Filipinos in Kagoshima Prefecture have a registered population of 2,229 individuals as of 2022, the 27th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Yamanashi and behind Kagawa.[1]
Major cities
Most the population of Filipinos in Kagoshima Prefecture is found in the capital city of Kagoshima, with 275 Filipinos and the cities of Kanoya and Makurazaki, with 234 and 183 Filipinos, respectively.[1:1]
Cities of Kagoshima Prefecture with sizable Filipino population (smaller islands not shown).[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県, Kagoshima-ken), located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands, has a population of 1,564,175 (1 September 2022) and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2. Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto Prefecture to the north and Miyazaki Prefecture to the northeast.[3]
Kagoshima is the capital and largest city of Kagoshima Prefecture, with other major cities including Kirishima, Kanoya, and Satsumasendai.[3:1]
The prefecture has strong agricultural roots and is also largest beef and pork producing prefecture in Japan.[3:2]
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has several facilities within the prefecture, including the country’s main launch facility on Tanegashima and the Uchinoura Space Center.[3:3]
Map of Japan with Kagoshima Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city, town and village
Filipinos are found in all cities of Kagoshima Prefecture, except for one town and a few villages.[1:3]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 2,229 | 1,962 |
| Kagoshima | 275 | 255 |
| Kanoya | 234 | 212 |
| Makurazaki | 183 | 139 |
| Ibusuki | 132 | 127 |
| Satsumasendai | 127 | 128 |
| Minamikyūshū | 125 | 121 |
| Ōsaki Town | 114 | 59 |
| Izumi | 102 | 94 |
| Soo | 102 | 62 |
| Tarumizu | 91 | 44 |
| Kirishima | 89 | 89 |
| Shibushi | 86 | 81 |
| China Town | 41 | 44 |
| Satsuma Town | 39 | 35 |
| Ichikikushikino | 36 | 40 |
| Isa | 33 | 24 |
| Aira | 33 | 34 |
| Yakushima Town | 33 | 32 |
| Kikai Town | 33 | 34 |
| Tokunoshima Town | 33 | 30 |
| Kinkō Town | 30 | 34 |
| Higashikushira Town | 29 | 20 |
| Hioki | 27 | 21 |
| Kimotsuki Town | 27 | 24 |
| Amagi Town | 26 | 28 |
| Akune | 23 | 20 |
| Wadomari Town | 23 | 22 |
| Amami | 16 | 17 |
| Isen Town | 16 | 19 |
| Nishinoomote | 13 | 12 |
| Yūsui Town | 12 | 18 |
| Minamisatsuma | 11 | 13 |
| Nagashima Town | 11 | 9 |
| Minamiōsumi Town | 10 | 9 |
| Nakatane Town | 4 | 4 |
| Minamitane Town | 3 | 3 |
| Tatsugō Town | 3 | 2 |
| Yoron Town | 3 | 2 |
| Mishima Village | 1 | 1 |
| Toshima Village | 0 | 0 |
| Yamato Village | 0 | 0 |
| Uken Village | 0 | 0 |
| Setouchi Town | 0 | 0 |
Historical population
The population of Filipinos in Kagoshima Prefecture has moderately increased during the past 40 years and is now in the low thousands.
Population of Filipinos in Kagoshima Prefecture and Tokyo from 1984 up to present.[5][6]
People, news and events
Inquirer has a mini-profile of Filipinos who live in Kagoshima City: Lawrence Aikee Esmeli, a teacher at La Salle Gakuen, a private secondary boys’ school; Surigao del Sur native Maria Corazon Ojinonan, a long-time resident who helped found the Samahan ng mga Pilipino sa Kagoshima; and Ma. Victoria Lazaro, a single mother raising three children. (21 January 2018)[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 Kagoshima 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. ↩︎
Kagoshima Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Kagoshima 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 Kagoshima and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
Kagoshima: Home is where the heart is. Salazar Marlet D. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2024. ↩︎
