Enoshima Shrine
江島神社
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Enoshima Shrine
Enoshima Shrine is a historic shrine and temple. We've gathered 3 videos so you can explore it across the seasons on screen.
Enoshima Shrine is a shrine located in Enoshima, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Formerly a prefectural shrine, it is now a Beppyo-jinja Shrine of the Shinto shrine headquarters. It can be counted as one of the three major Benten in Japan.
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History & Culture
Origins in a sea cave
By shrine tradition the deities were first enshrined in 552, when by imperial decree of Emperor Kinmei they were venerated in the Iwaya cave at the southern tip of Enoshima.
The three Munakata goddesses
Its three sanctuaries — Hetsumiya, Nakatsumiya and Okutsumiya — enshrine the three Munakata goddesses: Tagitsuhime, Ichikishimahime and Tagirihime.
One of Japan's three great Benzaiten
From medieval times Shinto-Buddhist syncretism made Enoshima a great centre of Benzaiten worship. Revered by the warrior Minamoto no Yoritomo and by commoners alike, it became one of Japan's three great Benzaiten shrines, alongside Miyajima and Chikubu Island.
神奈川県藤沢市江の島一丁目
- Walk from Katase-Enoshima or Enoshima Stn
Shrine office 8:30–17:00
Free (Hoanden ¥200)
Hours and fees are a guide and may change — please check official information before your visit.
