Enoshima Sea Candle & Samuel Cocking Garden
江の島シーキャンドル・サムエル・コッキング苑
Enoshima Island, Fujisawa (Kamakura area) · near Enoshima Station (Enoden Line), then the bridge and hillside up the island (20 min walk)
Enoshima Sea Candle & Samuel Cocking Garden in Enoshima Island, Fujisawa (Kamakura area). Outdoor escalators carry you up the island to a flower garden and a 60 m lighthouse-tower with a 360-degree deck over Sagami Bay and Mt Fuji, magical during the winter illumination.
Why children love it: Outdoor escalators carry you up the island to a flower garden and a 60 m lighthouse-tower with a 360-degree deck over Sagami Bay and Mt Fuji, magical during the winter illumination.
Honest drawbacks: The island is hilly with steps between attractions, and it is a long uphill walk from the station even using the paid escalators.
- Best for
- Toddlers (2–4), Primary (5–11), Teens (12–17)
- Time to allow
- 1h
- Opening hours
- Garden and tower roughly 9:00-20:00 (last tower entry about 19:30); individual shops vary.
- Price
- Garden entry is free; the Sea Candle observation tower is 800 yen adult / 400 yen child. The outdoor Enoshima Escar escalators cost 250 yen for the full route.
- Booking
- Usually walk-in
- English
- ★★★☆☆
- Indoor / weather
- outdoor
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