Event details
| What | Details |
|---|---|
| When | 4 October 2026 to 28 February 2027 |
| Areas | City centre, Tenryu-Futamata and Lake Hamana, each with its own stamp colour |
| Stamp rally | 20 stamps across the city. Ten get you a limited sticker; include all three colours and you also get an acrylic keyring. |
| Monuments | A Unit-01 carved from Tenryu wood at Tenryu-Futamata Station, a replica of the Lance of Longinus at the north exit of Hamamatsu Station, and a flower sculpture of Unit-01 at Hamamatsu Flower Park (planned for around November) |
| Trains and buses | Evangelion-wrapped trains on the Tenryu Hamanako and Enshu railways, and wrapped Enshu buses on some days |
| Food | Collab menus at restaurants around the city, with a gift for some orders |
Why it matters for anime fans
Tenryu-Futamata Station is one of the models for the Third Village in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time. From 18 July 2026 to 28 February 2027 its station sign reads “Third Village”, and the depot beside it, where the film’s scenes are set, is open on guided tours.
The event spreads the rest across the city, so this is less a day out than a reason to spend a night in Hamamatsu.
What you can see and do
The city centre
The Lance of Longinus stands at the north exit of Hamamatsu Station, and stamps, collab food and limited goods are close together in the centre. It is the natural place to start after you arrive by shinkansen.
Tenryu-Futamata, the Third Village model
The station sign, the wooden Unit-01 and the depot where the film is set. The depot is not open to wander: you see it on a tour.
| Tour | When | Price | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turntable and railway museum | Weekdays 13:50-14:30; weekends and holidays also 10:50-11:30 | Adults ¥600, children ¥300 | Not needed, first 120 people |
| Train wash and turntable ride | Weekends and holidays, 11:25-12:15 | ¥900 | Needed, 30 places |
| Night tour | See the railway’s page for dates | ¥2,000 | Needed, 30 places |
Lake Hamana
More stamps, collab spots and official goods by the lake. The rally’s keyring needs a stamp in all three colours, so you cannot finish it in one area.
Tickets, booking and limited items
- The stamp rally and the monuments need no booking.
- Two of the Third Village depot tours need booking in advance; the regular tour does not.
- The collab gifts and goods are limited and may run out before the event ends.
- Two one-day event passes, ¥1,600 each: an Entetsu bus pass, and a pass for the Enshu Railway and the Tenryu Hamanako Railway together. The second covers the trip to Tenryu-Futamata.
Getting there
From Tokyo, take the Tokaido Shinkansen to Hamamatsu. You can reserve seats online, for example on Klook.
For Tenryu-Futamata, walk from Hamamatsu Station to Shin-Hamamatsu Station, take the Enshu Railway to Nishi-Kajima, then change to the Tenryu Hamanako Railway for Tenryu-Futamata. Check train times for your date on each railway’s website.
Where to stay
Stay by Hamamatsu Station: the shinkansen arrives there, and Shin-Hamamatsu, for the train to the Third Village, is a short walk away.
Daiwa Roynet Hotel HamamatsuFirst choice
About 3 min on foot from the north exit of Hamamatsu Station and 2 min from Shin-Hamamatsu, so both the shinkansen and the train to Tenryu-Futamata are close. English website, coin laundry and free Wi-Fi.
Hotel Sorriso Hamamatsu
A business hotel by Hamamatsu Station, for dropping your bags as soon as you arrive.
Comfort Hotel Hamamatsu
About 3 min on foot from the south exit of Hamamatsu Station. The budget choice of the three.
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