Event details
| What | Details |
|---|---|
| When | 29 October 2026 to 14 March 2027, 137 days |
| Ube-Shinkawa Station | A special event display using new artwork drawn for 2026 |
| Around the city | A food fair and a stamp rally. Details still to be announced. |
| Yamaguchi Ube Airport | A statue of Evangelion Unit-01 in the domestic terminal’s second-floor departure lobby, 18 September 2026 to 14 March 2027 |
| 1 November | Yoko Takahashi on the special stage at the Ube Festival |
Why it matters for anime fans
Ube is the hometown of Hideaki Anno, the director behind Evangelion, and JR Ube-Shinkawa Station is one of the models for the last scene of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time. The city has held a citywide Evangelion event every year since 2021.
What you can see and do
- Ube-Shinkawa Station. The station, platform and streets around it from the film, worth seeing even outside the event.
- The 2026 event display at the station. The new artwork puts five characters in front of the “Eva’s Hand” sculpture at the station, with Ube Line trains behind them.
- Unit-01 at the airport. A large statue in the departure lobby at Yamaguchi Ube Airport. Fly in and it is the first Evangelion stop of your trip.
- Yoko Takahashi on 1 November. The singer on the stage of the Ube Festival, just after the event opens.
- The stamp rally and food fair. Coming, but not detailed yet.
Tickets, booking and limited items
The station display and the airport statue are free to see and need no booking. For the stamp rally and food fair, go by the city’s announcements as they come out.
Getting there
From Tokyo, the simplest way is a direct flight from Haneda (HND) to Yamaguchi Ube (UBJ). Fares and times change by date, so check them when you book.
From the airport, a Ube City bus runs to Ube-Shinkawa Station in about 17 min, ¥310, from stop 2. Its times follow the flights, so check the airport’s bus page (Japanese) for your date.
By shinkansen, change at Shin-Yamaguchi to the JR Ube Line for Ube-Shinkawa. From Hiroshima, Fukuoka or the Kansai area, this can be easier than flying.
Where to stay
Stay by Ube-Shinkawa Station. The station is the place from the film and the event’s base, and the airport bus stops there.
AB Hotel UbeshinkawaFirst choice
About 2 min on foot from Ube-Shinkawa Station, the closest of the three.
Super Hotel Ube Kosan Street
About 410 m from Ube-Shinkawa Station according to its Trip.com listing. A budget hotel with a natural hot spring bath.
Hotel New Gaea Ube
About 540 m from Ube-Shinkawa Station according to its Trip.com listing. For a lower price within walking distance.
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