Portable shrines get a dunk in the sea at this annual Enoshima festival.
What happens?
This festival begins at 9:30 a.m. at Enoshima‘s Hetsunomiya Shrine. A large mikoshi (portable shrine) from Yasaka Shrine is carried across the bridge from Enoshima to Koyuguri Shrine on the mainland. On the way, the mikoshi is dunked into the sea. On the mainland, the mikoshi from Yasaka Shrine meets with a mikoshi from Koyurugi Shrine. The two mikoshi then parade together along a shopping street until the Yasaka mikoshi returns to Enoshima at around 6 p.m.
Here are some photos from the 2016 festival.
Early
Jul
江の島天王祭
Free
Official site
⚠️ Link in Japanese
- 1.0 km from Katase-Enoshima Station Odakyu Enoshima Line (OE17)
- 1.4 km from Enoshima Station Enoshima Electric Railway (EN6)
- 1.5 km from Shōnan-Enoshima Station Shonan Monorail
