Filipinos in Iwate Prefecture have a registered population of 1,355 individuals as of 2022, the 34th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Ishikawa and behind Miyagi.[1]
Major cities
The largest population of Filipinos in Iwate Prefecture are found in Ichinoseki, at the border with Miyagi Prefecture, with 290 residents. The other cities with significant population of Filipinos are Morioka, the capital, with 138 Filipino residents, Ōshū with 131, and Kitakami with 129.[1:1]
Cities of Iwate Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Iwate Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture (岩手県, Iwate-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture at 15,275 square kilometers, with a population of 1,165,886 (as of July 1, 2023). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the west, and Miyagi Prefecture to the south.[3]
Morioka is the capital and largest city. The other major cities include Ichinoseki, Ōshū, and Hanamaki.[3:1]
Map of Japan with Iwate Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city, town and village
Although thinly spread out throughout Iwate Prefecture, Filipinos can be found in almost all cities, towns and villages, except for the town of Sumita.[1:3]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 1,355 | 1,218 |
| Ichinoseki | 290 | 276 |
| Morioka | 138 | 112 |
| Ōshū | 131 | 114 |
| Kitakami | 129 | 91 |
| Kuji | 87 | 59 |
| Ichinohe Town | 76 | 76 |
| Ninohe | 63 | 58 |
| Hanamaki | 62 | 55 |
| Iwate Town | 61 | 48 |
| Rikuzentakata | 44 | 36 |
| Ōfunato | 42 | 40 |
| Kanegasaki Town | 34 | 28 |
| Hirono Town | 26 | 23 |
| Takizawa | 24 | 19 |
| Tanohata Village | 20 | 20 |
| Tōno | 17 | 15 |
| Hachimantai | 17 | 18 |
| Noda Village | 16 | 17 |
| Kuzumaki Town | 15 | 12 |
| Miyako | 10 | 12 |
| Shiwa Town | 10 | 13 |
| Karumai Town | 10 | 10 |
| Kamaishi | 8 | 10 |
| Yamada Town | 6 | 5 |
| Shizukuishi Town | 4 | 10 |
| Yahaba Town | 3 | 4 |
| Nishiwaga Town | 3 | 4 |
| Ōtsuchi Town | 3 | 5 |
| Hiraizumi Town | 2 | 3 |
| Fudai Village | 2 | 0 |
| Iwaizumi Town | 1 | 23 |
| Kunohe Village | 1 | 0 |
| Sumita Town | 0 | 2 |
Historical population
The Filipino population of Iwate Prefecture has not changed much during the last 50 years, and recently rising over and falling below the 1,000 mark.
Population of Filipinos in Iwate Prefecture and Tokyo from 1964 up to present.[5][6]
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 Iwate 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. ↩︎
Iwate. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Iwate 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 Iwate and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
