A 67-year-old man presented with regurgitation and weight loss in March 2019. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a diverticulum, about 40 cm distant from the incisor teeth, on the right side of the esophagus. In addition, an esophagogram disclosed the retention of contrast agent in the 5-cm diverticulum, which might cause passage obstruction. Laparoscopic diverticulectomy was performed with a diagnosis of symptomatic epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum. Intraoperative endoscopy revealed that the diverticulum had projected to the right side of the esophagus where was 40 - 45 cm apart from the incisor teeth and the distance between the diverticulum and gastroesophageal junction was 2 cm. The diverticulum was resected by stapling device under endoscopic observation not to leave the diverticulum remnant and not to cause stricture of the esophageal lumen. The postoperative course was uneventful and he was discharged 12 days after the operation. Reports of treatment of epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum are still rare. A surgical procedure to treat epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum remains controversial. Laparoscopic resection of esophageal diverticulum is safer in cases where the distance from the esophagogastric junction is short like in this case. It may be a useful surgical method that can be performed minimally invasively.