Enoshima

is a small island in Sagami Bay on the Pacific Coast of the Japanese island of Honshu.  It is part of Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ensohima" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 181.

Enoshima has an area of about 0.2 km². It is linked to the mainland by a bridge.

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.Japan Ministry of the Environment, 日本八景(昭和2年)の選定内容 ; retrieved 2012-3-30.

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. 
 1325 (Shōchū 2): Shōjōkō-ji was established.  It is the Buddhist temple on the island.
 1874 (Meiji 7): Samuel Cocking developed botanical gardens.
 1964 (Shōwa 39): Sailing competitions during the 1964 Summer Olympics were scheduled near the island.1964 Summer Olympics Official Report, Vol. 1, Part 1, p. 115 ; retrieved 2012-3-4.

Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan
 List of regions of Japan
 List of islands of Japan
 Shōnan

References

Other websites

 Enoshima Shrine 
  Enoshima Engi 

Category:Islands of Japan