Esashi, Hokkaido (Hiyama)
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Esashi 江差町 |
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 Location of Esashi in Hokkaido (Hiyama Subprefecture) |
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 Esashi
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| Coordinates: 41°52′N 140°8′E / 41.867°N 140.133°ECoordinates: 41°52′N 140°8′E / 41.867°N 140.133°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Hiyama Subprefecture) |
| District | Hiyama |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yonosuke Terui |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109.57 km2 (42.31 sq mi) |
| Population (March, 2008) | |
| • Total | 9,570 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Thujopsis |
| • Flower | Japanese Rose |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| City hall address | 193-1 Aza-Nakauta-chō, Esashi-chō, Hiyama-gun, Hokkaidō 043-8560 |
| Website | www |
Esashi (江差町 Esashi-chō?) is a town in Hiyama District, Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Hiyama Subprefecture.
One of the oldest towns in Hokkaido, the name Esashi comes from the Ainu word for kombu, a type of edible kelp well known in Japan. It is the birthplace of a folk music tradition called Esashi oiwake.
Esashi is a district and port town located on the western seaboard of Hokkaido on the Assabugawa river, facing the Sea of Japan. Its eastern part is mountainous. The town is bordered by the municipalities of Kaminokuni, Assabu and Otobe. It has a ferry connection to Okushiri island. The rail link was discontinued in 2014; Esashi Station was the terminus of the Esashi Line.
Kamome Island in the town is part of Hiyama Prefectural Natural Park.
Esashi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with far less snow in winter than elsewhere in Hokkaido due to the influence of the warming tsushima-kairyu ocean current.
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