Esashi (枝幸町, Esashi-chō) is a town located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

[1][3] Esashi is located at the southeast tip of Sōya Subprefecture, and faces the Sea of Okhotsk to the east.

It consists of mostly rugged terrain sandwiched between the sea and the mountains, with the main urban area on a long, narrow strip of the coast.

[1][4] Esashi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members.

Esashi, as part of Soya sub-prefecture, contributes one member to the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly.

In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Hokkaido 12th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The waters off Esashi are rich in marine plankton carried by drift ice that moves south in the southern Okhotsk Sea in winter.

Scallops from Esashi are not only consumed domestically, but are also exported to China, France, and North America.

Esashi has not had any passenger railway services since the closing of the JR Hokkaido Tempoku Line in 1989.

He is a bright and energetic fairy who loves the forest and the sea and the taste of the horsehair crab.