Filipinos in Okayama Prefecture have a registered population of 2,150 individuals as of 2022, the 29th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Fukui and behind Yamanashi.[1]
Major cities
More than half of the population of Filipinos in Okayama Prefecture are found in the capital city of Okayama, with 796 Filipino residents, and the adjacent Kurashiki, with 648 Filipinos.[1:1]
Cities of Okayama Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Okayama Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture (岡山県, Okayama-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 km2. Okayama Prefecture borders Tottori Prefecture to the north, Hyōgo Prefecture to the east, and Hiroshima Prefecture to the west.[3]
To the south, across the Seto Inland Sea, is Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.
Okayama is the capital and largest city, with other major cities including Kurashiki, Tsuyama, and Sōja.[3:1]
Map of Japan with Okayama Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city and town
Filipinos are found in throughout Okayama Prefecture, except in the village of Shinjō.[1:3]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 2,150 | 1,956 |
| Okayama | 796 | 686 |
| Kurashiki | 648 | 604 |
| Tsuyama | 136 | 118 |
| Sōja | 91 | 103 |
| Tamano | 60 | 61 |
| Bizen | 59 | 60 |
| Ibara | 42 | 34 |
| Niimi | 38 | 18 |
| Kasaoka | 36 | 34 |
| Setouchi | 31 | 23 |
| Maniwa | 31 | 33 |
| Takahashi | 30 | 28 |
| Mimasaka | 20 | 15 |
| Kibichūō Town | 20 | 21 |
| Hayashima Town | 19 | 11 |
| Akaiwa | 18 | 19 |
| Asakuchi | 18 | 15 |
| Wake Town | 12 | 12 |
| Yakage Town | 11 | 10 |
| Misaki Town | 10 | 12 |
| Satoshō Town | 9 | 23 |
| Shōō Town | 7 | 8 |
| Nagi Town | 3 | 2 |
| Kagamino Town | 2 | 3 |
| Kumenan Town | 2 | 2 |
| Nishiawakura Village | 1 | 1 |
| Shinjō Village | 0 | 0 |
Historical population
The population of Filipinos in Okayama Prefecture has never gone past 1,000 during the last 40 years.
Population of Filipinos in Okayama Prefecture and Tokyo from 1984 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 Okayama 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. ↩︎
Okayama Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Okayama 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 Okayama and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
