Filipinos in Osaka Prefecture have a registered population of 10,173 individuals as of 2022, the 9th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Gunma and behind Ibaraki.[1]
Major cities
More than half of Osaka Prefecture’s population of Filipinos is concentrated in the capital city of Osaka, with 4,635 Filipino residents, and next-door city of Sakai with 1,037.[1:1]
Higashiōsaka is a distant third with 672 Filipino residents.[1:2]
Cities of Osaka Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:3][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture (大阪府, Ōsaka-fu) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 (as of 1 April 2022) and has a geographic area of 1,905 square kilometers. Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara Prefecture to the southeast, and Wakayama Prefecture to the south.[3]
Osaka is the capital and largest city of Osaka Prefecture, and the third-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Sakai, Higashiōsaka, and Hirakata.[3:1]
The gross prefectural product of Osaka is second only to Tokyo. There are many electrical, chemical, pharmaceutical, heavy industry, food, and housing companies in the prefecture.[3:2]
Map of Japan with Osaka Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city, town and village
Filipinos are found in all cities, towns and the lone village of Osaka Prefecture.[1:4]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 10,173 | 9,247 |
| Osaka | 4,635 | 4,219 |
| Sakai | 1,037 | 921 |
| Higashiōsaka | 672 | 636 |
| Yao | 305 | 293 |
| Toyonaka | 282 | 290 |
| Neyagawa | 248 | 217 |
| Takatsuki | 246 | 221 |
| Kadoma | 204 | 190 |
| Kashiwada | 198 | 159 |
| Ibaraki | 189 | 163 |
| Suita | 175 | 164 |
| Hirakata | 172 | 161 |
| Izumisano | 164 | 128 |
| Izumi | 157 | 147 |
| Moriguchi | 133 | 126 |
| Matsubara | 129 | 111 |
| Izumiōtsu | 110 | 120 |
| Minoh | 109 | 97 |
| Daitō | 102 | 83 |
| Sennan | 92 | 76 |
| Habikino | 78 | 71 |
| Tondabayashi | 69 | 55 |
| Settsu | 67 | 62 |
| Kaizuka | 64 | 61 |
| Takaishi | 62 | 57 |
| Fujidera | 60 | 55 |
| Nawachinagano | 53 | 46 |
| Ikeda | 49 | 54 |
| Kashiwara | 45 | 34 |
| Ōsakasayama | 45 | 45 |
| Kumatori Town | 35 | 37 |
| Tajiri Town | 26 | 18 |
| Hannan | 24 | 18 |
| Katano | 22 | 20 |
| Misaki Town | 21 | 10 |
| Nose Town | 19 | 20 |
| Kanan Town | 19 | 17 |
| Toyono Town | 16 | 6 |
| Shijōnawate | 15 | 14 |
| Takaoka Town | 12 | 14 |
| Shimamoto Town | 6 | 5 |
| Taishi Town | 6 | 5 |
| Chihayaakasaka Village | 1 | 1 |
Historical population
The population of Filipinos in Osaka Prefecture has seen a constant increase during the last 40 years.
Population of Filipinos in Osaka Prefecture and Tokyo from 1984 up to present.[5][6]
People, news and events
A 30-year-old Filipino man and his 9-year-old daughter were seriously injured after being hit by debris from a guardrail when a taxi nearby collided with a pillar in Yodogawa Ward and burst into flames. June 2024[7]
The Filipino Students Society in Osaka (FILSSO) is an organization of Filipino students studying and/or living in Osaka.
The Osaka University Filipiniana Dance Troupe is a performing group composed of students of the Philippine and other Studies Programs of the Osaka University, which was organized on 12 July 1996, to spread an appreciation of Philippine arts and culture through songs and dances.[8]
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 Osaka 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. ↩︎
Osaka Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Osaka 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 Osaka and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
大阪 タクシー炎上 近くにいた女の子と父親が巻き込まれ重体 (Taxi catches fire in Osaka, girl and her father seriously injured). NHK News. 18 June 2024. ↩︎
The Osaka University Filipiniana Dance Troupe. Osaka University School of Foreign Studies. Retrieved 30 January 2024. ↩︎
