As(V) removal properties of manganese dioxides which are commonly used for the removal of manganese in water treatment processes were evaluated in this paper. The following manganese dioxides were used: two types of powdered manganese dioxides powdered or electrolyzed MnO<sub>2</sub> (g-structure) and calcined MnO<sub>2</sub> (b-structure), and a granular MnO<sub>2</sub>, which was prepared by coating MnO<sub>2</sub> onto a ceramic particle. The maximum arsenate adsorption capacity of the electrolyzed and calcined MnO<sub>2</sub> was 2.22 and 2.26 mg-As g<sup>-1</sup>, respectively. The adsorption capacity of the granular MnO<sub>2</sub> was 0.543 mg-As g<sup>-1</sup> and this value corresponded to the MnO<sub>2</sub> content (23.2%) of the granular adsorbent. When an arsenate solution of 0.1 mg-As L<sup>-1</sup> was fed into the column (10 mm i.d.; 100 mm long) packed with the granular MnO<sub>2</sub> at SV = 20 h<sup>-1</sup>, the column received 28.9 L of the feed solution (3,580 times the bed volume) before the breakthrough point (0.01 mg-As L<sup>-1</sup>). The adsorption isotherms for the electrolyzed and granular MnO<sub>2</sub> were approximated by the modified Langmuir equations. On the other hand, the adsorption isotherm for the calcined MnO<sub>2</sub> was approximated by the Freundlich equation. Based on the adsorption isotherms, the As(V) adsorption amounts at 0.01 mg-As L<sup>-1</sup> of the equilibrium concentration were evaluated as follows: 1.27 mg-As g<sup>-1</sup> for the electrolyzed MnO<sub>2</sub>, 1.20 mg-As g<sup>-1</sup> for the calcined one, and 0.29 mg-As g<sup>-1</sup> for the granular one. Since granular MnO<sub>2</sub> has been commonly used for the removal of manganese from water treatment systems, the process can be also applied to arsenate removal.