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Hakone-Yumoto: anime and film locations you can walk between

Onsen Yousei Hakone-chan, Ojamajo Doremi, Neon Genesis Evangelion and 10 places in all, from 7 titles, inside 1.1 km.

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Many of these are shrines, schools and people’s streets. Read the conduct note before you go.

Titles · 7

Onsen Yousei Hakone-chan

TV anime · 2015

Kumano Shrine

A shrine at Tonosawa.

Getting there: Tōnosawa Stn · 5 min walk

Hakone-Yumoto Station

The Hakone Tozan Railway station at the gateway to the Hakone hot springs.

Getting there: Hakone-Yumoto Stn · At the station

Yumoto Bridge

A bridge over the Haya river at Hakone-Yumoto.

Getting there: Hakone-Yumoto Stn · 6 min walk

Ojamajo Doremi

TV anime · 1999

Kumano Shrine

The shrine on the slope above Hakone-Yumoto.

Getting there: Hakone-Yumoto Stn · 8 min walk

Hakone-Yumoto Station

The gateway station to the Hakone hot springs.

Getting there: Hakone-Yumoto Stn · At the station

Neon Genesis Evangelion

TV anime · 1995

Hakone-Yumoto Station

Tokyo-3 is built over Hakone, and this is the station the series draws as its own — announcements and all.

Getting there: Hakone-Yumoto Stn · At the station

Yowamushi Pedal

TV anime · 2013

Kanrei Domon

A decorated concrete gallery of 1931 on the old Hakone road along the Hayakawa, closed to traffic since 2014.

Getting there: Tōnosawa Stn · 3 min walk

March Comes In Like a Lion

TV anime · 2016

Hakone-Yumoto Station

The Hakone Tozan Railway station at the gateway to the Hakone hot springs. Appears in episode 2.

Getting there: Hakone-Yumoto Stn · At the station

Girlfriend, Girlfriend

TV anime · 2021

Hakone-Yumoto Station

The Hakone Tozan Railway station at the gateway to the Hakone hot springs.

Getting there: Hakone-Yumoto Stn · At the station

Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus

TV anime · 2025

Onsenba-iriguchi Bus Stop

The bus stop at the entrance to the Hakone-Yumoto hot-spring street.

Getting there: Hakone-Yumoto Stn · 6 min walk

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