Held over several days every July, the Tenno Festival culminates in the shinkosai – a procession in which an enshrined deity ...

Located in the middle of Kanagawa Prefecture’s Shōnan region, Enoshima has been a scenic spot since ancient times. However, in the last 20 years, several manga and anime creators have set their ...

Be sure to stay till sundown during your next beach trip to Kamakura, as you wouldn’t want to miss the fireworks happening by the coast this summer. Taking place around Katase Nishihama Beach, the ...

The Enoshima Tenno Festival 2026 sends a mikoshi into the sea off Enoshima, recreating a centuries-old purification legend in ...

The “Jewel of Shonan,” an event to illuminate Enoshima Island and nearby Katase Beach in winter, is now in full swing around Enoshima Samuel Cocking Garden, a botanical plot in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa ...

FUJISAWA, Kanagawa Prefecture--Popular beaches in the Enoshima area are welcoming back sunbathers for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit and forced their closure last summer. Katase ...

Enoshima, a small land-tied island in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a major tourist destination that welcomes 7 million visitors a year. Boasting numerous attractions, including a Shinto shrine, a ...

It is the Year of the Water Snake. And this year, the first snake that stared at me with its immovable burning eyes was a sculpted stone serpent meditating in the deepest bowels of Iwaya Caves in ...

Enjoy fireworks, live music, drinks, surf culture and traditional festivities at Katase Nishihama Beach this summer.