Granted.. we went while it was drizzling rain but it was so worth it. Being there in the rain gave off a traditional & mysterious feel, not to mention, it wasn't crowded at all! It was like we had the whole island to ourselves! Enoshima is a beautiful island next to the Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo. It's also a very popular beach trip in the summer, as they usually have firework displays on the beach in late July.






Enoshima is also a very romantic island & it's filled with couples. I think the reason for that is the romantic mythical story that Enoshima has behind it. Also the Enoshima Love bell, which me being the big romantic that I am, went to go see!! I didn't ring the bell with my friend because I want to go back one day with someone I really love so the experience will be more memorable & sweet ♥~ ^ ^
 You may have heard about the Love bell from the eroge game, Go Go Nippon! In the game the main character gets taken to Enoshima & he visits the love bell with his love interest.












"Long, long ago, a five-headed dragon lived here and always did evil things to the people in a nearby village. He especially loved to eat children and parents had to continually overcome the sadness of their deaths. Because of this, the village was called Koshigoe (“place people recover from tragedy”). One day, amidst ominous clouds and a strong earthquake, a beautiful maiden came down from the heavens to the sea. An island suddenly appeared as a place for her to land. The dragon was watching her and fell in love immediately. He asked for her hand in marriage. The maiden who knew the dragon did horrible things, turned down his proposal. But she said she would reconsider the proposal if he mended his ways and tried to help people instead. Thereafter, the dragon devoted himself to protecting and assisting people. And the maiden accepted him finally. The island was then developed and improved due to the dragon’s support and protection for a long time. But at last the dragon died a natural death. He laid his body on Fukasawa village (in modern day Kamakura) and his mouth settled on the earth just at the location of Ryu-ko-jinja shrine (“the mouth of the dragon”). If you look closely at the shape of the hills between Kamakura and Enoshima, you might feel that he is still there, watching and protecting the island."