Filipinos in Tottori Prefecture have a registered population of 637 individuals as of 2022, making them the smallest (47th largest) group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, behind Kochi.[1]
Major cities
The Filipino population is concentrated in two cities: Yonago, with a Filipino population of 231 individuals, and the capital Tottori, with a Filipino population of 155 individuals.[1:1]
Cities of Tottori Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Tottori Prefecture
Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県, Tottori-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan at 538,525 (2023) and has a geographic area of 3,507.13 square kilometers. Tottori Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the west, Hiroshima Prefecture to the southwest, Okayama Prefecture to the south, and Hyōgo Prefecture to the east.[3]
Tottori is the capital and largest city of Tottori Prefecture, with the other big city being Yonago.[3:1]
Map of Japan with Tottori Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city, town and village
Except for the town of Wakasa and village of Hiezu, Filipinos are mostly present throughout the whole Tottori Prefecture.[1:3]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 637 | 612 |
| Yonago | 231 | 217 |
| Tottori | 155 | 150 |
| Kurayoshi | 58 | 54 |
| Sakaiminato | 58 | 54 |
| Hokuei Town | 30 | 31 |
| Yazu Town | 19 | 21 |
| Daisen Town | 18 | 18 |
| Yurihama Town | 16 | 15 |
| Kotoura Town | 12 | 13 |
| Misasa Town | 9 | 9 |
| Hōki Town | 9 | 9 |
| Hino Town | 6 | 3 |
| Iwami Town | 4 | 4 |
| Nichinan Town | 4 | 4 |
| Chizu Town | 3 | 3 |
| Kōfu Town | 3 | 3 |
| Nanbu Town | 2 | 4 |
| Wakasa Town | 0 | 0 |
| Hiezu Village | 0 | 0 |
Historical population
Tottori Prefecture’s over-all population of Filipino residents does not go over 1,000 people over period of more than 40 years.
Population of Filipinos in Tottori Prefecture and Tokyo from 1984 up to present.[5][6]
People, news and events
Edward Yamamoto, the first Filipino basketball player to play in Japan’s pro leagues, moved to Japan with his mother when he was 7 years old. He lived in Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture until high school.[7]
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 Tottori 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. ↩︎
Tottori Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Tottori 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 Tottori and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
Meet first Pinoy to play in the B.League - long before Thirdy. Leongson, Randolph. Spin.ph. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023. ↩︎
