Engaru (遠軽町, Engaru-chō) is a town in the Okhotsk subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan.

The name comes from the Ainu place name Inkar-us-i ("overlook-always doing-place"), meaning a lookout point.

[4] The total area is 1,332.32 square kilometres (514.41 sq mi),[5] making it the fifth largest municipality in Hokkaido.

The major industries are commercial forestry, wood processing, and agriculture.

According to the Köppen climate classification, Engaru has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with warm, rainy summers and extremely snowy, long, and cold winters.