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is a town in Esashi District, Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2011, its estimated population is 8,980 and its area is . The name comes from the Ainu word Esaushi, meaning "cape" (in the geographic sense).〔〔 ==Geography== Esashi is located at the southeast tip of Sōya 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, Ōmu 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.〔 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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Esashi, Hokkaido (Sōya)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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