
Enoshima Shrine
Enoshima Shrine consists of three palaces, Hetsumiya, Nakatsumiya and Okutsumiya. Three-sister sea guardian is worshipped in each palace. In ancient times it was called Enoshima Myojin. You can feel the atmosphere of the mixture of myths. This are winter constellation Orion's myth and the three- sister gardians' myth. Three stars in the Orion's Belt transformed to three Godess as daughters of Amaterasu Omikami. They are worshipped in Munakata Taisha Shrine in Kyushu.
Essential Information
Admission hours |
Reception hours: 8:30am - 5pm |
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Duration |
30m |
Admission fees |
Hoanden (storage facility outside the statue of Benzaiten) Adults 200 yen, junior high and high school students 100 yen, children 50 yen |
Access | Shonan Enoshima Station on the Enoshima Electric Railway or Shonan Monorail |