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Hiroshige's woodblock print of an Enoshima cave and Mt. Fuji from his "Famous Views of the 60 Provinces" series.

Enoshima from Koyurugi Shrine lookout

Bridge to Enoshima. Two bridges, one for vehicles and the other for pedestrians, enable access to this small and charming island.

Entrance to Enoshima's main drag. After you pass through this torii, you walk uphill along a narrow road lined with tourist souvenir shops.

A torii marks the entrance to Enoshima's main drag of tourist souvenir shops.

Enoshima's main drag of tourist souvenir shops.

Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty flowers

Hello Kitty curry

Hello Kitty dessert

Entrance to Yasaka Shrine

Enoshima's main drag

Escalator service. If you don't want to climb all those stairs, take the Escalator. (Small admission charged)

Enoshima Shrine's Hetsumiya Shrine. 辺津宮：旧下之宮。田寸津比賣命を祀る。

View from Enoshima.

Enoshima Yacht Harbor

Enoshima Shrine's Nakatsumiya Shrine. 中津宮市寸島比賣命を祀る

"Be nice to cats on Enoshima."

Hiking around the island (not recommended). There is a nice path going around half the island. But the other half lacks a real path. It is somewhat risky.

Cave at Enoshima

Other side of the island

Fishing hole

Rough trail

Finally back to civilization

The festival is actually held from the first to second Sunday in July. Eighth day is the main day.The festival procession comes toward Enoshima's gateway which is the Seido no Torii (青銅の鳥居) gate.
This day-long festival starts at 9:30 am at Enoshima's Hetsunomiya Shrine. A large mikoshi (portable shrine) from Yasaka Shrine is carried from the shrine to Koyuguri Shrine on the mainland. Along the way, the mikoshi is carried into the ocean. On the mainland, the Yasaka mikoshi is met with a mikoshi from Koyuguri Shrine. They then parade together along a shopping street before the Yasaka mikoshi goes back to Enoshima at around 6 pm.

Tengu manIn the searing heat of summer, this costume must be unbearable.

Preparing for the seaDuring a break, the mikoshi is prepared for a run in the ocean.

Water's edge

Down ramp

Also see the video at YouTube.

At seaShrine helpers on a boat splash buckets of sea water on the mikoshi bearers.

Blessings at seaThe mikoshi and bearers are blessed by a shrine priest on a boat wielding a sacred staff.

Mikoshi made of acorns

Crossing over

Koyurugi Shrine lookoutThe shrine is built atop a cliff overlooking the ocean, and there's small lookout offering sweeping view with Enoshima in the distance.

Yumenoshima, meaning "Dream Island," originated as a garbage dump. It has been developed as a public park and sports park.The main attractions are the Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome and the Daigo Fukuryu Maru exhibition hall. Near JR Kiba Station on the Keiyo Line. Buses also run from Toyocho Station on the Tozai Line.

Entrance to Yumenoshima.

Tokyo Metropolitan Daigo Fukuryū Maru Exhibition Hall 第五福竜丸展示館

Tokyo Metropolitan Daigo Fukuryū Maru Exhibition Hall entrance.

The Daigo Fukuryu Maru (Lucky Dragon No. 5) was a wooden tuna fishing boat that was exposed to nuclear fallout from the United States' hydrogen bomb test on Bikini Atoll, on March 1, 1954.