I actually prefer this to Kyoto and Nara. Less people, easier and shorter access to ancient temples, loads of history, good food and shopping, wonderful ocean views. One of my favorite places in Japan.
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I actually prefer this to Kyoto and Nara. Less people, easier and shorter access to ancient temples, loads of history, good food and shopping, wonderful ocean views. One of my favorite places in Japan.
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Enoshima island is a short train ride from downtown Tokyo and well worth the trip. This small island, reachable by footbridge, includes a number of holy sites, a cave you can tour and the Sea Candle light house.
The cave and the light house charge admission (I think it was 500 yen for the cave and 700 for the light...
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It's a small island dat need 1day to explore as I've failed 3times tryin to combine this island into a daytrip in Kamakura. Jus walk across the bridge to the island and with jus 1000Yen for Enoshima Pass will allow the usage of escalator (saves u frm climbin those stairs to the shrines), admission to the Samuel Cocking Garden, adm...
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Lots to do and see here....if you love "Japan", you need to visit Enoshima.
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After spending most of the day running around Kamakura and looking at beautiful temples, I decided I had just enough time to squeeze in a look at this odd little island. Earlier I had hopped off the train from Shinjuku at Ofuna Station and bought a JR Kamakura Enoshima Pass from the ticket office, which allowed full use of the...
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We went to the caves, Shrine, Tower and a restaurant. Good view from the top of it.
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Enoshima was just so beautiful around sunset!
I would recommend anyone just to come explore around here.
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We LOVED Enoshima! The aquarium, the beach, and mostly the island. It is quite a climb if you go to the top filled with many shops, shrines, gardens, ocean views, and even a cave. The locals were in long lines to get the rice crackers with a compressed octopus....we tasted it but did not eat the entire thing. There was...
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