2017Chuo-dori · 3 min walk
- Tax-free
- R-18 floor B1F
Melonbooks' first Akihabara store: new doujinshi, manga, goods; R-18 and women's corners
Hours
| Every day | 10:00 – 21:00 |
|---|---|
| Regular closing | Open every day (no regular holiday) |
10:00-21:00 every day per the official page. Temporary closures and hour changes are posted on the store's X account (@melon_akiba); the store closed briefly on 2026-08-22 after rain flooding and has since reopened
From the official page · https://www.melonbooks.co.jp/shop/shop.php?wp_id=4 ·Verified 2026-09-04
How to find it
Three minutes from the JR Akihabara Electric Town Exit along Chuo-dori, in the basement of the arcade with the orange 'Hey' sign. From the sidewalk take the stairs down beside Hey's 1F entrance; the melon logo marks the door.
Tips
- Tax-free from 5,000 yen (tax excluded); show your own passport at the register - no proxy claims
- Cash plus VISA, Mastercard, JCB, AMEX and other major cards and e-money; shopping bags cost 5 yen each
- Buying 18+ items requires an age check; Melonbooks runs a card-based age-verification system
- Online-order pickup is not here but at the Akihabara Store Pickup Hall (Suzuki Bldg, Sotokanda 1-3-7, 12:00-20:30 daily)
Other branches
Melonbooks Akihabara Pickup Store (TOKYO OTAKU SHOP)メロンブックス秋葉原店舗受取館Doujinshi & mangaTax-freeMelonbooks online-order pickup on B1F and exclusive goods on 1F (TOKYO OTAKU SHOP)By the Electric Town Exit · 4 min walk
Address
東京都千代田区外神田1-10-5 廣瀬ビルB1F
Photo: Vasconium · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons