Filipinos in Hiroshima Prefecture have a registered population of 8,417 individuals as of 2022, the 11th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Mie and behind Gunma.[1]
Major cities
The Filipino population in Hiroshima Prefecture is concentrated in the cities along the coast of Seto Inland Sea across from the island of Shikoku.[1:1]
The largest populations of Filipinos in Hiroshima Prefecture are found in Hiroshima City (2,216), Fukuyama (1,505), Onomichi (1,207) and Kure (936).[1:2]
Cities of Hiroshima Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:3][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Hiroshima Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県, Hiroshima-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. It has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km². Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama Prefecture to the east, Tottori Prefecture to the northeast, Shimane Prefecture to the north, and Yamaguchi Prefecture to the southwest.[3]
To the south, across the Seto Inland Sea, is Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.[3:1]
Hiroshima Prefecture’s main industries are automobile production (Mazda has its headquarters here) and tourism in two World Heritage Sites: the A-Bomb dome and Itsukushima Shrine.[3:2]
Hiroshima is the capital and largest city, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region, with other major cities including Fukuyama, Kure, and Higashihiroshima.[3:3]
Map of Japan with Hiroshima Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city and town
Filipinos are found in all cities and towns of Hiroshima Prefecture (there are no villages).[1:4]
| City or town | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 8,417 | 7,254 |
| Hiroshima | 2,216 | 2,071 |
| Fukuyama | 1,505 | 1,278 |
| Onomichi | 1,207 | 923 |
| Kure | 936 | 750 |
| Mihara | 589 | 494 |
| Higashihiroshima | 479 | 420 |
| Hatsukaichi | 237 | 224 |
| Miyoshi | 196 | 191 |
| Etajima | 166 | 149 |
| Kaita Town | 138 | 127 |
| Fuchū | 117 | 92 |
| Takehara | 110 | 84 |
| Akitakata | 106 | 77 |
| Shōbara | 80 | 79 |
| Fuchū Town | 56 | 49 |
| Kumano Town | 52 | 45 |
| Ōsakikamijima Town | 52 | 42 |
| Ōtake | 38 | 30 |
| Jinsekikōgen Town | 37 | 32 |
| Saka Town | 32 | 28 |
| Kitahiroshima Town | 30 | 27 |
| Sera Town | 29 | 33 |
| Akiōta Town | 9 | 9 |
Historical population
Hiroshima Prefecture has seen an almost constant, if relatively modest, rise of its Filipino population, with occasional small falls.
Population of Filipinos in Hiroshima Prefecture and Tokyo from 1984 up to present.[5][6]
People, news and events
Ambassador Mylene J. Garcia-Albano, together with officials from the Philippine Consulate General in Osaka led by Consul General Voltaire D. Mauricio, mets the Filipino community leaders in Hiroshima City to discuss various topics of interest to the community. (4 June 2023)[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 Hiroshima 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. ↩︎
Hiroshima Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Hiroshima 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 Hiroshima and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
Philippine Ambassador Garcia-Albano Meets the Filipino Community Leaders in Hiroshima. Embassy of the Philippines, Tokyo. 17 June 2023. Retrived 23 December 2023. ↩︎
