Filipinos in Kōchi Prefecture have a registered population of 788 individuals as of 2022, the second-smallest (46th largest) group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Tottori and behind Saga.[1]
Major cities
Half of the small population of Filipinos in Kōchi Prefecture is found in the capital of Kōchi, with 296 Filipino residents, and the nearby city of Susaki with 101 Filipino residents.[1:1]
Cities of Kōchi Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Kōchi Prefecture
Kōchi Prefecture (高知県, Kōchi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 669,516 (1 April 2023) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2. Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and Tokushima Prefecture to the northeast.[3]
Kōchi is the capital and largest city of Kōchi Prefecture, with other major cities including Nankoku, Shimanto, and Kōnan.[3:1]
Map of Japan with Kōchi Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city and town
Filipinos are found throughout Kōchi Prefecture, except for a number of villages and one town.[1:3]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 788 | 698 |
| Kōchi | 296 | 267 |
| Susaki | 101 | 89 |
| Kami | 86 | 74 |
| Kōnan | 63 | 50 |
| Nankoku | 34 | 32 |
| Tosashimizu | 31 | 26 |
| Sukumo | 29 | 15 |
| Shimanto Town | 25 | 21 |
| Shimanto | 23 | 27 |
| Sakawa Town | 18 | 13 |
| Tosa | 13 | 13 |
| Kuroshio Town | 8 | 8 |
| Aki | 7 | 7 |
| Nakatosa Town | 7 | 6 |
| Muroto | 5 | 5 |
| Tōyō Town | 5 | 5 |
| Ōtoyo Town | 5 | 5 |
| Nahari Town | 4 | 4 |
| Ochi Town | 4 | 4 |
| Motoyama Town | 3 | 3 |
| Tosa Town | 3 | 3 |
| Ōtsuki Town | 3 | 3 |
| Tano Town | 2 | 2 |
| Kitagawa Village | 2 | 2 |
| Geisei Village | 2 | 2 |
| Ino Town | 2 | 2 |
| Niyodogawa Town | 2 | 2 |
| Hidaka Village | 2 | 2 |
| Tsuno Town | 2 | 2 |
| Yasuda Town | 1 | 1 |
| Umaji Village | 0 | 0 |
| Ōkawa Village | 0 | 0 |
| Yusuhara Town | 0 | 0 |
| Mihara Village | 0 | 3 |
Historical population
The population of Filipinos in Kōchi Prefecture has never gone past 1,000 during the last 50 years.
Population of Filipinos in Kōchi Prefecture and Tokyo from 1984 up to present.[5][6]
People, news and events
A 40-year-old unemployed Filipino woman living in Sukumo City is arrested on suspicion of arson of a residential building.[7] (February 2024)
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 Kōchi 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. ↩︎
Kōchi Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Kōchi 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 Kōchi and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
【高知】宿毛の親類宅に放火か フィリピン人の女（40）逮捕 ([Kochi] Filipino woman (40) arrested for arson at a relative’s house in Sukumo). Kochi Sansan Terebi. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024. ↩︎
