Evangelion Store — Local services in Hakone

I confess I failed my Eva knowledge check and did not realize Hakone was where Evangelion takes place!

The store is very cute, it's small but full of really fun and creative Eva merchandise: cloth replica of the train stop sign, unique t-shirts, notebooks, etc.

They also have themed drinks and ice cream. I had Rei's LCL which was an orange soda and jelly drink.

The staff were all very polite and kind as well. Don't forget to get the Eva train stamp they have at the...

For the Evangelion fan, Hakone and this store is a must visit. Cute little store with nice merchandise of the beautiful series and films. You already know I had to get a taste of Unit 01 so I got the Matcha/Sweet potato flavour of soft serve which was delicious. There’s a stamp there too which is cool, but bring a bit of paper to do it on, maybe the back of a polaroid of you and Rei who is at the front...

I came to Hakone from Tokyo pretty much to see this store and I was quite pleased. They have a good selection of Hakone/onsen inspired Evangelion merchandise and omiyage. There is also an EVA-01-colored soft cream and drink to enjoy. Very cool if you are fan!

I was, unfortunately, slightly disappointed by a few of the store-exclusive items that were out-of-stock.

Overall, a...