Filipinos in Miyazaki Prefecture have a registered population of 892 individuals as of 2022, the 39th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Yamagata and behind Shimane.[1]
Major cities
Most the population of Filipinos in Miyazaki Prefecture is found in the capital city of Miyazaki with 207 residents, and the cities of Miyakonojō and Hyūga with 191 and 169 residents, respectively.[1:1]
Cities of Miyazaki Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県, Miyazaki-ken) is located on the island of Kyūshū. Miyazaki Prefecture has a population of 1,073,054 as of 1 June 2019 and has a geographic area of 7,735 km2. Miyazaki Prefecture borders Ōita Prefecture to the north, Kumamoto Prefecture to the northwest, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the southwest.[3]
Miyazaki is the capital and largest city of Miyazaki Prefecture, with other major cities including Miyakonojō, Nobeoka, and Hyūga.[3:1]
Map of Japan with Miyazaki Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city and town
Filipinos are found in all cities and towns of Miyazaki Prefecture, except for mountainous Nishimera Village located inland.[1:3]
| City or town | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 892 | 791 |
| Miyazaki | 207 | 171 |
| Miyakonojō | 191 | 170 |
| Hyūga | 169 | 148 |
| Kobayashi | 67 | 65 |
| Nobeoka | 51 | 52 |
| Ebino | 31 | 25 |
| Nichinan | 30 | 28 |
| Kushima | 28 | 32 |
| Mimata Town | 25 | 16 |
| Tsuno Town | 15 | 15 |
| Saito | 12 | 13 |
| Misato Town | 10 | 9 |
| Kawaminami Town | 9 | 7 |
| Takachiho Town | 9 | 8 |
| Kunitomi Town | 8 | 0 |
| Kadogawa Town | 8 | 9 |
| Shiiba Village | 5 | 5 |
| Takanabe Town | 4 | 5 |
| Gokase Town | 4 | 4 |
| Takaharu Town | 2 | 2 |
| Shintomi Town | 2 | 2 |
| Hinokage Town | 2 | 2 |
| Aya Town | 1 | 1 |
| Kijō Town | 1 | 1 |
| Morotsuka Town | 1 | 1 |
| Nishimera Village | 0 | 0 |
Historical population
The population of Filipinos in Miyazaki Prefecture has barely increased during the past 40 years and has not surpassed 1,000.
Population of Filipinos in Miyazaki Prefecture and Tokyo from 1984 up to present.[5][6]
People, news and events
A Filipino resident of Saito City is one of eighteen people, ranging from teenagers to people in their 70s, who will enroll in newly opened Hinata Junior High School, Miyazaki Prefecture’s first night junior high school.[7]
Two Filipino technical intern trainees who fled from their work at a bonito flakes factory in Makurazaki City after complaining of inappropriate treament such as sleeping quarters that are smaller than the national operating guidelines demand compensation from their company.[8] (July 2023)
Ten incoming senior high school students from Negros Occidental fly to Japan to pursue their studies under a three-year scholarship at Miyakonojo Higashi High School in Miyakonojo City.[9] (March 2019)
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 Miyazaki 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. ↩︎
Miyazaki Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Miyazaki 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 Miyazaki and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
外国人含む１０〜７０代の１８人 県内初の夜間中学に入学決定 (18 people in their teens to 70s, including foreigners, will enroll in the prefecture’s first night junior high school). NHK Miyazaki Prefecture News. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024. ↩︎
フィリピン人技能実習生2人失踪「不適切な処遇受けた」 監理団体は寝室改善に着手「人権侵害ではない」 枕崎かつお節工場 (Two Filipino technical intern trainees disappear: ‘They were treated inappropriately’ Supervising organization begins to improve bedrooms ‘This is not a human rights violation’ says Makurazaki bonito flakes factory). Minaminihon Shimbun. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024. ↩︎
10 Negrense senior high studes pursue studies in Japan. Guadalquiver Nanette, Philippine News Agency. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2024. ↩︎
