Limited Express Romancecar Services for Shinjuku, Fujisawa and Enoshima

The Romancecar is the name Odakyu Electric Railway gives to a set of luxury limited express services that connect Shinjuku in Tokyo with holiday destinations like Hakone, Mount Fuji and Enoshima. In this article we will focus on Romancecar services bound for Enoshima.

Enoshima is a seaside resort area in the city of Fujisawa that is popular with daytrippers from Tokyo. This area includes long, sandy beaches, beautiful natural scenery, cultural attractions, and is also closely connected to the main tourist sites of Kamakura by Enoshima Electric Railway.

Key Destinations

Several limited express Romancecar services run from Shinjuku Station in Tokyo all the way to Katase-Enoshima Station, making the full journey in roughly 65 minutes. These services run along the Odakyu Odawara Line and the Odakyu Enoshima Line and stop at the following stations:

Shinjuku > Shin-Yurigaoka > Sagami-Ono > Yamato > Fujisawa > Katase-Enoshima

Because these trains are aimed at holiday-makers, there are many more services scheduled on weekends and national holidays. A small number of Romancecar services run only as far as Fujisawa Station, but from there passengers can easily transfer to the Odakyu Enoshima Line and travel just three more stops to Katase-Enoshima.

Example train fares and journey times are given below from Shinjuku Station.

Shinjuku Station

The top attractions in Shinjuku are Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden — a large public landscape garden, the Kabukicho entertainment district, the bars of the Golden Gai and Omoide Yokocho areas, and the views from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observatories.

Shinjuku Station is a major transportation hub in Tokyo and registered with Guinness World Records as the world’s busiest railway station. Here you can transfer to JR’s Chuo Line, Chuo-Sobu Line, Saikyo Line and Yamanote Line. Private railway lines at Shinjuku Station are the Keio Line, the Keio New Line, the Odakyu Odawara Line and Toei Subway’s Oedo Line and Shinjuku Line. Tokyo Metro’s Marunouchi Line also serves Shinjuku Station.

The New Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal at Shinjuku Station has low-cost highway bus services for destinations across Japan.

Shin-Yurigaoka Station

Shin-Yurigaoka Station is located in the Asao ward of Kawasaki City. Transfer here to the Odakyu Tama Line, a commuter line which runs to Karakida Station in Tama, Tokyo.

Sagami-Ono Station

This station in Sagamihara City is served by both the Odakyu Enoshima Line and the Odakyu Odawara Line. One unusual attraction in Sagamihara is Retro Jihanki Corner (also called Sagamihara Vending Machine Park). Here visitors can see 100 retro vending machines that have been collected by the owner of a local used tire shop. Most of the machines date from the 1970s and ’80s but all are in perfect working order. The collection is located at Used Tire Mart Sagamihara, a 15-minute taxi ride from Sagami-Ono Station.

Yamato Station

Transfer here to the Sotetsu Main Line with services bound for Ebina and Yokohama.

Fujisawa

This is the main railway station for Fujisawa City and it is located in the city center’s commercial district. Transfers can be made here to the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) with services bound for Enoshima and Kamakura. Transfers can also be made here to JR East’s Tokaido Main Line and Shonan-Shinjuku Line. Tokaido Main Line services run north to Yokohama, Shimbashi, Shinagawa and Tokyo; and south to Chigasaki, Hiratsuka, Odawara and Atami. Shonan-Shinjuku Line services run to Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and Omiya.

Katase-Enoshima

This station provides access to the island of Enoshima. This is a small island with many attractions, including Nakamise-dori shopping street; Enoshima Shrine, which is spread across three locations on the island; the Iwaya Caves, Samuel Cocking Garden and the Enoshima Sea Candle, which is an observation tower offering scenic views over the coastline. The bridge to the island is an 8-minute walk from Katase-Enoshima Station and the bridge itself takes about 3 minutes to cross.

There are two long, sandy beaches on the mainland facing the island of Enoshima. Katase Higashihama Beach is on the east side of the Sakai River, and Katase Nishihama Beach is on the west side and closest to Katase-Enoshima Station. Enoshima Aquarium overlooks Katase Nishihama Beach and is just 5 minutes from the station.

Enoshima Station on the Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) is an 8-minute walk from Katase-Enoshima Station and Shonan Enoshima Station on the Shonan Monorail is a 9-minute walk away.

Tickets

To ride on a Romancecar service, you will need a limited express ticket as well as a regular fare ticket. While the regular fare between Shinjuku and Katase-Enoshima is 650 yen, the limited express surcharge is another 750 yen — so your full fare (one-way) would be 1,400 yen.

Tickets for Romancecar services must be reserved in advance but you can buy tickets online via Odakyu’s official English language website.

Discount Tickets

Odakyu’s “Free Pass” discount tickets are a good way to save money as they cover the regular fare and some of the local transport at your destination. However, you will still need to pay your limited express surcharge on top of that.

The Enoshima and Kamakura Free Pass includes a round trip ticket between a departure point on the Odakyu railway network and Fujisawa Station, as well as one day of unlimited rides on the Odakyu Enoshima Line between Fujisawa Station and Katase-Enoshima Station and the Enoshima Electric Railway (also called Enoden). This will give you access to most of the major attractions in both Fujisawa and Kamakura cities.

The Enoshima and Kamakura Free Pass also includes discounts at temples, attractions, restaurants and cafes along the lines covered by the ticket. An example fare from Shinjuku Station on the Odakyu Odawara Line, would be 1,640 yen for adults and 430 yen for children aged under 11. From Fujisawa Station the fare would be 810 yen for adults and 410 yen for children aged under 11. If Odakyu’s Limited Express Romancecar is used, an additional limited express fee will also be necessary.

The Hakone Kamakura Free Pass is a similar discount ticket but it covers the Hakone area as well as the Enoshima-Kamakura area. This is a 3-day ticket that includes unlimited rides on all Odakyu railway lines and the Enoshima Electric Railway, as well as local trains, buses, and cable cars in Hakone. It also includes a sightseeing cruise on Lake Ashi and special discounts at various restaurants and attractions in both areas. And because it covers ALL Odakyu lines, it is useful for sightseeing in Tokyo too!

This pass costs 8,520 yen for adults and 1,980 yen for children. If Odakyu’s Limited Express Romancecar is used, an additional limited express fee will be necessary.

Both of the tickets described above can be bought at vending machines and sightseeing centers at Odakyu stations.

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Article by Michael Lambe. Photos by peisama/pixta (1), d51498/pixta (2), Michael Lambe (3). All rights reserved. Last updated 2-Oct-2025.