Mandarake Grand Chaos
Nipponbashi, Osaka
- Daily
- 12:00 to 20:00
Buy-back counter closes at 19:30. Open every day of the year.
Source: mandarake.co.jp, checked 13 Oct 2026.
A six-floor Mandarake store of vintage toys, comics, dolls, doujinshi and cards. The first floor has tin toys and soft vinyl figures and the third has vintage comics.
Insider tip
Open every day of the year, noon to 20:00. The buy-back counter stops taking items at 19:30.
What's on near Mandarake Grand Chaos
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Mandarake Grand Chaos, from the weekly Osaka events calendar.
Nipponbashi Street Festa
日本橋ストリートフェスタ
Station Nippombashi (Sakaisuji and Sennichimae lines) or Ebisucho
A cosplay event that opens about 600 m of Sakaisuji to pedestrians, from the Ebisu-iriguchi junction to the south of Nippombashi 3-chome, beside the Nipponbashi-suji arcade. In 2026 it ran on 17 May with traffic control from about 11:00 to 15:30, and the city calls it one of the largest cosplay events in Japan. The 2027 dates haven't been announced yet.
Katappashi Retro Kissaten Exhibition
片っ端から偏愛レトロ喫茶展
Time 11:00 to 19:00 (last entry 18:30) Station Namba (Nankai, Osaka Metro Midosuji and Sennichimae lines)
A retro coffee shop exhibition at Namba Parks Museum. Showa Day on 30 and 31 Oct has a retro hair salon and vintage shops, and a free-to-watch talk with Kansai cafe owners runs on 31 Oct at 13:30.
Daniel Ramirez, CC BY 2.0 Toka Ebisu
今宮戎神社 十日戎
Time From 0:00 on 9 Jan to 24:00 on 11 Jan Station Imamiya-ebisu (Nankai Koya Line), a short walk. Ebisucho (Sakaisuji Line), 8 min
A three-day business luck festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine. The Hoekago parade walks from Tobori River Park to the shrine on 10 Jan. The shrine says details will be announced around 1 Nov.
Yanajin33, CC BY-SA 3.0 Kodomo Ebisu
今宮戎神社 子供戎
Time Evenings Station Imamiya-ebisu (Nankai Koya Line)
A summer festival on the evenings of 22 and 23 July. The main hall's roof is being replaced from about February to June 2027, so check the shrine's site first.
Yanajin33, CC BY-SA 3.0 Regular Shows at Namba Grand Kagetsu
なんばグランド花月 本公演
Time Weekdays 11:00 and 14:30, Saturdays and Sundays 10:00, 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 Station Namba (Midosuji line), exit 3
Daily comedy shows with manzai, rakugo and the Yoshimoto Shinkigeki slapstick play, in an 858-seat theatre. Seats are reserved, ¥5,000 on the first floor and ¥4,500 on the second in December 2026, and ¥6,000 in November.
Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0 Live music nearby
Nearby
Around Nipponbashi
Electronics, retro games and a covered market east of Namba
Nipponbashi is where Osaka goes for electronics, anime, games and figures. Den Den Town runs along Sakaisuji, and Ota Road holds the shops and maid cafes. Kuromon Market sits close to the same station.
Nipponbashi has 7 places on the Roam Osaka map: 2 shops, 1 market, 1 neighbourhood, 1 museum, 1 shrine or temple and 1 bathhouse. Read the Nipponbashi guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Mandarake Grand Chaos?
- 4-12-6 Nipponbashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka (in Japanese: 大阪市浪速区日本橋4-12-6).
- What are the opening hours of Mandarake Grand Chaos?
- Daily 12:00 to 20:00. Buy-back counter closes at 19:30. Open every day of the year.
- How do I get to Mandarake Grand Chaos?
- The nearest station is Ebisucho, about six minutes on foot. Mandarake Grand Chaos is in Nipponbashi, Osaka.
- How much does Mandarake Grand Chaos cost?
- Nothing. Mandarake Grand Chaos is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Mandarake Grand Chaos?
- Plan for 1-2 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Mandarake Grand Chaos?
- Afternoon.
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