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Enoshima

0.39 km² of land in the Pacific Ocean.

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Enoshima seen from space, cut out from the sea (Sentinel-2)
N 0.2 km

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.

In numbers

0.39km²

Area

7km

Coastline

60m

Highest point

354

People

26°C

Warmest sea

August

902km

To the mainland

When to go to Enoshima

Best for the beach from July to September.

The sea is warmest in August (26 °C) and coolest in February (15 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June to October.

Sea temperature (the water level) Air: night low to afternoon high Wet days Best months

Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.

Offshore island in Fujisawa, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan

Enoshima is an island in Japan. It covers 0.39 km², with 7 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 60 m. About 354 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 902 km away.

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Getting there

Plan the trip

Ferries, stays and things to do

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On the island

What you find on Enoshima.

  • 1beaches
  • 17viewpointsWaterfront, Mt. Fuji Viewpoint, Mt. Fuji Beach Viewpoint and 14 more
  • 3lighthousesShōnan Port Lighthouse, Enoshima Observation Lighthouse Sea Candle
  • 4marinasEnoshima Yacht Harbour, Club nautique d'Enoshima and 2 more
  • 1named peaks
  • 4hotels, guesthouses and apartments
  • 30restaurants, cafés and bars

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.

The shape of the land.

On average the island stands 21 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.

  • 85 %0–50 m
  • 15 %50–200 m

Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).

Size, for real

Next to islands you may know.

Enoshima0 km²
Alcatraz Island0 km²

0.2 km

All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).

Month by month

The weather on the island.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon high (°C)7812182225293026201510
Night low (°C)-2-21612172122181260
Sea (°C)161516171921242625232118
Rain (mm)66671151291421811801552152229769
Wet days67101112151715151297
Sun h/day6.15.85.86.15.94.24.96.34.64.24.85.5
Wind (km/h)141415161412131213131213

Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.

Recent years

Warmer and cooler years at sea.

Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020+1.7+1.3+0.6+0.6+0.2+0.8−0.3+1.1+1.6+0.9+1.1+1.3
2021+1.6+1.2+1.0+0.3±0.0+0.9+1.2+0.5+0.8+1.5+0.3−0.3
2022−0.4+0.9+0.5+1.1+0.7+0.3+0.9+0.6+0.9+0.9+1.2+0.4
2023+0.7+1.6+1.5+1.3+0.4+0.5+1.0+1.3+1.6+0.5+0.8−0.4
2024+1.3+1.1+0.6+1.1+0.4+0.8+1.9+2.2+2.0+1.9+2.1+0.7
2025+0.7+0.4+0.4−0.2−0.2+1.5+2.6+0.6+0.7+1.2−0.5+1.0

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

Photos

Seen by visitors.

Enoshima 06
Σ64 · CC BY 4.0
Enoshima - Enoshima221
lumoplank · CC0
Enoshima - Enoshima217
lumoplank · CC0
Enoshima Lighthouse 130809 1
DXR · CC BY-SA 3.0

About these numbers

Names, area, populationWikidata (Q989803) · CC0
Outline© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020
ClimateNASA POWER · 1991–2020
Relief, 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
TownsGeoNames · CC BY 4.0
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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