Nakano Broadway: what to find on each floor

How do you get to Nakano Broadway?

Take the JR Chuo line or the Tozai line to Nakano, five minutes from Shinjuku on a rapid train. Leave by the north exit and walk through Nakano Sun Mall, the covered shopping street in front of you: Nakano Broadway starts where it ends.

What is on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors?

The ground floor and basement are everyday shops and food. The collector shops are upstairs:

• 2F: second-hand manga, anime goods, figures, and several Mandarake branches.
• 3F: more Mandarake branches with vintage toys, dolls and collectibles, plus watch and camera shops.
• 4F: smaller specialist shops, art galleries and more Mandarake, often quieter.

The exact list changes: each shop is independent. The building page keeps the shops we know, floor by floor: Nakano Broadway on Kaidashi.

Mandarake Kaiba (Nakano Broadway)まんだらけ 海馬4F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoManga · Figures · Retro games · CardsSee the shop → Mandarake Honten (Nakano Broadway)まんだらけ 本店3F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoMangaSee the shop → Mandarake Card-kan (Nakano Broadway)まんだらけ カード館2F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoCardsSee the shop → Mandarake Henya (Nakano Broadway)まんだらけ 変や4F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoRetro games · FiguresSee the shop → Mandarake Mon (Nakano Broadway)まんだらけ 門1F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoManga · Figures · Retro games · CardsSee the shop → Lashinbang Nakano Figures & Hobbyらしんばん中野店フィギュア・ホビー館2F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoFiguresSee the shop → Taco Ché (Nakano Broadway)タコシェ3F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoMangaSee the shop → Mandarake Daisharin (Nakano Broadway)まんだらけ 大車輪2F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoFigures · Retro gamesSee the shop → Mandarake Micro-kan (Nakano Broadway)まんだらけ ミクロ館2F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoFiguresSee the shop → Mandarake Mania-kan (Nakano Broadway)まんだらけ マニア館4F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoFigures · Retro gamesSee the shop → Mandarake Anime-kan (Nakano Broadway)まんだらけ アニメ館4F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoFigures · MangaSee the shop →

What should you not miss at Nakano Broadway?

• The Mandarake branches: vintage toys, anime cels, idol goods, dolls and cards, each branch with its own specialty.
• Taco Ché (3F): an independent bookshop for zines and underground comics.
• The watch and camera shops: Nakano is also a place for second-hand watches and film cameras.
• Nakano Sun Mall: the covered street from the station, for a snack before or after.

Habikoro Toy (Nakano Broadway)ハビコロ玩具3F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoFiguresSee the shop → BIG YARD Model Railway (Nakano Broadway)鉄道模型のBIG YARD2F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoFiguresSee the shop → K2 Trading Cards & Anime Cels (Nakano Broadway)トレカ&セル画 K24F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoCardsSee the shop → Nakano Vintage Mall中野ヴィンテージモール2F · Nakano Broadway · NakanoFiguresSee the shop →

Why are there so many Mandarake shops?

Mandarake started in Nakano Broadway, and instead of one big store it runs many small branches in the building, each with a specialty: vintage toys, cel art, idol goods, dolls, cards, and more. It works like a department store spread over three floors.

Prices follow condition: an item marked as “with box” or “mint” costs more. Read our guide to second-hand chains to understand how Mandarake grades and prices items.

What time should you go?

The building opens at 10:00, but most shops open at 12:00 and close at 20:00. Some shops close on Wednesdays, so a weekday other than Wednesday is ideal. Weekends are busier but still manageable.

What else is around?

Nakano Sun Mall has cafés and cheap restaurants for a break. Around the building, small shops sell figures, cards and anime goods: all of them are on the Nakano page, with card shops and figure shops.