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Enoshima, Island of E (江の島) is a small offshore island, about 4 km (2.5 mi) in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River which flows into the Sagami Bay of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Administratively, Enoshima is part of the mainland city of Fujisawa , and is linked to the Katase section of that city by a 389-metre-long (1,276 ft ...
The Enoshima Sea Candle (Japanese: 江の島シーキャンドル), also known as the Shonan Observatory Lighthouse, [1] is an observation tower and lighthouse located in the Samuel Cocking Garden on the small tidal island of Enoshima in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. [2] The tower has two observation decks, the primary indoor deck and a secondary ...
The tsunami caused many deaths, including about 100 people along Yui-ga-hama Beach in Kamakura and an estimated 50 people on the Enoshima causeway. Over 570,000 homes were destroyed, leaving an estimated 1.9 million homeless.
In 2001, plans were initiated to build a new Enoshima Aquarium, and on September 16, 2002, Marineland and Sea Zoo were closed and construction of the new Enoshima Aquarium began. The aquarium continued to operate, but the former Enoshima Aquarium was completely closed on December 31, 2003, and the New Enoshima Aquarium opened on April 16, 2004. [9]
The Enoshima Engi consists of two separate parts. The first tells the story of the tribulations of prehistoric villagers who lived in the vicinity of Enoshima. The villagers were plagued for a period of a thousand-some years by a destructive, five-headed dragon (Gozuryu:五頭竜) that had its lair in a nearby lake.
The garden was established in 1880 by British merchant Samuel Cocking (1842–1914) as the Enoshima Botanical Garden, and featured a greenhouse (660 m 2) in which he collected tropical plants. This original greenhouse was destroyed in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake .
Shōnan-Enoshima Station (湘南江の島駅, Shōnan-Enoshima-eki) is a monorail train station on the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line located in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the southern terminus of the Shōnan Monorail Enoshima Line and is located 6.6 kilometers from the northern terminus at Ōfuna Station .
The line includes two tunnels (between Shōnan-Fukasawa and Nishi-Kamakura stations, and between Mejiroyamashita and Shōnan-Enoshima stations). [7] The line's maintenance workshop is located at the Shonan Monorail Headquarters in Kamakura City.