Scene location guide · Kanagawa, Kantō
Volcanic valleys and a still lake that quietly doubled as fortress-city Tokyo-3.
Hakone · 箱根
Scene locations, approach stations, and practical time on the ground.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
The calm caldera lake stands in for the waters ringing the fortress city.
Nearest stationHakone-Yumoto Station (Odakyū / Hakone Tozan)
TransitFrom Hakone-Yumoto, ride the round-course loop (train + cablecar + ropeway + boat), or Hakone Tozan Bus line H to Moto-Hakone (~40 min).
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Sulphur vents and red rock evoke the scarred terrain around the mecha base.
Nearest stationSōunzan / Tōgendai (Hakone Ropeway)
TransitHakone Ropeway from Sōunzan or Tōgendai; part of the round-course loop from Hakone-Yumoto.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
The switchback railway climbs the ridgelines where launch bays hide in the anime.
Nearest stationGōra Station (Hakone Tozan Railway)
TransitHakone Tozan Railway switchbacks from Hakone-Yumoto (~40 min uphill).
Neon Genesis Evangelion
The plateau's apartment blocks stand where the pilots' lodgings sit on screen.
Nearest stationTōgendai (Hakone Ropeway) / Sengoku bus stop
TransitHakone Tozan Bus line T from Gōra or Tōgendai toward Sengoku (~20–30 min).
Neon Genesis Evangelion
This ropeway-and-lake terminal is the model for Tōgendai-Chūō, the Tokyo-3 monorail terminus linked to NERV in the Rebuild films, and carried the sub-name 'Tokyo-3 Station' during the EVA×Hakone campaign.
Nearest stationTōgendai (Hakone Ropeway / Hakone Sightseeing Cruise)
TransitFrom Hakone-Yumoto, Hakone Tozan Bus line T to Tōgendai (~40 min), or reach it on the round-course ropeway from Sōunzan; the pirate-ship cruise crosses Lake Ashi from Moto-Hakone.
HoursTransport-hub hours (roughly first-to-last ropeway/boat)
Best timeDaytime for ropeway and lake views; autumn foliage
Photo tipShoot the ropeway station and Lake Ashi together — the north-shore setting of Tokyo-3.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
The gateway station appears in TV Episode 4, where Shinji nearly leaves Hakone before deciding to stay and fight.
Nearest stationHakone-Yumoto (Odakyū / Hakone Tozan Railway)
TransitTerminus of the Odakyū Romancecar from Shinjuku (~85 min) and the foot of the Hakone Tozan uphill line.
HoursStation operating hours
Best timeAnytime; the arrival itself is part of the pilgrimage
Photo tipCapture the platform and river-valley setting that opens Shinji's Hakone arc.
Hakone · 箱根
