How do I get to Mandarake Complex?

The nearest station is Akihabara (JR), Electric Town exit. Mandarake Complex is in Akihabara, Tokyo.

How much does Mandarake Complex cost?

Mandarake Complex is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.

Shopping

Mandarake Complex

Mandarake Complex is eight floors of second-hand manga, anime goods, retro games, figures and collectibles in a black building on the backstreets west of Chuo-dori. Each floor has its own theme, and it's the place in Akihabara to look for older and out-of-print items.

More photos of Mandarake Complex

Tall black Mandarake Complex tower with its vertical sign on a side street in Akihabara — Photo: street viewer / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Red-lit ground floor entrance and display windows of Mandarake Complex at night, Akihabara — Photo: street viewer / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Glowing red display windows full of collectibles at Mandarake Complex in Akihabara — Photo: street viewer / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Nearest station Akihabara (JR), Electric Town exit

Cost ¥¥

Time needed 1-2 hours

Best time Weekday afternoons

Anime and manga Rainy day

Insider tip

It opens at noon and closes at 8pm, every day of the year. Check the floor directory at the entrance and go straight to the floor you need.

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What's on near Mandarake Complex

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Mandarake Complex, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.

Anime and games ¥

Digital Games Expo 2026 (indie and doujin games fair)

デジゲー博2026

8 Nov Akihabara UDX, 2F AKIBA_SQUARE and 4F UDX Gallery, Akihabara

Time 11:00 to 16:00 (last year's hours) Station Akihabara (JR, Hibiya Line, TX), Electric Town exit, 2 min walk

A one-day fair in Akihabara where hundreds of independent and doujin game makers let you play their games and sell their own copies and goods.

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Anime and games ¥

Sanchi Matsuri 2026 (Mandarake fan event)

さん家祭り2026

22 Nov AKIBA_SQUARE, Akihabara UDX 2F, Akihabara

Time 11:00 to 16:00 Station Akihabara (JR, Electric Town exit), 2 min walk

A one-day Mandarake fan event at AKIBA_SQUARE with admission by lottery order on the day.

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Anime and games

OFFKAI 2027 (VRChat offline meetup and creator market)

OFFKAI2027

22 to 23 May AKIBA_SQUARE and UDX Gallery, Akihabara UDX, Akihabara

Station Akihabara (JR, Electric Town exit), 2 min walk

A two-day offline meetup for VRChat users run by VRChat Inc., Polygon Tailor Consulting and Skeb, with entry and exhibitor details still to be announced.

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Anime and games On now ¥

KonoSuba Exhibition: Cheerful (10th anniversary)

『この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！』展～Cheerful～

12 to 31 Oct AKIBA_SQUARE, Akihabara UDX 2F, Akihabara

Time Timed entry slots chosen when buying Station Akihabara (JR, Electric Town exit), 2 min walk

Tenth anniversary exhibition for the KonoSuba anime, following Kazuma's party through the story with production material from each season.

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Festival Free

Kanda Matsuri

神田祭

13 to 18 May (dates to be confirmed) Kanda Myojin Shrine and surrounding districts, Kanda

Station Ochanomizu (JR Chuo-Sobu Line, Marunouchi Line), 5 min walk

One of Tokyo's three great festivals, held at full scale only in odd years, so 2027 is a main festival year. A day-long costumed procession winds through Kanda, Nihonbashi and Akihabara, and some 200 neighbourhood mikoshi converge on the shrine the next day. Kanda Myojin hasn't published the 2027 dates yet, so these are the usual mid-May dates.

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A mikoshi arriving in the crowded courtyard of Kanda Myojin during Kanda Matsuri

江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0

Smaller local events nearby

Monthly rite at Kanda Myojin (1st and 15th) Festival
1st and 15th of every month. Next: Sun 1 Nov · Kanda Myojin Shrine
Shrine rite held on the 1st and 15th of each month, open to all.
From 8:30 · Map · Source: Kanda Myojin · 神田明神月次祭
Guide Shinagawa Walk: Osaki, Togoshi Ginza and Togoshi Park Festival
Sat 21 Nov · JR Osaki Station south gate (meeting point)
A guided walk through Osaki, Togoshi Ginza and Togoshi Park, finishing at the Togoshi Ginza shopping street, limited to 40 people.
¥500 · 10:00 to 12:30 · Map · Source: Guide Shinagawa · ガイドしながわ「大崎・戸越銀座・戸越公園 3つの街を歩く」

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Nearby

Kanda Myojin Shrine Shrine · 4 min walk Kanda Myojin is a 1,300 year old shrine that guards Tokyo's old merchant district, and the Akihabara tech crowd has adopted it, coming to have... Akihabara Radio Kaikan Shopping · 4 min walk Akihabara Radio Kaikan is the building that has anchored Akihabara since 1962, rebuilt in 2014 as ten floors of hobby shops opposite the station: new... mAAch ecute Kanda Manseibashi Shopping · 4 min walk mAAch ecute Kanda Manseibashi is shops and cafes built into the red-brick arches of the old Manseibashi Station, a 1912 terminus designed by Tatsuno... Akihabara Electric Town Shopping · 5 min walk Akihabara Electric Town is one of the densest concentrations of electronics, anime and manga anywhere. Yodobashi Camera Akihabara Shopping · 5 min walk Yodobashi Camera Akihabara is floor after floor of every electronic object Japan makes, from camera lenses to rice cookers to gaming chairs. 2k540 Aki-Oka Artisan Shopping · 6 min walk 2k540 Aki-Oka Artisan is a craft and design arcade built into the whitewashed arches under the Yamanote tracks between Akihabara and Okachimachi.

Around Akihabara

Electric Town, eight floors at a time

Akihabara is the world's densest concentration of electronics, anime, manga and games, stacked in multi-storey shops around a single main street. Go in with a list and it's the best shopping in Tokyo for figures, retro games and gadgets. Go without one and it's still the most intense few blocks in the city.

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Good to know

How do I get to Mandarake Complex?: The nearest station is Akihabara (JR), Electric Town exit. Mandarake Complex is in Akihabara, Tokyo.
How much does Mandarake Complex cost?: Mandarake Complex is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Mandarake Complex?: Plan for 1-2 hours.
When is the best time to visit Mandarake Complex?: Weekday afternoons.

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