Filipinos in Gifu Prefecture have a registered population of 14,553 individuals as of 2022, the 7th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Ibaraki and behind Shizuoka.[1]
Major cities
The greatest concentration of Filipinos in Gifu Prefecture is in the area near its border with Aichi Prefecture.
The most populous cities in Gifu Prefecture are Kani, with 4,018 Filipino residents, and its adjacent city of Minokamo, with 2,535 Filipino residents.[1:1]
The capital city of Gifu is home to 2,048 Filipinos, followed by Mizuho with 886 and Toki with 802.[1:2]
Cities of Gifu Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:3][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Gifu Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県, Gifu-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 (as of 1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 10,621 square kilometers.[3]
Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, Fukui Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture to the west, Mie Prefecture to the southwest, Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Nagano Prefecture to the east.
Gifu is the capital and largest city of Gifu Prefecture, with other major cities including Ōgaki, Kakamigahara, and Tajimi.[3:1]
Gifu Prefecture’s economy is dominated by the manufacturing sector including aerospace and automotive, with industrial complexes extending from the Nagoya area.[3:2]
Map of Japan with Gifu Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city, town and village
All cities, towns and villages of Gifu Prefecture are inhabited by Filipinos.[1:4]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Gifu Prefecture | 14,553 | 13,564 |
| Kani | 4,018 | 3,814 |
| Minokamo | 2,535 | 2,338 |
| Gifu | 2,048 | 1,997 |
| Mizuho | 886 | 820 |
| Toki | 802 | 747 |
| Kakamigahara | 592 | 541 |
| Ōgaki | 591 | 485 |
| Mizunami | 468 | 422 |
| Seki | 332 | 271 |
| Nakatsugawa | 273 | 255 |
| Tajimi | 235 | 225 |
| Kitagata Town | 180 | 170 |
| Hashima | 160 | 142 |
| Mitake Town | 140 | 110 |
| Ena | 128 | 135 |
| Ginan Town | 118 | 116 |
| Sakahogi Town | 86 | 77 |
| Motosu | 85 | 74 |
| Kasamatsu Town | 82 | 75 |
| Ōno Town | 70 | 72 |
| Takayama | 66 | 71 |
| Wanouchi Town | 54 | 52 |
| Shirakawa Town | 54 | 47 |
| Gujō | 52 | 54 |
| Tarui Town | 52 | 44 |
| Gōdo Town | 48 | 53 |
| Kaizu | 47 | 40 |
| Yōrō Town | 45 | 37 |
| Kawabe Town | 41 | 24 |
| Yamagata | 39 | 35 |
| Anpachi Town | 38 | 40 |
| Gero | 37 | 38 |
| Ikeda Town | 31 | 26 |
| Yaotsu Town | 31 | 25 |
| Ibigawa Town | 20 | 21 |
| Mino | 18 | 13 |
| Hiida | 16 | 21 |
| Tomika Town | 15 | 13 |
| Sekigahara Town | 8 | 12 |
| Hichisō Town | 6 | 6 |
| Higashishirakawa Village | 4 | 4 |
| Shirakawa Village | 2 | 2 |
Historical population
Gifu Prefecture’s position in the manufacturing area of central Japan has seen its Filipino population double since the mid-2000s.
Population of Filipinos in Gifu Prefecture and Tokyo from 1984 up to present.[5][6]
People, news and events
A Filipino woman from Mizunami City died and a Filipino man from Toki City who was driving suffered minor injuries when the car they were in collided with a guard pipe on National Route 19 in Mizunami City.[7] (March 2024)
Filipino national Michael John Hayahai Kimura is sentenced to 2 years and 2 months of imprisonment for aiding and abetting a robbery of an elderly man in Ogaki City.[8] (March 2024)
The Ministry of Health, Labour ang Welfare has recognized a Filipino worker’s death as karoshi, or death by overwork. Joey Tocnang, a 27-year-old Filipino technical intern trainee working at a casting company, clocked up to 122 hours of overtime per month before he died of heart failure in April 2014. (October 2016)[9]
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 Gifu 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. ↩︎
Gifu Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Gifu 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 Gifu and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
瑞浪市で乗用車がガードパイプに衝突 １人死亡 (Passenger car collides with guard pipe in Mizunami city, 1 person killed) Yahoo News. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024. ↩︎
岐阜・大垣の強盗事件でほう助の罪、フィリピン国籍被告に懲役2年2カ月 地裁判決 (District court sentenced Filipino national defendant to 2 years and 2 months in prison for aiding in Gifu/Ogaki robbery case) Nagoya TV. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024. ↩︎
2014 death of overworked Filipino trainee recognized as ‘karoshi’ by labor ministry. The Japan Times. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2024. ↩︎
