Filipinos in Toyama Prefecture have a registered population of 2,620 individuals as of 2022, the 23rd largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Hokkaido and behind Ehime.[1]
Major cities
The major cities in Toyama Prefecture where Filipinos make their homes are the capital city of Toyama, with 856 Filipino residents, followed by Takaoka with 584 and Imizu with 561.[1:1]
Cities of Toyama Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
Toyama Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture (富山県, Toyama-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. It has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2. Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture to the south, Nagano Prefecture to the east, and Niigata Prefecture to the northeast.[3]
Toyama is the capital and largest city of Toyama Prefecture, with other major cities including Takaoka, Imizu, and Nanto.[3:1]
Map of Japan with Toyama Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city, town and village
Filipinos can be found in all cities and towns of Toyama Prefecture.[1:3]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 2,620 | 2,401 |
| Toyama | 856 | 794 |
| Takaoka | 584 | 525 |
| Imizu | 561 | 505 |
| Nanto | 146 | 149 |
| Tonami | 126 | 102 |
| Kurobe | 77 | 69 |
| Himi | 64 | 55 |
| Uozu | 56 | 52 |
| Nyūzen Town | 44 | 50 |
| Kamiichi Town | 28 | 26 |
| Oyabe | 25 | 21 |
| Namerikawa | 24 | 24 |
| Tateyama Town | 18 | 15 |
| Asahi town | 10 | 14 |
| Funahashi Village | 1 | 0 |
Historical population
The Filipino population of Toyama steadily increased since the mid-2000s slump and now is in the low thousands.
Population of Filipinos in Toyama Prefecture and Tokyo from 1984 up to present.[5][6]
People, news and events
Specified Skilled Worker Eugenio Bugayong Mendoza III, employee of Kyowa Seisakusho in Takaoka City, passes the First Class Casting Technician Certification Test, the first foreigner in the prefecture to do so.[7] February, 2025.
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 Toyama 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. ↩︎
Toyama Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Toyama 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 Toyama and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
フィリピン出身メンドーザさん、鋳造技能士検定１級合格 県内で外国人初 Mr. Mendoza from the Philippines passes the First Class Casting Technician Certification Test, first foreigner in prefecture. Webun. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025. ↩︎
