Enoshima Sea Candle
The Enoshima Sea Candle, also known as the Shonan Observatory Lighthouse, is an observation tower and lighthouse located in the Samuel Cocking Garden on the small tidal island of Enoshima in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. The tower has two observation decks, the primary indoor deck and a secondary outdoor deck. The primary deck can be accessed via a central lift or spiral staircase, while the outdoor deck can only be accessed by a second spiral staircase.
Completed in 2003, the Sea Candle was built to celebrate the 2002 centenary of the Enoshima Electric Railway. The original 1951 Enoshima lighthouse was demolished in order to allow for the Sea Candle to be constructed. On New Year's Eve 2002, a ceremony took place to transfer the lighthouse duty, and the observation decks opened to the general public on 29 April 2003.
In 2004, the lighthouse was awarded a Good Design Award under the category Architecture and Environment Design – Environment Design.
