{"id":34449,"date":"2023-12-12T23:01:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=34449"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T02:41:04","slug":"day-05-tokyo-enoshima-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2023\/12\/12\/day-05-tokyo-enoshima-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 05 @ Tokyo \u2013 Enoshima Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first three days of our 18 day trip saw fabulous weather: sunny with clear blue skies. The weather became considerably more overcast and cloudy on Day 04 when we’d relocated to Tokyo for the second leg of our itinerary, and on Day 05 today, there was light rain in Tokyo and also where we were heading for our visit: Enoshima Island<\/strong>. The island is about an hour train ride along the Odakyu line from Shinjuku Station, and there were available seats for all of us on a Tuesday morning: important as the ride itself through Greater Tokyo was largely uninteresting. Alighting at the end of the Odakyu line at Fujisawa Station, we headed for the South Exit and boarded the F3 bus for another 15 minute bus ride to the island itself.<\/p>\n

Right beside the bus drop-off point is the Enoshima Tourist Information office where you can get a large printed map. Right behind it is Benzaiten Nakamise Street, a narrow lane with souvenir and trinket shops, and cafes and restaurants. The Zuishin-mon gate is at the end of the street, and on the left is the first of three pay to use escalators, and also where we bought the Enoshima 1 Day + 1 Night Ticket (1,500 yen for an adult, 700 yen for a child).<\/p>\n

The island itself is walkable but with steep flights of steps to access the central part of the island. We saw groups of elderly visitors with hiking gear make their way around the island. For tourists like us, these pay to use escalators will bring you right up – and escalator rides are unlimited. Note though: the escalators do not bring visitors down; you’d need to walk it. Having spent the day on the island, our feel of it is that the pay to use escalators are not really necessary: there are many flights of stairs everywhere on the island, yes, but these pay to use escalators only cover three flights, and none of those flights are especially difficult to begin with.<\/p>\n

The first escalator brings visitors to the Yasaka Shrine and Hoanden. The second escalator is a short walk on the left that brings visitors to another shrine – Enoshima Shrine. There’s a great viewpoint where you can get pictures of the bridge connecting Enoshima Island to the mainland. A little further to the left of the second escalator is the third and last escalator, and it leads visitors to the Enoshima Samuel Cocking Garden, a few more cafes and restaurants, and the Enoshima Sea Candle.<\/p>\n

We took several hundred pictures on the island, so our notes for this visit will be split into multiple posts:<\/p>\n

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The Enoshima Tourist Information Booth where you can pick up a map. The F3 bus drop-off and also pick-up spot is on the right of the booth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Benzaiten Nakamise Street. Most of the establishments were still closed this early in the morning at 9:45AM. You can grab dinner here on your way down after visiting the island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Approaching the Zuishin-mon gate. The first escalator is a few meters on the left (you can’t see it until you take the left and walk a bit).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The “Escar”. You purchase one of the many variants of the Enoshima Pass here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Riding the first pay to use escalator; this picture is the back view of the ride.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Right where the first escar ends, you’re greeted with a lovely pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Yasaka Shrine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Hoanden. According to the map guide, an admission fee is required.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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There is a spot where you can take a framed picture of the bridge that leads to the island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The early morning rain had stopped by the time we got to the island. We were blessed with cool though overcast weather for most of the morning thereafter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The third escalator.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Continued in the next post: the Samuel Cocking Garden on Enoshima Island!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The first three days of our 18 day trip saw fabulous weather: sunny with clear blue skies. The weather became considerably more overcast and cloudy on Day 04 when we’d relocated to Tokyo for the second leg of our itinerary,<\/p>\n

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