Enoshima and Kamakura, the nearest natural beach from Tokyo

• The swimming beach is open only periods from July 1 to August 31 every year. Seaside resthouses and restaurants in the beach are open only same period, too.

• To enter the sea is possible only from 9:00 to 17:00 (5:00 pm) everyday

• Life savers are on duty during above period.

• Depending on the weather and condition of the sea, it may not allowed to enter the sea.

• Having a barbecue in the beach is prohibited by law.

• Smoking in the beach is not allowed except for designated smoking area and smoking seats in the resthouse or restaurant.

• Drinking alcohol in the beach is not allowed except for in the resthouse or restaurant. (*Only in Yuigahama and Zaimokuza beaches in Kamakura City)

• Katase Higashihama / Koshigoe

• Katase Nishihama

• Yuigahama / Zaimokuza in Kamakura

• Nishiura Cove

• Chigogafuchi Abyss

• Southern Coast

• Kamakura Koko Mae

• Shichirigahama

• Inamuragasaki

Katase Higashihama and Koshigoe Beach

Here is one of the most famous, historical and crowded beach not only around Enoshima and Kamakura area but also in Japan.
Thanks to the location of Enoshima Island, wave is calm through the year.

The beach is called as "Miamibeach in the east". The origin of this byname is many people concerned with U.S. forces visit here for leisure after the Korean War, and called the beach as "Miami". This byname is renamed to "Miamibeach in the east" because Fujisawa City concluded the agreement of the sister city with Miamibeach City in the U.S.

Many seaside resthouses and restaurants are lined along the shore and hold the event mainly on the weekend. Because so, the beach is crowded with many people during the summer two months of July and August.

Katase Nishihama Beach

Katase Nishihama Beach is the most crowded beach in Japan during the summer and a part of "Miamibeach in the east". In addition, this shore is the place where surfing and beach volleyball were played for the first time in Japan.
Here is also known for splendid vast oceanview including Mount Fuji and beautiful sunset spot.
Because this beach is faces the Pacific, a wave may rise when wind is strong.

Many seaside resthouses and restaurants are also lined along the shore during the summer two months of July and August.
Except for the summer season, it may do dragnet fishing here sometime.

The venue of Fujisawa Fireworks display (held on August and October) is in the offing the beach.

Yuigahama Beach and Zaimokuza Beach

Yuigahama Beach and Zaimokuza Beach is the popular swimming beach in Kamakura.
These two beaches are next to each other and easy to coming and going. West side from the river is Yuigahama and east side from the river is Zaimokuza.
Here is popular with families having an infant, because of the wide sand beach and the sea is shallow off the shore.
The origin of the beach that residents of neighboring villas in Hase began swimming for the leisure in the Meiji era. Here also more than 20 seaside resthouses and restaurants are lined along the shore and crowded with many people during the summer two months of July and August. All of seaside resthouses and restaurants in the beach are accepts major credit card for payment.
These 2 beaches are connected with a bridge duieing summer season.

Nishiura Cove (near Nakamise Street)

Nishiura Cove is in backside of busy Nakamise Street in Enoshima.
If you go further a small alley that is in between a Ryokan-style hotel and a seafood restaurant, there is a small and tranquil cove.
This small cove facing to the west is not so popular with tourist, but one of the excellent place to see Mt.Fuji and the sunset in the island.

Chigogafuchi Abyss and near Iwaya Caves

The west end of Enoshima Island, Chigogafuchi Abyss is in the shore where a reef spreads out. Here is famous for Mount Fuji and sunset viewing spot from old days and also known as a good surf-fishing spot.

During low tide, you can go down to the reef and enjoy superb view from near the sea. However, please pay attention for your foot since unstable by rocks and slippy seaweed.

Southern Coast (ahead of embankment)

Southern Coast in ahead of the embankment is another good place to see Mount Fuji especially at dusk.
Reef has spread in this area, it is possible to walk around different harsh atmosphere of the rocks that can't see in other place in Enoshima.
However, because the whole of the reef is almost sunk underwater, it is unable to enter here during high tide.

(*Here is a place of the closed to the public for safety reasons, however it is consented tacitly to enter here at your own risks. So, do not go to near the cliff and must not enter into cliff side of the wirerope.)

Kamakura Koko Mae

Shichirigahama

At the coast in Shichirigahama, swimming is prohibited under the influence of the topography of the sea floor, but is a popular surfing spot because the varied waves occur.
In addition, the coast is known for the beautiful scenery, such as overlooking the Mt.Fuji over the sea in the evening or overlooks a Enoden train and the sea from the top of the slope that continued from the seaside.

Inamuragasaki

In Inamuragasaki, there was a swimming beach until 2003. However, it was closed due to erosion of the sand beach.
There is a cape in the east of the coast and here is one of the famous beautiful sunset viewing spot in Japan. It is possible to see the magnificent sunset scenery together with Enoshima Island and Mount Fuji from here.