Filipinos in Shiga Prefecture have a registered population of 2,920 individuals as of 2022, the 18th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Niigata and behind Kumamoto.[1]
Major cities
The cities with the most population of Filipinos in Shiga Prefecture are Higashiōmi and Hikone, with 466 and 426 Filipino residents, respectively.[1:1]
Next, the capital city of Ōtsu is home to 368 Filipinos, followed by Kōka (339) and Nagahama (326).[1:2]
Cities of Shiga Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:3][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県, Shiga-ken) is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of 4,017 km2. Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the northeast, Mie Prefecture to the southeast, and Kyoto Prefecture to the west.[3]
Ōtsu is the capital and largest city of Shiga Prefecture, with other major cities including Kusatsu, Nagahama, and Higashiōmi.[3:1]
Shiga Prefecture is one of the leading industrial prefectures in western Japan. Major industrial products include pharmaceuticals (especially medicines) produced in the Hino and Koka regions, which have been a traditional industry since early modern times.[3:2]
Map of Japan with Shiga Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city and town
All cities and towns of Shiga Prefecture are inhabited by Filipinos.[1:4]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 2,920 | 2,741 |
| Higashiōmi | 466 | 426 |
| Hikone | 426 | 439 |
| Ōtsu | 368 | 317 |
| Kōka | 339 | 327 |
| Nagahama | 326 | 276 |
| Kusatsu | 184 | 175 |
| Ōmihachiman | 147 | 144 |
| Aishō Town | 140 | 133 |
| Konan | 115 | 118 |
| Rittō | 113 | 106 |
| Moriyama | 90 | 81 |
| Yasu | 49 | 49 |
| Hino Town | 45 | 48 |
| Takashima | 31 | 30 |
| Toyosato Town | 28 | 26 |
| Maibara | 20 | 18 |
| Ryūō Town | 15 | 10 |
| Kōra Town | 10 | 10 |
| Taga Town | 8 | 8 |
Historical population
The population of Filipinos in Shiga Prefecture has seen a steady, if modest, increase during the last 20 years.
Population of Filipinos in Shiga 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 Shiga 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. ↩︎
Shiga Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Shiga 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 Shiga and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
