Enoshima
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Enoshima has an area of about 0.2 km². It is linked to the mainland by a bridge.[1]
The island is at the mouth of the Katase River.
In 1927, Enoshima was recognized as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan which best showed Japan and its culture in the Shōwa period.[2]
History
- 1047 (Eishō 2): Enoshima Engi was written by the Buddhist monk Kōkei. The work is a history of the shrines on the island.
- 1182 (Juei 1): Minamoto no Toritomo gave a statue to the Benzaiten shrine on the island.[1]
- 1325 (Shōchū 2): Shōjōkō-ji was established. It is the Buddhist temple on the island.[1]
- 1874 (Meiji 7): Samuel Cocking developed botanical gardens.[1]
- 1964 (Shōwa 39): Sailing competitions during the 1964 Summer Olympics were scheduled near the island.[3]
Enoshima Media
Enoshima bay near tpkyo Japan
Various scenes of the island, 2022
Aerial photograph - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and National Transport, Land Image Information (1988)
Looking towards Fujisawa from Enoshima Lighthouse
Viewed from Miura Peninsula.
1 Chome Enoshima, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken 251-0036, Japan
Iwaya Caves - Enoshima, Japan.
Luminous Way - The first of a set of 3 escalators
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Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ensohima" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 181.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, 日本八景(昭和2年)の選定内容 (in Japanese); retrieved 2012-3-30.
- ↑ 1964 Summer Olympics Official Report, Vol. 1, Part 1, p. 115 Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-4.
Other websites
- Enoshima Shrine Archived 2014-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Enoshima Engi Archived 2016-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 35°17′59″N 139°28′49″E / 35.29972°N 139.48028°E
