Enoshima - Fujisawa

Enoshima, Shonan's leading island of faith and tourism - Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture

In the Edo period, Fujisawa city was the sixth of the Fifty-three post towns on the Tokaido route. It has many temples, shrines and historical sites unique to post towns bustling with travelers. Among them, "Enoshima" is an island of faith visited by famous monks and warlords as a place of pilgrimage and sightseeing since ancient times. "Ejima Shrine" has been a sanctuary since ancient times, and famous monks such as Kukai and Nichiren Shonin are said to have visited for training, and the Stone Torii is said to be built by Minamoto Yoritomo.

In 1600, Ieyasu Tokugawa visited Ejima Shrine. The Benzaiten faith of "Enoshima" spread among the common people and neighboring counties from the middle of the Edo period, and many people came to visit the shrine.

During the booming economy of the 1960s, many factories were attracted to the north, and the Welding rod division (of the time) of the Fujisawa Plant was newly established. It was our first factory in the Kanto region, and the welding training center (now the training center) was relocated from Kobe. Kabutomatsu, a historic site in Fujisawa City, is located in front of the training center and holds a memorial service every year with the local people.

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