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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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Sengokuhara & Lake Ashi

The valley and lake that Evangelion places its city in. Reachable by the Hakone Tozan railway and ropeway from Hakone-Yumoto.

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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