Filipinos in Kumamoto Prefecture have a registered population of 3,044 individuals as of 2022, the 17th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Shiga and behind Nagano.[1]
Major cities
The largest population of Filipinos in Kumamoto Prefecture is found in the city of Yatsushiro with 901 residents, followed by the capital city of Kumamoto, with 658 residents. [1:1]
Cities of Kumamoto Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Kumamoto Prefecture
Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県, Kumamoto-ken), located on the island of Kyūshū, has a population of 1,748,134 (as of 1 June 2019) and a geographic area of 7,409 square kilometers. Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to the northeast, Miyazaki Prefecture to the southeast, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south.[3]
Kumamoto is the capital and largest city of Kumamoto Prefecture, with other major cities including Yatsushiro, Amakusa, and Tamana.[3:1]
Honda’s motorcycle production facility, the largest in the world, is located in Kumamoto City.[3:2]
Map of Japan with Kumamoto Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city and town
Filipinos are found in all cities of Kumamoto Prefecture, except for a few towns and villages.[1:3]
| City or town | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 3,044 | 2,523 |
| Yatsushiro | 901 | 656 |
| Kumamoto | 658 | 619 |
| Nagasu Town | 181 | 142 |
| Kikuchi | 175 | 133 |
| Yamaga | 134 | 124 |
| Tamana | 108 | 98 |
| Ōzu Town | 103 | 76 |
| Aso | 94 | 69 |
| Uki | 90 | 88 |
| Kōshi | 60 | 49 |
| Amakusa | 49 | 41 |
| Arao | 45 | 43 |
| Hitoyoshi | 44 | 39 |
| Nankan Town | 44 | 38 |
| Hikawa Town | 44 | 33 |
| Minamata | 36 | 30 |
| Uto | 35 | 21 |
| Yamato Town | 31 | 21 |
| Kami-Amakusa | 20 | 19 |
| Mashiki Town | 19 | 24 |
| Kikuyō Town | 16 | 14 |
| Misato Town | 15 | 12 |
| Nishiki Town | 15 | 15 |
| Minamioguni Town | 13 | 7 |
| Asagiri Town | 13 | 12 |
| Nishihara Village | 12 | 10 |
| Kōsa Town | 12 | 7 |
| Taragi Town | 12 | 12 |
| Takamori Town | 10 | 10 |
| Minamiaso Town | 9 | 10 |
| Nagomi Town | 8 | 8 |
| Kashima Town | 6 | 3 |
| Ashikita Town | 6 | 8 |
| Gyokutō Town | 5 | 4 |
| Oguni Town | 5 | 5 |
| Mifune Town | 5 | 11 |
| Sagara Village | 4 | 4 |
| Ubuyama Village | 3 | 2 |
| Yamae Village | 3 | 3 |
| Kuma Village | 1 | 2 |
| Tsunagi Town | 0 | 0 |
| Yunomae Town | 0 | 1 |
| Mizukami Village | 0 | 0 |
| Itsuki Village | 0 | 0 |
| Reihoku Town | 0 | 0 |
Historical population
The population of Filipinos in Kumamoto Prefecture has steadily increased during the past 40 years and is now in the low thousands.
Population of Filipinos in Kumamoto Prefecture and Tokyo from 1984 up to present.[5][6]
People, news and events
An interview with former technical intern trainees and Mindanao natives Jerose and Jecel, who now work as cleaning staff at Sakurajyuji Hospital in Kumamoto City under the new specified skilled worker visa, about their life in Japan, the challenges of studying Japanese, and their favorite places in Kumamoto.[7] (December 2023)
The aging population of Nagasu Town grapples with the growing population of foreigners from Vietnam and the Philippines, including one 34-year-old Filipino welder, who has no opportunities to interact with Japanese people because of language barriers.[8] (October 2023)
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 Kumamoto 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. ↩︎
Kumamoto Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Kumamoto 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 Kumamoto and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
A Second Home: Interview with Filipinos Living & Working in Kumamoto, Japan. WeXpats. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024. ↩︎
Aging Japanese town faces challenge as foreign population grows by 20 times in 20 yrs. Miyakawa Sachiko. The Mainichi. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024. ↩︎
