Katase Beach
片瀬海岸
The representative beach on the Shonan coast on either side of Enoshima. Beach huts and surfers make it busiest in summer, and Enoshima and Mount Fuji can be seen year-round.
Katase Beach is divided by the Enoshima Benten Bridge into the West Beach on the west side and the East Beach on the east. It is one of the liveliest beaches on the Shonan coast, and one of Japan's earliest seaside swimming beaches was also here. Swimming areas open in July and August, when beach huts, beach volleyball and surf schools gather and young people crowd in on weekends. In other seasons it is ideal for strolling and watching surfers, and from the West Beach you can see Mount Fuji. Entry is free. It is about a 5-minute walk from Katase-Enoshima Station on the Odakyu Line or Enoshima Station on the Enoden line, and the New Enoshima Aquarium is right beside the West Beach. In summer, watch for rip currents and heed the flag warnings.
Opening hours
All day (swimming beach July–August)
Nearby sights
- New Enoshima Aquarium
- Enoshima Shrine
- Enoshima
- Enoshima Sea Candle & Samuel Cocking Garden
- Enoshima Iwaya Caves & Chigogafuchi
- Kamakurakokomae Station & Enoden
- Shichirigahama Beach
- Inamuragasaki Park