Country Japan Area 362.5 km² Bird Common cuckoo | Prefecture Iwate Prefecture Population 32,457 (1 Sep 2005) Region Tōhoku region | |
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Merged February 20, 2006
(now part of Ōshū) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather -2°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
2 snow drivin part 2 jan 13 2010 morioka to oshu
Esashi (江刺市, Esashi-shi) was a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is currently part of the city of Ōshū
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- 2 snow drivin part 2 jan 13 2010 morioka to oshu
- Smaller shishi odori esashi iwate
- Local attractions
- former international relations
- References
Esashi village was created within Esashi District on April 1, 1899 with the establishment of the municipalities system. On February 10, 1955, it annexed the neighboring town of Iwayado and the villages of Inase, Atago, Tahara, Hirose, Sunagawa, Tamasato, Fujisato, Yonesato and Ide to form Esashi town. Esashi was raised to city status on November 3, 1958
On February 20, 2006, Esashi, along with the city of Mizusawa, the towns of Isawa and Maesawa, and the village of Koromogawa (all from Isawa District), was merged to create the city of Ōshū, and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
As of February 2006, the city had an estimated population of 32,457 and a population density of 89.54 persons per km². The total area was 362.50 km².