A summer festival on Enoshima, featuring a mikoshi crossing the sea and two mikoshi meeting
Enoshima Tenno Festival
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- Every year in July / Every year
- Location
- Enoshima – Koyurugi Shrine
- Area
- Kanagawa Prefecture・Fujisawa City(From Tokyo: approx. 30 min–1 h · train)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
- Highlights and activities
- Wishes behind the festival
- Participation / viewing
- Spectators welcome
- Participation fee
- Viewing is free.
- Age restrictions
- The 2026 boat-viewing event was open to children in Grade 3 and above.
- Last updated
- 2026/10/24
In this unique Enoshima summer festival, the proceeds from Yasaka Shrine at Enoshima Jinja to Koshigoe, then crosses the sea and meets the mikoshi from Koyurugi Shrine.
Photo credits and terms of use
Photographer: Bencowburn File:Emerging from the sea at the Enoshima Tenno Matsuri 2023.jpg / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Own work by the contributorDisplay size only adjusted.May differ from the event currently featured.About Enoshima Tenno Festival
The Enoshima Tenno Festival is the held at Yasaka Shrine within the grounds of Enoshima Jinja.
Centered on a shinkosai in which the enshrined deity travels to Koshigoe, a place with deep ties to the deity, the events link Enoshima and Koyurugi Shrine.
This unique Enoshima summer festival is associated with the tradition of Ōama and is held in addition to its role in driving away summer epidemics and misfortune.
Festival highlights
The main highlight is the mikoshi’s sea crossing.
After crossing the sea, the mikoshi meets the mikoshi from Koyurugi Shrine on the opposite shore.
The scene of the two mikoshi jostling together is presented as a powerful spectacle emblematic of the Enoshima Tenno Festival.
A summer festival on Enoshima, featuring a mikoshi crossing the sea and two mikoshi meeting
What to expect
The festival spans several days and includes events such as the reisai of Yasaka Shrine, a procession to the temporary shrine, the eve of the festival, the main festival and shinkosai, and the reisai.
During the main festival and shinkosai, the mikoshi crosses the sea and meets the mikoshi from Koyurugi Shrine on the opposite shore.
In 2026, a boat-viewing event was also announced, offering an approximately 30-minute view of the sea crossing from aboard a boat.
Source: 江の島天王祭2026 | イベント【公式】江の島ヨットハーバー
How to take part
For the 2026 boat-viewing event, a lottery was to be held if applications exceeded capacity. Those selected were to pay 1,000 yen per person at the reception desk on the day.
The event was expected to accommodate around 40 people and was open to children in Grade 3 and above. The application deadline was June 30 at 11:59 p.m.
Applications for boat viewing are now closed.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Enoshima Jinja – Koyurugi Shrine / 2-3-8 Enoshima, Fujisawa City
- Train and bus
About a 15-minute walk from Katase-Enoshima Station on the Odakyu Line / About a 15-minute walk from Enoshima Station on the Enoshima Electric Railway
- By car
About 1 hour via National Route 1 from Shin-Hodogaya IC on the Yokohama Shindo
- Parking
Capacity 0 / Paid parking available nearby
Address 2-3-8 Enoshima, Fujisawa City
Dates and season
- Season
Every year in July
- Frequency
Every year
Accommodation and hotels PR
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Tips for your visit
For the 2026 boat-viewing event, visitors were advised to bring motion sickness medicine, a sun hat, a raincoat, and non-slip shoes, as the boat has no roof.
Food and drink on board are limited to water and salt replenishment to help prevent heatstroke.
Nearby attractions
Nearby attractions include Enoshima Jinja, Enoshima Jinja Hetsumiya, Enoshima Jinja Nakatsumiya, Enoshima Samuel Cocking Garden, and Enoshima Sea Candle.
You can also explore Enoshima and these facilities as sightseeing spots near the festival venue.
児玉神社
神奈川県藤沢市江ノ島にある児玉源太郎を祀った神社
写真：Lover of Romance take a photograph. / CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo source ·
江の島灯台
神奈川県藤沢市江の島にある灯台、展望台
写真：photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS) / CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo source ·
江島神社
神奈川県藤沢市江の島の神社
Origins and History of Enoshima Tenno Festival
The Enoshima Tenno Festival is a summer festival unique to Enoshima, traditionally held as the reisai of Yasaka Shrine.
The tradition of Ōama is associated with the festival’s role in driving away summer epidemics and misfortune.
In Fujisawa City’s designated cultural properties register, the Enoshima Tenno Festival is listed as a city-designated intangible folk cultural property, with the Enoshima Tenno Festival Preservation Association as its custodian, dated April 1, Reiwa 2.
Source: 指定文化財目録｜藤沢市
Official information
The 2026 boat-viewing event is listed in the official information from Enoshima Yacht Harbor.
The festival information also includes the URL for the Enoshima Jinja website.
Enoshima Tenno Festival at a Glance
The Enoshima Tenno Festival is a summer festival that begins with the reisai of Yasaka Shrine and continues with a shinkosai in which the mikoshi travels as far as Koshigoe.
The mikoshi’s sea crossing and its meeting with the mikoshi from Koyurugi Shrine are major highlights.
The festival is associated with driving away epidemics and misfortune, as well as the tradition of Ōama, and is designated as an intangible folk cultural property of Fujisawa City.
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/10/24
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