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It has a view of the island of Eno in the front, and the view of the mountains of Fuji, Hakone and Izu in the west. It is quiet and shallow in the waves, and a beach volleyball court is permanently located on the adjacent coast of Kanuma.

Facing Sagami Bay, it is a great location with a panoramic view of Mount Fuji and Eno Island. The best highlight is the Sagami Bay Large Aquarium, where 8,000 sardines swim. Continuing on, "Deep Sea I" introduces Japan's first front line of long-term breeding of deep-sea organisms through joint research with JAMSTEC. The Jellyfish exhibit, which boasts 70 years of rearing research, always has about 50 species on the public display. You can't miss the jellyfish show showing in a fantastic exhibition space. In addition to the powerful dolphin show, you can also meet adorable penguins and seals. There is also a program where you can interact with sea turtles on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. It is an edutainment-type aquarium where you can learn while playing.

A spa resort for adults, located at the entrance of the island of Eno. In addition to natural hot springs and a variety of 11 different pools, a treatment spa (oil treatment) and relaxation (hand fir) invite you to deep relaxation, and the restaurant with a good view will enjoy dishes made from locally produced ingredients. A day-trip compound hot bath facility that fills both mind and body, free from the daily bustle in the rich nature of Enoshima. In March of the year of Reiwa 2 (2020), "Enoshima Hotel" was opened on the island of Enoshima, a 2-minute walk away, and hotel accommodation became possible. The Japanese modern space provides a moment of relaxation.

A shop that devised the original nori yokan using green seaweed. It is located on the approach to Okutsu-miya from Nakatsu-miya. At the time of its inception, it used nori seaweed from Enoshima, which is 450 yen. It is also sold for eating for 120 yen per slice. One of the other popular sweets is Tenko Tenko 160 yen. It comes with a mix of white paste and Azuki paste in a baked confection named after Tenno Sanko, which takes place at the Summer Festival on Enoshima. Tomon's brand and twisted potted packaging are cute.

A long-established "husband [meoto] manju", famous as an Enoshima specialty. It has a history of more than 200 years, and it still keeps the tradition of hand-made in everything from the paste to the skin. For 120 yen each, the brown skin has a black nectar flavor, and the white skin is a light-cooked paste of sake buns. Enoshima in the form of Sazae (koshi-paste), clam (tsubu-paste) and scallop (sesame paste) is 150 yen each, and there are sweets like Eno Island, such as shellfish-shaped beach ice 280 yen.

There are two types of sake buns with koshian and tsubuan tea buns using brown sugar. A specialty alongside shellfish (110 yen each), made in the image of five types of shellfish named after the sea. In addition, there are three types of ice cream, matcha, vanilla, and kokura, so you can choose the inside bean with grain bean paste and koshi bean. It is not sold in the middle, and is sold from three pieces, one for each of the three kinds of paste.

The queue, which has a three-hour wait when it is long, is a freshly baked roasted takosenbei. Senbei (naked) 400 yen, Senbei (bag) 800 yen. Senbei gift box (2 pieces × 5 bags) 4000 yen. In addition, green rice crackers, thick shrimp crackers, and roasting crab crackers are also well-received on sale as new products.

You can enjoy the island of Eno from the sea, Benten Maru, which connects the island of Eno to Bentenbashi and Chigokabuchi. It's only about 10 minutes, but the mini-boat trip with a view of the bluffs and the green-dense island of Eno, which is still blowing in the sea breeze, is quite quaint. When you go there, walk to Eno Island Iwaya and use it on your way back, it's less tired. It is a 5-minute walk from the boarding site of Chōgo-Kechi to Eno-jima Iwaya.

A botanical garden with an eclectic Japanese-Western style and full of southern Korean mood, derived from the English trader "Samuel Cocking" of the Meiji period. In the garden, there are Enoshima Sea Candle, which is familiar as a symbol of Shonan, and a brick greenhouse built in the middle of the Meiji era. Due to the warm climate facing the sea, you can see various plants throughout the year. Among them, a number of subtropical plants such as Shimanan Japanese cedar and Cook aroukaria, which are designated natural monuments of Fujisawa City, grow to create a southern atmosphere in the garden.

Enoshima Sea Candle, which is familiar as a symbol of Shonan and Enoshima Island, is an observation lighthouse that boasts a height of about 60m from the ground to the top. On a clear day, you can see Mount Fuji, Tanzawa Renpall, Izu Oshima, and enjoy a large panorama from 100m to 360 degrees above sea level. A must see the night view of Shonan from the observation deck, which was also certified as light-up with theme colors for each of the four seasons and Japan's three largest night lighthouses. In addition, the "Shonan no Jewel", which runs from late November to mid-February, is also certified as the Kanto Three Great Illuminations and Japan's Night View Heritage, making it a festival to color the island of Eno in winter.