EBINA CITY GUIDE

Ebina－your home town now and forever

About Ebina City

Ebina City is located in the central area of Kanagawa Prefecture.

You can conveniently travel to various places
from Ebina as it connects to three railway lines,
Ebina Interchange and Ebina JCT.

The city has many rice paddies
and crop fields
and is blessed by bountiful nature.

Like Sagami Kokubunji Temple Site,
for example,
it has a facet of a historical town.

Ebina is a city that harmonizes city, nature, history and culture,
developing a lively yet calm atmosphere.

Easy Access to the metropolitan area.
45 min. to the central Tokyo.
30 min. to Yokohama.

Railways and stations

Odakyu Line, Sotetsu Line, and JR Sagami Line－three lines run in this city.

Ebina as a transport hub, three railway lines and expressways.

The large scale development has been continuing around Ebina Station to expect population increase.: Ebina is one of the main stations in the central part of the prefecture, and a hub station of three railway lines: Odakyu Line, Sotetsu Line, and JR Sagami Line.
ViNAWALK and Ebina Central Park are in the east exit area. LaLaport Ebina, Ebina West Exit Central Plaza, and a boulevard are in the west exit area. In a zone between Odakyu Line and JR Sagami Line, there are commercial facilities and high-rise condominiums, and further development is still underway. People look forward to further development as the gateway to the city.

A new walkway connects the east and west of Ebina Station.

Bustling and prospering Ebina Station area

Refurbishment of Sotetsu Line Ebina Station is now underway: North ticket gate previously open year 2023.
The new station will have two floors. The open is scheduled to be in fiscal year 2026.

Without changing lines, direct connection to the central capital: The Sotetsu-JR direct line opened in November 2019, and the Sotetsu-Tokyu direct line started services in March 2023. This enables direct access to Shibuya and Shin-Yokohama without changing trains. This has improved the accessibility to the city center.

Swift approach to expressways
The city has an interchange of Ken-o Expressway.

Buses and expressways

Great accessibility of traffic within and without city.

Ebina Interchange

An interchange on the Metropolitan Inter-City Expressway (Ken-O Expressway). Access to the Chuo Expressway, Kan-Etsu Expressway, and Tohoku Expressway has been further improved.

To Shin-Tomei Expressway:

“Ebina South JCT (Junction)" - the starting point of Shin-Tomei Expressway opened, now connecting the New Tomei and the Ken-O Expressway.

BUSTLE Ebina

Many parking lots are available around the terminal drivers carry luggage. The first bus terminal in Kanagawa for the exclusive use of highway bus and sightseeing bus. So, you can carry your luggage conveniently.

Community Bus (Nicknamed “You Bus”)

In addition to operating community buses, we are conducting a demonstration operation of You Bus.

Five routes are in operation:

The Kokubu Route: The east exit of Ebina Sta. - Kashiwadai Sta.
The Kami-Imaizumi Route: Ebina Sta. - Kashiwadai Sta.
The Oya/Sugikubo Route: The east exit of Ebina Sta. - EXPASA Ebina (Nagoya-bound)
The Shimo-Imaizumi Route (You Bus’Phase 1 demonstrative operation):Circulating the east exit of Ebina Sta. - Shimo-Imaizumi - Kawaraguchi area
The Kadosawabashi Route（You Bus’Phase 2 demonstrative operation):Circulating the east exit of Ebina Sta. - The Hongo Community Center.

Local people also enjoy traveller’s gourmet and shopping spots.

Ebina Service Area: The Ebina Service Area boasts one of the highest visitor counts in Japan. With ample parking facilities, both the northbound and southbound service areas are accessible from regular roads through the "Purato Park". The community bus Oya-Sugikubo route also makes stops there.

EXPASA Ebina (Tokyo-bound)

Parking lots available
Community bus（You Bus） stop is available.

EXPASA Ebina (Nagoya-bound)

Parking lots available
Community bus（You Bus） stop is available.

Easier to live and more lively.
Ebina’s way of creating towns to realize the richness

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Evolving City

From Ebina station, city center is spreading out east and west.

In Feb. 2017, Megumicho―a zone between JR Ebina Station and Odakyu/Sotetsu Ebina Station―was born. Its total is 19 hectares including Central Library and Culture Hall. The name of Megumicho comes from the wish “the town brings blessings to Ebina”.

Private enterprises develop Bustling Area and Residential Area: The area developed by private enterprises in Megumicho is 3.5 hectare. They are crating Area and Residential Area, both of which face a free passage. The concepts of development are “comfort”, “life”, and “create”.

Creating Bustling Lifeblood Area: ViNA GARDENS TERRACE (commercial facilities) and ViNA GARDENS PERCH (complex facilities such as medical institutions and fitness clubs) and ViNA GARDENS OFFICE (the corporate office building) are gathered in the area. There is also “EbinaWellness”, the city’s counter for health and medical care at ViNA GARDENS PERCH.

ViNA GARDENS TERRACE image — ViNA GARDENS TERRACE

ViNA GARDENS PERCH image — ViNA GARDENS PERCH

ViNA GARDENS OFFICE image — ViNA GARDENS OFFICE

Romancecar Museum: In April 2021, Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. opened Romancecar Museum near the train depot next to Ebina Station. Not only Romancecars, a variety of historical train cars are exhibited.

Residential Area: High-rise condominiums mainly form the area constructed by private enterprises.

Cultural Area: In this area, there are facilities such as the central library and the cultural hall. It aims to be an area that continues to generate new culture while maintaining harmony with the surrounding environment.

Exterior view of the Central Library image — Exterior view of the Central Library

Interior view of the Central Library image — Interior view of the Central Library

Kamigo Kawaraguchi Line (interim name) image

Municipal Road No. 2671(Kamigo Kawaraguchi Line): It is a road approximately 700 meters long and 16 meters wide, extending from the Ebina Station West Exit District, passing under the JR Sagami Line/Sotetsu Atsugi Line freight railway, and leading towards the direction of the Cultural Hall and Central Library. It was opened to the public in March 2025.

A new city district has been accumulated around the city hall area.

About 39.4 hectares of land around the city hall area have been integrated into the urbanized area, and the Nakashinden-Maruta district land readjustment project and private development around the city hall have begun.

Nakashinden-Maruta District Land Readjustment Project: The Nakashinden-Maruta area is positioned as a district aiming for the formation of a new urban area that accumulates residential functions and makes use of regional characteristics. In addition to being a receptacle for expected population growth, the goal is to create a charming and sustainable city that can also respond to a future decrease in population. This will be achieved by improving the living environment through the development of neighborhood parks, and by creating infrastructure that can cope with disasters such as heavy rain.

Ebina City’s official Instagram

We share plenty of fascinating pictures!

If you find any Ebina’s charm, please post it with #好きです海老名.
(“Sukidesu Ebina” in Japanese means that “I love Ebina”.)