue during the period. Those who complete it receive an original novelty item.
*Event details are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
