Esashi

Esashi is a town in , , 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.
  • Type: Town with 7,430 residents
  • Description: town in Hiyama district, Hokkaido, Japan
  • Also known as: “Esa”, “Esashi, Hokkaido”, “Esasi”, “Ksashi”, and “江差町公所”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hokkaido Hiyama Subprefectural Bereau and 江差郵便局.

Government building
Photo: Soica2001, Public domain.
Hiyama Subprefecture is a subprefecture…

Post office
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is a post office.

Shinto shrine
Photo: Yauchi, Public domain.
is a Shinto shrine in Esashi, Hokkaidō, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaminokuni and Assabu.

Town
Photo: Soica2001, Public domain.
is a town located in , , Japan. is situated 8 km south of Esashi.

Town
is a small town located in , , Japan. is situated 10 km northeast of Esashi.

Esashi

Latitude
41.86907° or 41° 52′ 9″ north
Longitude
140.12722° or 140° 7′ 38″ east
Population
7,430
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
UN/LOCODE
JP ESI
Open location code
8RH2V49G+JV
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Esashi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إساشي”
  • Asturian: “Esashi”
  • Burmese: “အဲဆရှိမြို့၊ ဟော့ကိုင်းဒိုး (ဟိယာမ)”
  • Burmese: “အဲဆရှိမြို့၊ ဟော့ကိုင်းဒိုး”
  • Catalan: “Esashi”
  • Cebuano: “Esashi-chō (subdistrito sa Hapon)”
  • Cebuano: “Esashi-chō”
  • Chinese: “江差町”
  • Czech: “Esaši”
  • Dutch: “Esashi”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اساشى”
  • French: “Esashi”
  • German: “Esashi”
  • Hungarian: “Eszasi”
  • Ido: “Esashi, Hokkaido”
  • Ido: “Esashi”
  • Indonesian: “Esashi, Hokkaido (Hiyama)”
  • Indonesian: “Esashi, Hokkaido”
  • Irish: “Esashi”
  • Italian: “Esashi”
  • Japanese: “Esashi-chō”
  • Japanese: “えさしちょう”
  • Japanese: “枝幸”
  • Japanese: “江差町”
  • Korean: “에사시정”
  • Korean: “에사시초”
  • Lithuanian: “Esašis”
  • Malay: “Esashi, Hokkaidō”
  • Malay: “Esashi”
  • Persian: “اساشی، هوکایدو”
  • Polish: “Esashi”
  • Portuguese: “Esashi”
  • Russian: “Эсаси”
  • Slovenian: “Esashi”
  • Spanish: “Esashi”
  • Swedish: “Esashi”
  • Thai: “เอซาชิ”
  • Turkish: “Esashi, Hiyama”
  • Ukrainian: “Есасі”
  • Urdu: “ایساشی، ہوکائیڈو (ہیاما)”
  • Urdu: “ایساشی، ہوکائیڈو”
  • Vietnamese: “Esashi, Hokkaidō”
  • Yue Chinese: “江差町”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nakautacho and Ubagamicho.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 江差町役場 and 江差追分会館・江差山車会館.

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