Esashi oiwake (江差追分, "Esashi crossroads") is a folk song from the Japanese island of Hokkaidō. It started in the town of Esashi in Hiyama Subprefecture.[1][2]
The song consists of three sections:
- Mae-uta (beginning song);
- Hon-uta (main part or original song)
- Ato-uta (final song)
- ^ "'Esashi Oiwake' and the Beginnings of Modern Japanese Folk Song." World of Music 34-1:35-56. Hughes, David W. 1993.
- ^ Traditional folk song in modern Japan (Folkestone: Global Oriental). Hughes, David W. 2008.