Evangelion × Hakone
Evangelion in Hakone
A hot spring region two hours from Tokyo, and the real-world basis for the city that Evangelion is set in. Lake Ashi and the Owakudani valley are the landmarks.
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Anime location
Owakudani & Lake Ashi 大涌谷・芦ノ湖
The caldera and lake that Evangelion places its fortress city in — real landmarks, unchanged.
- Nearest station
- Hakone-Yumoto, then Tozan railway and ropeway
- Time needed
- 4 hr
Anime location
Hakone-Yumoto Station & Evangelion-ya 箱根湯本駅とえう゛ぁ屋
The station Shinji arrives at, and the official Evangelion shop inside the station building.
- Nearest station
- Hakone-Yumoto (Odakyu / Hakone Tozan)
- Time needed
- 45 min
Anime location
Sengokuhara (the Tokyo-3 residential area) 仙石原（第3新東京市の居住区）
The plateau north of Lake Ashi where the residential blocks of Tokyo-3 are set. Famous for its silver grass field.
- Nearest station
- Bus from Hakone-Yumoto or Gora
- Time needed
- 1 hr 30 min
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Sengokuhara & Lake Ashi仙石原・芦ノ湖The valley and lake that Evangelion places its city in. Reachable by the Hakone Tozan railway and ropeway from Hakone-Yumoto.The valley and lake that Evangelion places its city in. Reachable by the Hakone Tozan railway and ropeway from Hakone-Yumoto.2PlacesHakone-Yumoto箱根湯本The gateway station to Hakone, where Shinji arrives in Tokyo-3. The official Evangelion shop is in the station building.The gateway station to Hakone, where Shinji arrives in Tokyo-3. The official Evangelion shop is in the station building.1Places
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