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There is a sea cave
It is located at the "deepest" part of Enoshima.
It is made up of ➀ "First Cave" and ➁"Second Cave."(First Cave is 152 meters long. Second Cave is 112 meters long.)
There are "two entrances."
If you walk along, they join at the back.
There is also a place where you can walk by candlelight.
There is Hokora(a shrine) and Komainu(guardian lion dogs).
At the back you will find ➀Hokora(Shrine) and ➁ Komainu(Guardian lion dogs.)
Rumor has it that it continues all the way to the Hyouketsu(ice cave) on Mount Fuji.
"Enoshima Shrine" is said to be related to "Ryujin(the dragon god)".
The story goes that Gozuryu(a five-headed dragon), who had been causing trouble, stopped being evil after falling in love with a celestial Tennyo(heavenly maiden) and married her.
It is said that
Ⓐthe heavenlyl maiden is Benzaiten, who is enshrined at ”Enoshima Shrine ”.
ⒷThe five-headed dragon is also enshrined at” Ryukomyojin Shrine ”in Koshizuka .
Therefore, it is said that visiting both Ⓐ"Ryukomyojin Shrine", which enshrines the five-headed dragon , and Ⓑ" the Benten-do Hall of Enoshima Shrine", which enshrines the heavenly maiden (Benten-do), will bring you good fortune .
It is said to be the birthplace of the Ryuujin(dragon god) legend.
It is also said to be the birthplace of Enoshima Shrine.
It is said that ➀ Kobo Daishi, ➁. Ippen, ➂. Minamoto no Yoritomo, and ➃. Nichiren Shonin also visited this place.
It is famous as a "power spot."