This article is about the town in S?ya Subprefecture, Hokkaido. For the town in Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaido, see
Esashi, Hokkaido (Hiyama)
.
Town in Hokkaido, Japan
Esashi
(
枝幸町
,
Esashi-ch?
)
is a
town
in
S?ya Subprefecture
,
Hokkaido
,
Japan
.
As of September 1960
[update]
, its estimated population is 18,541 and its area is 1,115.67
square kilometres
(430.76 square miles).
The name comes from the
Ainu
word Esaushi, meaning "cape" (in the geographic sense).
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[2]
Geography
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Esashi is located at the southeast tip of S?ya Subprefectures. The town faces the
Sea of Okhotsk
to the east, the town of
Utanobori
to the west, the town of
Bifuka
to the southwest,
?mu
to the south, and
Hamatonbetsu
to the north. The southern border of the city is marked by the
Toinai River
, and the north is marked by
Cape Kamui
.
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The residential districts of Esashi are on a long, narrow strip of the coast ranging from north to south; 67.08% of the town is forested, 14.7% is unused plain land, and only .44% of the town consists of residential land.
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Climate
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Esashi has a
humid continental climate
(
Koppen
:
Dfb
). The highest temperature ever recorded in Esashi was 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) on 31 July 2000.
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The coldest temperature ever recorded was ?26.4 °C (?15.5 °F) on 12 February 1947.
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Climate data for Esashi, Hokkaido (S?ya), 1991?2020 normals, extremes 1942?present
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
6.6
(43.9)
|
10.5
(50.9)
|
16.2
(61.2)
|
26.1
(79.0)
|
31.9
(89.4)
|
32.6
(90.7)
|
35.0
(95.0)
|
34.6
(94.3)
|
32.1
(89.8)
|
26.8
(80.2)
|
21.1
(70.0)
|
12.9
(55.2)
|
35.0
(95.0)
|
Mean maximum °C (°F)
|
2.8
(37.0)
|
5.2
(41.4)
|
10.5
(50.9)
|
18.6
(65.5)
|
25.7
(78.3)
|
27.2
(81.0)
|
28.9
(84.0)
|
29.8
(85.6)
|
27.3
(81.1)
|
21.7
(71.1)
|
15.4
(59.7)
|
6.1
(43.0)
|
31.3
(88.3)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
?2.8
(27.0)
|
?2.3
(27.9)
|
1.8
(35.2)
|
8.2
(46.8)
|
13.4
(56.1)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
19.8
(67.6)
|
22.4
(72.3)
|
20.5
(68.9)
|
14.4
(57.9)
|
6.1
(43.0)
|
?0.4
(31.3)
|
9.8
(49.6)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?5.5
(22.1)
|
?5.4
(22.3)
|
?1.5
(29.3)
|
4.3
(39.7)
|
9.1
(48.4)
|
12.4
(54.3)
|
16.6
(61.9)
|
19.1
(66.4)
|
16.5
(61.7)
|
10.3
(50.5)
|
3.0
(37.4)
|
?3.1
(26.4)
|
6.3
(43.3)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?8.6
(16.5)
|
?9.2
(15.4)
|
?4.9
(23.2)
|
0.8
(33.4)
|
5.5
(41.9)
|
9.5
(49.1)
|
14.0
(57.2)
|
16.3
(61.3)
|
12.8
(55.0)
|
6.3
(43.3)
|
?0.2
(31.6)
|
?6.1
(21.0)
|
3.0
(37.4)
|
Mean minimum °C (°F)
|
?14.8
(5.4)
|
?15.6
(3.9)
|
?11.7
(10.9)
|
?4.6
(23.7)
|
0.3
(32.5)
|
4.6
(40.3)
|
9.6
(49.3)
|
12.1
(53.8)
|
7.2
(45.0)
|
0.5
(32.9)
|
?6.9
(19.6)
|
?11.4
(11.5)
|
?16.2
(2.8)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
?22.3
(?8.1)
|
?26.4
(?15.5)
|
?23.9
(?11.0)
|
?14.1
(6.6)
|
?3.0
(26.6)
|
0.4
(32.7)
|
4.2
(39.6)
|
6.6
(43.9)
|
2.6
(36.7)
|
?4.9
(23.2)
|
?11.5
(11.3)
|
?19.2
(?2.6)
|
?26.4
(?15.5)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
75.6
(2.98)
|
56.5
(2.22)
|
64.8
(2.55)
|
56.4
(2.22)
|
69.1
(2.72)
|
82.4
(3.24)
|
125.0
(4.92)
|
141.4
(5.57)
|
134.9
(5.31)
|
127.7
(5.03)
|
124.1
(4.89)
|
101.8
(4.01)
|
1,159.6
(45.65)
|
Average snowfall cm (inches)
|
138
(54)
|
110
(43)
|
91
(36)
|
22
(8.7)
|
1
(0.4)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
1
(0.4)
|
59
(23)
|
139
(55)
|
562
(221)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 0.5 mm)
|
23.0
|
20.1
|
18.5
|
13.0
|
11.6
|
11.2
|
11.2
|
12.0
|
14.0
|
16.2
|
21.5
|
23.9
|
196.1
|
Average snowy days
|
30.4
|
26.5
|
25.2
|
12.6
|
1.9
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
2.7
|
17.6
|
29.2
|
146.0
|
Average
relative humidity
(%)
|
77
|
76
|
72
|
70
|
75
|
83
|
86
|
83
|
77
|
72
|
74
|
76
|
77
|
Mean monthly
sunshine hours
|
76.0
|
101.2
|
142.5
|
172.2
|
169.0
|
140.0
|
123.4
|
128.8
|
154.8
|
142.2
|
78.9
|
71.2
|
1,504.6
|
Source 1:
Japan Meteorological Agency
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Source 2: Meteo Climat
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History
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Esashi District was established in 1869 in
Kitami Province
(1868-1882), a short-lived
province
in the north of
Hokkaido
. The district was historically under the control of the
Kaga Domain
on
Honshu
; this control ended in 1870.
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It consisted of four villages: Esashi, Tonbetsu,
Utanobori
and Rebun Village (?文村, apparently unrelated to the town of
Rebun
on
Rebun Island
) In September, 1891 a town hall for the 3 villages set up.
- April, 1909 :Esashi Village becomes a second-class municipality
- April, 1916 :Tonbetsu Village (now
Hamatonbetsu
Town) split off
- April, 1923 :Esashi becomes a first-class municipality
- September, 1939:
Utanobori
Village (now town) split off
- October, 1947: Esashi was elevated to town status.
- On March 20, 2006, the town of
Utanobori
was merged into Esashi for the second time.
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Mascot
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Esashi's mascot is
Esashi-kun
(
えさっし?
)
. He is a bright and energetic fairy who loves the forest and the sea and the taste of the horsehair crab. As such, he customized his hat with the things he likes. He is unveiled in 2011. He is created by Ayumi Shozaki of
Osaka
.
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