Chapter 1
Esashi's Historic Town
Begin the story of Japan heritage in Esashi by walking along the "Inishie Kaido," an ancient pathway that vividly reflects the prosperous era of herring trade. The Kaido is lined with merchant houses featuring gabled roofs that took on a role in the herring trade and Western-style buildings built between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, and in one corner is the Esashi Town Meeting Hall, where you can learn the Japan heritage story.
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- Esashi Town Meeting Hall
- The Former Hiyama Nishi Subprefectual Hall
- The Former Nakamura Family Merchant House
- Ubagami Shrine
- The Yokoyama House
- GOAL
Course details
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Esashi Town Meeting Hall
A facility where you can watch and learn about Esashi Town's Japan Heritage story on panels.
URL https://en.esashi.town/tourism/page.php?id=77 Contact Us 〒043-8560
193-1 Nakauta-cho, Esashi-cho, Hiyama-gun,Hokkaido
Esashi Town Hall Oiwake Tourism Division Tourism Section
ＴＥＬ：0139-52-6716
ＦＡＸ：0139-52-5666Address 76-1 Nakauta-cho, Esashi-cho, Hiyama-gun, Hokkaido -
The Former Hiyama Nishi Subprefectual Hall
This building was built as a branch office of the Hokkaido Prefectural Government in 1887.
Built in an Western-style, influence of Esashi's mercantile past can still be seen in the foundation using deep blue shakudani stones and the roof covered with black Noto tiles.URL https://en.esashi.town/tourism/page.php?id=88 TEL 0139-54-2188 Address 112 Nakautacho, Esashi-cho, Hiyama-gun, Hokkaido -
The Former Nakamura Family Merchant House
The merchant house was built by the Yokoyama family from Ishikawa pref.
Apart from the main house facing the street, there is a raw of warehouses for storing traded goods, etc.URL https://en.esashi.town/tourism/page.php?id=76 TEL 0139-52-1617 Address 22 Nakautacho, Esashi-cho, Hiyama-gun, Hokkaido -
Ubagami Shrine
The shrine was built by Esashi's townspeople to honor a statue of a god and to hold festivals. The statue belonged to an old woman named Ori, the "Legend of Ori" said to have brought herring to Esashi.
URL https://en.esashi.town/tourism/page.php?id=82 TEL 〒043-8560
193-1 Nakauta-cho, Esashi-cho, Hiyama-gun,Hokkaido
Esashi Town Hall Oiwake Tourism Division Tourism Section
ＴＥＬ：0139-52-6716
ＦＡＸ：0139-52-5666Address 99-1 Ubagami-cho, Esashi-cho, Hiyama-gun,Hokkaido -
The Yokoyama House
The merchant house was built by the Yokoyama family from Ishikawa pref.
Apart from the main house facing the street, there is a raw of warehouses for storing traded goods, etc.URL https://en.esashi.town/tourism/page.php?id=78 Contact Us 〒043-8560
193-1 Nakauta-cho, Esashi-cho, Hiyama-gun,Hokkaido
Esashi Town Hall Oiwake Tourism Division Tourism Section
ＴＥＬ：0139-52-6716
ＦＡＸ：0139-52-5666Address 45 Ubagami-cho, Esashi-cho, Hiyama-gun,Hokkaido - GOAL
For those arriving by car.
The number of parking spaces at the Esashi Town Hall is limited to 5 (of which 1 is given priority to the disabled), so please use the Esashi Oiwake Hall or the Esashi Float Hall.
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