Enoshima Shrine Hetsumiya

Make your way through the bustling Enoshima Benzaiten Nakamise Street, lined with inns, eateries, and souvenir shops before reaching the vermillion torii gate and the Zuishinmon gate. Behind these gates is the climb up the stone steps that leads to Enoshima Shrine Hetsumiya, also known as the Shimono-miya Shrine due to its location at the base of Enoshima.

This sought-after destination dates back to 1206 when built by Minamoto no Sanetomo to enshrine the goddess of water and seafaring, Tagitsu-hime-no-mikoto. The current shrine hall was constructed in 1976 after a major revamp to showcase the splendid Gongen-zukuri architecture, complete with roof ornament and shrine crest, "Mukainami Mitsuuroko”.

Across the grounds you’ll find a number of delights to explore including the Hoanden, which enshrines the Myo-on Benten and the Hachi-hi Benten, the Zeniarai Byakuryu Ou, where washing coins in the Shirogane Pond is said to make one's wishes come true if the coins are then offered in the donation box, and the Uchide no Kozuchi, a magic mallet that grants wishes if touched.