Enoshima and Kamakura Local Travel Guide
A popular day-trip destination from Tokyo Japan.

Do you know Enoshima Island in Japan?
This tiny island located in the center of Kanagawa, southwest of Tokyo and Yokohama, also in the west of famous historical city Kamakura.
Around the island and Kamakura is one of the popular tourist destination in Japan since very old days by beautiful seascape with Mount Fuji, fantastic sunset, historical sites of samurai, pilgrimage to sanctuary and fresh seafoods.
In recent years, it becomes a featured place again as a fantastic illumination event, a rare scenes of a traditional festival involving local trains, a good shore of the nearest marine sports from Tokyo, and a filming location of drama, movies and anime works.

From March 12, 2022 Odakyu Line have changed its train operating patterns.

All trains to/from Katase-Enoshima terminate at Fujisawa.

There is no direct service to/from Shinjuku, Machida and Sagami-Ono except for limited express train "Romance Car".

For more detail information, please visit How to get - Access info guide.

Around mid of May - mid of June

Rose flowers blooming season

@Kamakura Museum of Literature

The old Western-style building which was a luxurious villa and the flowers of the blooming rose are one of the popular scenery of Enoshima and Kamakura.

For more detail, please see the guide for flower viewing spots.

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May 21 (Sat)

Koshigoe Sky Lantern Festival

@Ryukoji Temple

The first-time ever held spring illumination event.

Lanterns will be flown into the sky starting at 18:45(6:45p.m.).

Market starts at 11:00 a.m., and live music and other stage events are scheduled from 13:00(1:00 p.m.) onward.

In case of rain, the event will be postponed to May 22.

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Around mid of June - mid of July

Hydrangea (a.k.a. Ajisai) flowers blooming season

Between the middle of June to the middle of July, Japan is in the rainy season called "Tsuyu". There are lot of cloudy, rainy and humid days continue.
However, it is a hydrangea flower (Ajisai in Japanese) that colors this season and shows beautiful sights. Especially in Kamakura is a very crowded season with many tourists and photographers visiting the sirines and temples to see this flower from early in the morning.
Hydrangea flowers bloom earlier than usual this year, in some places, it is already beginning to bloom.
Please see our Hydrangea flower viewing spot guide for detail.

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Detailed local guides for Enoshima and Kamakura by the theme and place are listed here. Please choose what you want see or want to know about the area.
We expect you will be interested in the area by our travel guide and you will enjoy visiting here near future!

Basic information and fast facts of this tiny island and Kamakura, an ancient samurai's capital city of Japan.
Free Wi-Fi info also available here.

What is Enoshima?

Tips of recommended attraction and activities to make your trip to the area more great fun. Also introduce some things you need to watch out in the area.

What to do

Our detailed travel guide by the area taking you to all the sightseeing places in the area from major places to a place only known to local people.

Where to see

Enoden Line is a small train links Fujisawa and Kamakura. It is also a popular tourist spot that remind of the good old days of Japan and a wonderful scenery.

Enoden Line Train

How would you like experience the local culture? Get info of the historical traditional festivals, dreamy illumination events and more. Let's go, see and join it!

Festivals and Events

Introducing places where you can experience the nature, history and present of the island with beautiful scenery. Also guides some unique local train, that like an attraction.

Activities

The superb seascape beaches are the nearest natural beach from Tokyo and also popular places for swimming, surfing and other marine sports.

Beach and Coast

The area is known as a scenic place since old days that the rare and magnificent views of Mount Fuji, the Japan's symbolic mountain, over the sea.

Mount Fuji Viewing spot

If you visit the area on clear sky day, don't miss to see the one of the most beautiful sunset in Japan together with wide expanded seascape and Mount Fuji.

Sunset and sunrise

The island is also known as "Cat Island". You will see several funny and cute cats while in the island. We'll introduce other small residents of the area too.

Meet cats and animals

Thanks to warm climate, various beautiful flowers bloom earlier than the other places around Tokyo. Cherry blossom, Hydrangea, Rose, Autumn Colors and more.

Seasonal flower guide

A lot of real places in the area are appearing on anime, movie and TV drama works frequently. Why don't you visit and experience the feel like to becomeing a character?

Seichi-junrei Location guide

Detailed and easiest train access guide to visit the area from Tokyo, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Haneda Airport and Narita Airport to the seaside.

How to get - Access info

There are many hotels from modern luxury resort to traditional Japanese style "Ryokan" and reasonable guest houses located in the area.

Where to stay - Hotel List

Important information for when you are in trouble, illness, and injury while travelling in the area. Evacuation guide during earthquake or tsunami tidal wave also see here.

In case of emergency

Sometimes, the time and weather show us a different scenery from usual days. We'll show you such rare or interesting scenery of the area such as snow and fog.

Season's photo gallery

Morning caught fresh seafoods are most popular local food. Enjoy them in various style such as traditional Japanese, modern Japanese, western, sweets, snack and more!

Eat and buy (Coming soon)

Links
Info for nationwide of Japan	Our article and photos were picked up on "Six Summer illuminations to Light Up Your Nights"

May.09 '22		Access Info, Upcoming events and festivals info updated.
Jan.04 '22		Upcoming events and festivals info updated.
Oct.10 '21		Upcoming events and festivals info updated.