Enoshima

What it is

• A land-tied island connected to the mainland by a 600-meter sandbar.
• Home to Enoshima Shrine, one of Japan's three major Benten shrines.
• A designated National Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty in Fujisawa.
• The site of sailing events for both the 1964 and 2020 Olympic Games.

What to see

• The Enoshima Escar, which is Japan's first outdoor public escalator system.
• A tropical botanical garden originally established by Samuel Cocking in 1885.
• A population of stray cats that has lived on the island since the 1980s.
• Coastal views from the highest elevation point of 60.4 meters.

Getting there

• Accessible via the Enoshima Line, Odakyu Line, and Shonan Monorail lines.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.