- Population
- 8,579
- 8.6K
- Elevation
- 141 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Esashi Chō
- Airports
- HKD Hakodate Airport55 km
- OIR Okushiri Airport65 km
About Esashi Chō
Esashi Chō is a municipality. Location: Hiyama-gun, Hokkaido. Population: 8,579. Elevation: 141 m.
Esashi (江差町, Esashi-chō) is a town in 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.
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Photos of Esashi Chō
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Kamome Island BATACHAN · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Esashi Chō
- Kaminokuni
- Assabu Chō
- Otobe Chō
Population of Esashi Chō over time
| 2010 | 9,004 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8,248 | |
| 2020 | 7,310 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Esashi Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 111 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- September (162 mm)
- Driest month
- February (74 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -1° | 0° | 4° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 22° | 16° | 9° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -2° | 3° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 19° | 15° | 8° | 2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 95 | 74 | 75 | 85 | 88 | 91 | 137 | 150 | 162 | 114 | 111 | 98 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Esashi Chō
The nearest airport is Hakodate Airport (HKD), 55 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hakodate, 48 km to the east.
Airports
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 55 kmeast
- Okushiri Airport (OIR) Okushiri Island 65 kmwest
- Aomori Airport (AOJ) Aomori 135 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Hakodate Population: 275.7K 48 kmeast
- Aomori Population: 298.4K 128 kmsouth
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 144 kmnortheast
- Hirosaki Population: 168.7K 146 kmsouth
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 160 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Esashi Chō
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 12 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Kamome Island Island 6 kmW
- Amanogawa River River 11 kmSW
25–60 km10 places
- Komaga-dake Mountain 46 kmNE
- Daisengen-dake Mountain 34 kmS
- Shirakami Misaki Natural site 54 kmS
- Fukuyama Jō Historic site 51 kmS
60–100 km16 places
- Okushiri Island Island 66 kmNW
- Usoriyama-ko Lake 100 kmSE
- Osore-zan Mountain 99 kmSE
- Mount Kamui Mountain 68 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Esashi Chō
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kamome Island Island, Japan5.6 km W
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Amanogawa River River, Hokkaido11 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources