About Enoshima
Enoshima is a small island, about 4 km in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River, which flows into Sagami Bay in Japan.
It is linked to the town of Katase on the mainland by a 600 meter-long bridge. Adjacent to the closest beach to Tokyo and Yokohama, the island and town
are the hub of a popular resort area. Benzaiten, the goddess of music and entertainment, is also enshrined on the island. Enoshima is the center of
Shonan, a resort area along the coast of Sagami Bay known for its scenic beauty.
The island is the scene of the Enoshima Engi, a history of the shrines on Enoshima written by the Japanese Buddhist monk Kokei in 1047 A.D.