Filipinos in Tochigi Prefecture have a registered population of 5,100 individuals as of 2022, the 15th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Nagano and behind Hyōgo.[1]
Major cities
The centers of Filipino population in Tochigi Prefecture are the capital, Utsunomiya, with 854 Filipinos, and the southern cities at the border with the prefectures of Gunma, Saitama and Ibaraki: Oyama with 844 Filipinos, Ashikaga (630), Mooka (579) and Tochigi City (565).[1:1]
Cities of Tochigi Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Tochigi Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県, Tochigi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. It has a population of 1,897,649 (1 June 2023) and has a geographic area of 6,408 km². Tochigi Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the west, Saitama Prefecture to the south, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the southeast.[3]
Maebashi is the capital and Takasaki is the largest city of Gunma Prefecture, with other major cities including Ōta, Isesaki, and Kiryū.[3:1]
Map of Japan with Tochigi Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city and town
Filipinos reside in all cities and towns of Tochigi Prefecture.
| City or town | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 5,100 | 4,830 |
| Utsunomiya | 854 | 797 |
| Oyama | 844 | 790 |
| Ashikaga | 630 | 601 |
| Mooka | 579 | 535 |
| Tochigi | 565 | 526 |
| Sano | 371 | 388 |
| Nasushiobara | 338 | 340 |
| Ōtawara | 185 | 156 |
| Nikkō | 138 | 134 |
| Kanuma | 94 | 87 |
| Shimotsuke | 71 | 71 |
| Nasu Town | 62 | 48 |
| Nogi Town | 55 | 61 |
| Yaita | 52 | 42 |
| Mibu Town | 50 | 47 |
| Sakura | 39 | 41 |
| Takanezawa Town | 28 | 30 |
| Nasukarasuyama | 26 | 13 |
| Nakagawa Town | 26 | 26 |
| Kaminokawa Town | 22 | 23 |
| Mashiko Town | 19 | 19 |
| Shioya Town | 14 | 14 |
| Ichikai Town | 13 | 12 |
| Haga Town | 13 | 16 |
| Motegi Town | 12 | 13 |
Historical population
Tochigi Prefecture is separated from Tokyo by Saitama Prefecture. Its relatively low numbers of Filipino residents reflect its distance from the capital.
Population of Filipinos in Tochigi 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 Tochigi 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. ↩︎
Tochigi Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Tochigi 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 Tochigi and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
