Sunshine City

Various services

The location of each facility is also indicated on the Floor map, so you can refer to it as well.

Floor map

Information Counters

Location
  • General Information Counter in the alpa B1 basement (in front of Kua'Aina)
  • alpa B1 basement (Hirokoji)
  • alpa 1F (Hirokoji)
  • Sunshine 60 Building 1F

Floor map

Opening hours

10:00-20:00

  • *The Information Counter on the 1F of the Sunshine 60 Building is only open on weekdays from 9:00 to 17:00.
  • *Opening hours may be subject to change.
Services offered
  • Guidance and assistance
  • Contact point for lost children
  • Tourist information on Toshima Ward
  • *Written guidance and multilingual interpretation service available.

Foreign Tourist Information Counters

In Sunshine City, a total of 3 information points have been certified "Foreign Tourist Information Centers" by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO). Guidance and services offered at each Information Counters are indicated below.

Category 1 Foreign Tourist Information Centers

Assistance in English offered during opening hours. Local area (around Ikebukuro) tourist information provided.

Location Information Counters inside alpa (3 locations)
Opening hours

10:00-20:00

Services offered
  • Assistance in English
  • Provides tourist information on Ikebukuro area

Disaster Control Center

Location
  • Sunshine 60 Building 1F
  • Bunka Kaikan Building, 1F Bus Terminal

Floor map

Opening hours

24 hour assistance

Services offered
  • Crime and disaster control
  • Assistance to the sick and injured
  • Lost and Found service
Inquiries

Lost articles

03-3989-3340

Other

03-3989-3429

Coin lockers

Location
  • B1 Sunshine City Underpass
  • alpa B1 basement (Hirokoji)
  • alpa 1F (Hirokoji)
  • Bunka Kaikan Building 1F
  • Bunka Kaikan Building 2F
  • Bunka Kaikan Building 4F
  • World Import Mart Building 4F

Additional coin lockers are also available on the Aquarium floors.

Floor map

Opening hours

8:00-22:00

*Bunka Kaikan Building 1F only: 5:00 to 1:00(bus terminal)

*Assistance in case of malfunctioning: 9:30-18:00

Locker sizes
(fees)

Large

868×355×645 (700 yen)

Medium

567×355×645 (500 yen)

505×355×645 (500 yen)

Small

326×355×645 (400円) (400 yen)

*Height x Width x Depth (cm)

  • *Additional charges will be levied in case of uninterrupted use exceeding 24 hours.
  • *Please note that lockers may not be available due to high numbers of visitors and other circumstances.
  • *Dimensions of lockers may vary depending on their location.
  • *Cash and IC cards are accepted.

Wi-Fi

Free "JAPAN FREE Wi-Fi" service is available at Wi-Fi Spots in the locations indicated below.

Location
  • Aquarium (Sunshine Aqua-Wi-Fi-JW)
  • Observatory (@tenbou-park)
  • alpa hallways
  • ALTA hallways
  • Sky Restaurants' hallways
  • *Please note that, even at the above locations, reception may sometimes be limited or non-existent.
  • *For other locations, look for the Wi-Fi mark in each facility / store.
  • *There are Wi-Fi hotspots provided by each mobile carrier (au、docomo、Softbank). Please check the each mobile carrier website for details such as the location of Wi-Fi hotspots.

Wi-Fi Rental

We rent Wi-Fi using WiFiBOX.

場所
  • alpa B1 basement(around ANCHORS)
  • alpa 1F(around Mujirushi Ryohin Sunshine City alpa)
  • Floor map

Public phones

Location
  • Sunshine 60 Building 1F (near MBE)
  • Sunshine 60 Building 4F
  • alpa B1 basement (behind Fountain Plaza and behind the General Information Counter)
  • alpa 3F, Hirokoji
  • Bunka Kaikan Building 1F

Floor map

*Phone cards are sold at the Family Mart convenience store on the Prince Hotel‘s 1F.

Post Office

Location

Sunshine 60 Building B1

Business hours

Counter

9:00-16:00

*Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays

Cash services (ATM)

  • Weekdays: 8:00-21:00
  • Sat: 8:00-21:00
  • Sundays and holidays: 8:00-20:00

*Depending on the type of transaction

ATM

Locations

Mizuho Bank ATM Corner
  • Sunshine 60 Building 4F
  • alpa B1 Aji-no-Komichi
  • alpa 1F (near Prince hotel)
Japan Post Bank ATM Corner alpa B1 (inside the Post Office)
Seven Bank ATM Corner
  • alpa B1 (behind Fountain Plaza)
  • alpa B1 (next to Post Office)
  • Sunshine 60 Building B1 (next to mamemonototaiyaki )

*ATM machines are also available inside convenience stores

Floor map

Foreign Currency Exchange machine

Location
  • Prince Hotel 1F
Opening hours
  • 24 hour operation
Available currencies
  • The foreign currency exchange machine accepts currency issued by the 12 countries and regions below.
  • The machine exchanges foreign currency to Japanese yen only.
  • The number of currencies handled is limited.
  • USA(USD), EU(EUR), China(CNY), Taiwan(TWD), Hong Kong(HKD), South Korea(KRW), UK(GBP), Singapore(SGD), Australia(AUD) , Thailand(THB), Myanmar(Kyat), Indonesia(IDR)

Location
  • Family Mart Sunshine City Prince Hotel 1F
Opening hours
  • 24 hour operation
Available currencies
  • The foreign currency exchange machine accepts currency issued by the 14 countries and regions below.
  • The machine exchanges foreign currency to Japanese yen only.
  • The number of currencies handled is limited.
  • USA(USD), EU(EUR), China(CNY), Taiwan(TWD), Hong Kong(HKD), South Korea(KRW), UK(GBP), Singapore(SGD), Australia(AUD) , Thailand(THB), Myanmar(Kyat), Indonesia(IDR), Canada(CAD), Pilipinas(PHP)

Tax free shop list

Sunshine City features many duty free shops for visitors to Japan.

*There is no duty-free counter.

Tax free Shop

Available credit card

VISA, MasterCard, AMEX (American Express), UnionPay, Discover, and various other credit cards.

Orico Sunshine City Card Service Counter

Location

alpa 2F (in front of Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo)

Opening hours

10:00-20:00

*To have a card issued on the same day, until 19:00

Services offered

Service window for Sunshine City card members

*When joining for the first time, please bring some form of ID (driver's license, passport, My Number card, etc).

Inquiries

03-3988-1813

For information on special offers available to Sunshine Card holders, refer to the "Discounts & deals" page.

AED

AEDs are installed in several locations inside the Sunshine City complex. For the detailed locations, please refer to the Floor map.

Floor map

For Sunshine Aquarium, SUNSHINE 60 OBSERVATORY TENBOU-PARK and Sky Restaurants, please refer to the floor maps of the respective facilities.


Sunshine Aquarium

SUNSHINE 60 OBSERVATORY TENBOU-PARK

Sky Restaurants

Smoking Areas

Smoking is prohibited throughout Sunshine City except in certain designated facilities and stores. Please use only areas where ashtrays are provided.

Location
  • alpa 3F (near Kineya)
  • alpa B1 (AJI-NO-KOMICHI)

Floor map

Bus terminal

Guests coming by highway buses and regular buses

For details, please see the Access page.

Visitors coming by tour bus

The bus terminal is located on the 1st floor of Sunshine City's Bunka Kaikan Building. The terminal is indoors, so guests can conveniently get on and off the bus without getting wet in case of rain.
The terminal can be used for a variety of purposes, including the departure and arrival of tour buses and the parking of charter buses.

*Access to the bus terminal is by reservation only, so be sure to inquire in advance.

Location Bunka Kaikan Building 1F, Sunshine Bus Terminal
Business hours 5:00-1:00 on the following day

*Entry / exit is prohibited from 1:00 to 5:00. Open 7 days a week

Capacity 16 vehicles
Vehicle restrictions Access limited to vehicles up to 3.8 m in height, 2.5 m in width and 12.0 m in length
Price

¥900 per vehicle for each 30-min period

Reservations / Inquiries

For reservations in combination with visits to facilities in Sunshine City

Participating facilities
  • Sunshine Aquarium
  • SUNSHINE 60 OBSERVATORY TENBOU-PARKy
  • Konica Minolta Planetarium "Manten"
  • Ancient Orient Museum
Inquiries

Sunshine City Group Reservation Center

03-3989-3455 (reception hours: 9:30-17:00)

*Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and the year-end holiday period

Discounted parking fees are available. For inquiries, please contact us.

For reservations in combination with overnight group stays at Sunshine City's Prince Hotel.

Hours

20:00-7:00 on the following day

Price

¥7,000

*Exceeding fractions of time, before or after, will be charged at the regular rate.

Inquiries

Sunshine City's Prince Hotel Group Reservation Counter

03-5954-2239

For reservations in all other cases

Reception period

Reservations are accepted from 6 days before the desired date of use.

*Please understand that reservations may not be accepted when facilities are full.

Inquiries

Sunshine Bus Terminal

03-3989-3412 (business hours 9:30-17:30)

Parking Lot

Sunshine City incorporates the Sunshine Parking lot which can accommodate 1,800 vehicles.

For details, access routes, parking services and more, see the Access page.

Car sharing / Car rental

The Sunshine Parking also offers car sharing and car rental services.

For details, please see the individual websites below.

Bicycle parking space

Sunshine City has three bicycle parking areas. For details, see the Access page.