Filipinos in Shimane Prefecture have a registered population of 941 individuals as of 2022, making them the 38th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, behind Nara and ahead of Miyazaki.[1]
Major cities
The Filipino population of Shimane Prefecture is concentrated in three cities: the capital Matsue, with a Filipino population of 275 individuals, and Izumo (226) and Hamada (106).[1:1]
Cities of Shimane Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Shimane Prefecture
Shimane Prefecture (島根県, Shimane-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. It is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguchi Prefecture to the southwest, Hiroshima Prefecture to the south, and Tottori Prefecture to the east.[3]
Matsue is the capital and largest city, with Izumo and Hamada being the other large cities.[3:1]
Map of Japan with Shimane Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city, town and village
Except for Kawamoto Town and Chibu Village in the island of Chiburijima in the Sea of Japan, Filipinos are mostly present throughout the whole Shimane Prefecture.[1:3]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 941 | 898 |
| Matsue | 275 | 245 |
| Izumo | 226 | 208 |
| Hamada | 106 | 107 |
| Masuda | 63 | 60 |
| Ōda | 60 | 63 |
| Yasugi | 47 | 42 |
| Okinoshima Town | 44 | 45 |
| Unnan | 35 | 34 |
| Gōtsu | 30 | 30 |
| Okuizumo Town | 14 | 12 |
| Ōnan Town | 11 | 16 |
| Tsuwano Town | 11 | 11 |
| Yoshika Town | 6 | 6 |
| Iinan Town | 5 | 8 |
| Misato Town | 4 | 4 |
| Ama Town | 2 | 2 |
| Nishinoshima Town | 2 | 2 |
| Kawamoto Town | 0 | 1 |
| Chibu Village | 0 | 2 |
Historical population
During the height of Filipino entertainer boom in the mid-2000s, Shimane Prefecture’s population of Filipinos went over 1,000 but has since decreased and has been constantly less than 1,000 for the past 20 years.
Population of Filipinos in Shimane 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 Shimane 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. ↩︎
Shimane Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Shimane 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 Shimane and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
