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Offshore island in Fujisawa, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
the Odakyu Romancecar train

Enoshima (江の島) is a small offshore island, about 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 bridge. Home to some of the closest sandy beaches to Tokyo and Yokohama, the island and adjacent coastline are the hub of a local resort area.

Benzaiten, the goddess of music and entertainment, is enshrined on the island. The island in its entirety is dedicated to the goddess, who is said to have caused it to rise from the bottom of the sea in the sixth century. The island is the scene of the Enoshima Engi, a history of shrines on Enoshima written by the Japanese Buddhist monk Kōkei in 1047 AD.

In 1880, after the Shinto and Buddhism separation order of the new Meiji government had made the land available, much of the uplands was purchased by Samuel Cocking, a British merchant, in his Japanese wife's name. He developed a power plant and extensive botanical gardens including a very large greenhouse. Although the original greenhouse was destroyed in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, the botanical garden (now the Samuel Cocking Garden) remains an attraction with over half a million visitors a year.

Enoshima is now the center of Shōnan, a resort area along the coast of Sagami Bay.

Enoshima is served by three nearby railway stations: Katase Enoshima Terminus on the Odakyū Enoshima Line, Enoshima Station on the Enoshima Electric Railway ("Enoden"), and Shōnan Enoshima Station on the Shonan Monorail.

Enoshima was the Olympic harbor for the 1964 Summer Olympics. Enoshima was also used as the sailing venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

While the bridge and town area of Enoshima are wheelchair accessible, anything past the main gate of the shrine (including the observation tower, caves, etc.) is inaccessible to those with mobility difficulties.

In the 1951 film Tokyo File 212, a key scene takes place in Enoshima. In the 2004 anime Uta Kata, the main character and her friends visit Enoshima in one episode. In the 2004 anime Elfen Lied, Enoshima and the Enoshima Sea Candle are the location for the battle with Mariko. In the 2012 anime Tsuritama, Enoshima is the main location. In the 2015 anime Himouto! Umaru chan, the characters visit Enoshima in the penultimate episode of the first season. In the 2018 anime Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, the island is featured in episode 6. Characters live in nearby Fujisawa. In the 2022 anime Bocchi the Rock!, the main protagonists visit the island in episode 9. In the video game series Danganronpa, the main antagonist is named Junko Enoshima.