Filipinos in Fukui Prefecture have a registered population of 1,884 individuals as of 2022, the 30th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Yamaguchi and behind Okayama.[1]
Major cities
Almost half of all the Filipino residents of Fukui Prefecture live in the two major cities: the capital of Fukui with 602 Filipinos, and Echizen with 269 Filipinos.[1:1]
Cities of Fukui Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
This wiki page is part of a series about Filipino residents of Japan. Log in to edit.
Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Prefecture (福井県, Fukui-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. It has a population of 778,943 (1 June 2017) and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2. Fukui Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the east, Shiga Prefecture to the south, and Kyoto Prefecture to the southwest.[3]
Fukui is the capital and largest city, with other major cities including Sakai and Echizen.[3:1]
Fukui Prefecture faces the Sea of Japan and experiences heavy snowfall during the winter months.
Map of Japan with Fukui Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city and town
Despite their low numbers, Filipinos are found in all cities and towns of Fukui Prefecture.[1:3]
| City or town | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 1,884 | 1,593 |
| Fukui | 602 | 514 |
| Echizen | 269 | 250 |
| Sakai | 206 | 172 |
| Tsuruga | 185 | 134 |
| Obama | 147 | 122 |
| Awara | 108 | 63 |
| Sabae | 79 | 72 |
| Takahama Town | 78 | 86 |
| Ōno | 53 | 53 |
| Wakasa Town | 42 | 39 |
| Ōi Town | 29 | 26 |
| Echizen Town | 23 | 11 |
| Katsuyama | 21 | 17 |
| Eiheiji Town | 19 | 12 |
| Mihama Town | 15 | 14 |
| Minamiechizen Town | 6 | 6 |
| Ikeda Town | 2 | 2 |
Historical population
Filipino population of Fukui Prefecture has been rising steadily for the past 50 years, but remains in the low thousands.
Population of Filipinos in Fukui Prefecture and Tokyo from 1984 up to present.[5][6]
People, news and events
Connect, the online magazine of the Association for Japan Exchange and Teaching (AJET) has a profile of Carlo Marasigan, a native of Davao City, Philippines, who taught English as an Assistant Language Teacher under the JET Program in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture from 2016 to 2018. (1 March 2020)[7]
References
第３表 市区町村別 国籍・地域別 在留外国人 (Table 3: Foreign Residents by City, Ward, Town, Village and by Nationality/Region. 3 December 2022) (XLSX). e-Stat政府統計の総合窓口. Immigration Services Agency of Japan (7 July 2023). Retrieved 13 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Cities of Fukui Prefecture with sizable Filipino population. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. Original graphic © lincun (Wikipedia Commons) CC-BY-SA-3.0. Data used: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan. ↩︎
Fukui Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Fukui Prefecture in red. © lincun (Wikipedia Commons) CC-BY-SA-3.0. Data used: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan. ↩︎
都道府県別 国籍（出身地）別 外国人登録者 (Registered Foreigners by Prefecture and Nationality (Place of Birth) 1984 to 2023) e-Stat政府統計の総合窓口. Immigration Services Agency of Japan. Retrieved 18 December 2023. No available data for the years 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993. ↩︎
Population of Filipinos in Fukui and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
“Alumni Spotlight: Carlo Marasigan (Obama, Fukui)”. AJET Connect. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2023. ↩︎
