Filipinos in Saitama Prefecture have a registered population of 22,560 individuals as of 2022, making them the 4th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Chiba and behind Kanagawa.[1]
Major cities
The majority of the population of Filipinos in Saitama Prefecture is concentrated in the area in and around the cities of Saitama and Kawaguchi, which is adjacent to Tokyo Metropolis.
Kawaguchi has the highest population of Filipinos in Saitama Prefecture with 2,769 residents, closely followed by Saitama City with 2,455 residents. In the same metropolitan area, Sōka has 1,319 Filipino residents, followed by Koshigaya with 1,011 residents.[1:1]
Cities of Saitama Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県, Saitama-ken), a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu, has a population of 7,338,536 (January 1, 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2.
Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest, Tokyo to the south, Chiba Prefecture to the southeast, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the northeast.[3]
Saitama Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world.
Saitama is the capital and largest city, with other major cities including Kawaguchi, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa.[3:1]
Map of Japan with Saitama Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city, town and village
Filipinos reside in all cities and towns and the lone village of Higashichichibu in Saitama Prefecture.
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 22,560 | 21,485 |
| Kawaguchi | 2,769 | 2,654 |
| Saitama | 2,455 | 2,318 |
| Sōka | 1,319 | 1,268 |
| Koshigaya | 1,011 | 985 |
| Kawagoe | 969 | 903 |
| Kasukabe | 824 | 795 |
| Sayama | 755 | 734 |
| Yashio | 740 | 712 |
| Ageo | 697 | 641 |
| Misato | 677 | 635 |
| Tokorozawa | 671 | 636 |
| Kuki | 585 | 596 |
| Fujimino | 577 | 578 |
| Niiza | 554 | 528 |
| Toda | 543 | 541 |
| Kumagaya | 532 | 501 |
| Fukaya | 464 | 440 |
| Honjō | 434 | 400 |
| Irima | 413 | 378 |
| Fujimi | 384 | 377 |
| Kazo | 374 | 328 |
| Warabi | 343 | 356 |
| Asaka | 320 | 316 |
| Satte | 283 | 271 |
| Higashimatsuyama | 277 | 258 |
| Sakado | 275 | 269 |
| Tsurugashima | 234 | 213 |
| Kōnosu | 227 | 203 |
| Shiki | 227 | 206 |
| Gyōda | 221 | 188 |
| Yoshikawa | 195 | 177 |
| Hanyū | 179 | 165 |
| Wakō | 154 | 148 |
| Hannō | 146 | 138 |
| Chichibu | 142 | 140 |
| Hidaka | 134 | 122 |
| Moroyama Town | 127 | 119 |
| Miyoshi Town | 119 | 116 |
| Shiraoka | 116 | 93 |
| Kamisato Town | 111 | 102 |
| Sugito Town | 107 | 98 |
| Kawajima Town | 91 | 83 |
| Kitamoto | 87 | 82 |
| Ina Town | 84 | 86 |
| Okegawa | 82 | 76 |
| Yorii Town | 79 | 69 |
| Hasuda | 74 | 71 |
| Miyashiro Town | 59 | 60 |
| Matsubushi Town | 58 | 54 |
| Kamikawa Town | 47 | 48 |
| Namegawa Town | 32 | 32 |
| Tokigawa Town | 32 | 33 |
| Yokoze Town | 29 | 27 |
| Ranzan Town | 27 | 27 |
| Ogawa Town | 20 | 19 |
| Yoshimi Town | 17 | 15 |
| Misato Town | 15 | 13 |
| Ogose Town | 12 | 14 |
| Ogano Town | 12 | 10 |
| Minano Town | 8 | 8 |
| Hatoyama Town | 7 | 7 |
| Nagatoro Town | 2 | 2 |
| Higashichichibu Village | 2 | 3 |
Historical population
Being part of the Greater Tokyo area, Saitama Prefecture shares similar patterns of rise and fall of its population of Filipino residents with Tokyo.
Population of Filipinos in Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo from 1984 up to present.[5][6]
People, news and events
Manila Shimbun profiles Roger Raymundo, a Nikkeijin working for NPO KAFIN Migrant Center, based in Saitama Prefecture, which supports Filipino women victims of domestic violence, and helps Filipino workers facing labor issues in Japan.[7] (December 2023)
Saitama Prefectural Police presented a letter of appreciation to Filipino Emeliano Reboho Vega, a resident of Niiza City, for his contribution in saving the life of a suicidal woman in Asaka City.[8] (May 2022)
A Nigerian man was arrested for allegedly stabbing Filipino Alma Tojembara Billoso 40, who was found dead in their house in an undisclosed location in Saitama Prefecture.[9] (December 2016)
Clair Ocampo, a Filipino woman living in Saitama Prefecture won the gold prize at the eighth Soy Sauce Recipe & Story Contest held in Tokyo for her dish “Pork back ribs adobo and banana with burned brown sugar.”[10] (October 2016)
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 Saitama 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. ↩︎
Saitama Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Saitama 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 Saitama and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
“I want to help Filipinos in trouble in Japan” Roger Raymundo, a fourth-generation Japanese Filipino who deals with labor problem and domestic violence issues at NPO. Manila Shimbun. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 9 June, 2024. ↩︎
「体が勝手に動いた」 橋に女性、帰宅するフィリピン人が感じた異変 (‘My body moved on its own’–Woman on bridge, strange feeling felt by Filipino returning home) Asahi Shimbun Digital. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024. ↩︎
Nigerian man arrested for allegedly killing Filipino woman. Japan Times. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2024. ↩︎
Filipino woman gets gold prize in soy sauce cooking contest with traditional Philippine food. Japan Times. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2024. ↩︎
