Filipinos in Yamanashi Prefecture have a registered population of 2,202 individuals as of 2022, the 28th largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Okayama and behind Kagoshima.[1]
Major cities
The capital city of Kōfu has the largest population of Filipinos in Yamanashi Prefecture with 555 individuals, followed by the neighboring city of Fuefuki with 307.[1:1]
Cities of Yamanashi Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Yamanashi Prefecture
Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県, Yamanashi-ken), located in the Chūbu region of Honshu, has a population of 817,192 (1 January 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2. Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the northwest, Shizuoka Prefecture to the southwest, Kanagawa Prefecture to the southeast, and Tokyo to the east.[3]
Kōfu is the capital and largest city of Yamanashi Prefecture, with other major cities including Kai, Minamiarupusu, and Fuefuki.[3:1]
Map of Japan with Yamanashi Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city, town and village
Filipinos can be found in all cities and towns of Yamanashi Prefecture, except for the town of Hayakawa and villages of Kosuge and Tabayama.[1:3]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 2,202 | 2,011 |
| Kōfu | 555 | 517 |
| Fuefuki | 307 | 276 |
| Tsuru | 145 | 114 |
| Hokuto | 143 | 141 |
| Fujiyoshida | 138 | 128 |
| Chūō | 136 | 134 |
| Kai | 123 | 121 |
| Nirasaki | 107 | 109 |
| Minami Alps | 90 | 87 |
| Shōwa Town | 86 | 82 |
| Minobu Town | 68 | 35 |
| Fujikawaguchiko Town | 64 | 50 |
| Yamanashi | 50 | 48 |
| Ōtsuki | 41 | 36 |
| Uenohara | 40 | 39 |
| Kōshū | 28 | 23 |
| Fujikawa Town | 19 | 12 |
| Ichikawamisato Town | 17 | 17 |
| Oshino Village | 15 | 16 |
| Nishikatsura Town | 13 | 8 |
| Nanbu Town | 9 | 9 |
| Yamanakako Village | 5 | 6 |
| Narusawa Village | 2 | 2 |
| Dōshi Village | 1 | 1 |
| Hayakawa Town | 0 | 0 |
| Kosuge Village | 0 | 0 |
| Tabayama Village | 0 | 0 |
Historical population
The Filipino population of Yamanashi has seen a slow, steady increase throughout the years and now hovers above 2,000.
Population of Filipinos in Yamanashi 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 Yamanashi 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. ↩︎
Yamanashi Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Yamanashi 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 Yamanashi and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
