Filipinos in Tokushima Prefecture have a registered population of 839 individuals as of 2022, the 43rd largest group of Filipinos in Japan by prefecture, ahead of Wakayama and behind Akita.[1]
Major cities
About half of the small population of Filipinos in Tokushima Prefecture is found in the capital of Tokushima, with 269 Filipino residents, and Mima with 155 Filipino residents.[1:1]
Cities of Tokushima Prefecture with sizable Filipino population.[1:2][2] Darker color indicates higher population.
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Tokushima Prefecture
Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県, Tokushima-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2. Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, Ehime Prefecture to the west, and Kōchi Prefecture to the southwest.[3]
Tokushima is the capital and largest city of Tokushima Prefecture, with other major cities including Anan, Naruto, and Yoshinogawa.[3:1]
Map of Japan with Tokushima Prefecture in red.[4]
Population by city and town
Filipinos are found in all cities, towns and the lone village in Tokushima Prefecture, except for Kamikatsu Town.[1:3]
| City, town or village | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 839 | 764 |
| Tokushima | 269 | 241 |
| Mima | 155 | 129 |
| Anan | 56 | 56 |
| Yoshinogawa | 48 | 40 |
| Miyoshi | 46 | 48 |
| Higashimiyoshi Town | 46 | 49 |
| Komatsushima | 34 | 26 |
| Naruto | 30 | 29 |
| Awa | 29 | 26 |
| Ishii Town | 27 | 26 |
| Aizumi Town | 20 | 16 |
| Kitajima Town | 12 | 8 |
| Naka Town | 11 | 10 |
| Kaiyō Town | 11 | 11 |
| Matsushige Town | 10 | 10 |
| Tsurugi Town | 10 | 14 |
| Kamiita Town | 7 | 8 |
| Itano Town | 5 | 6 |
| Mugi Town | 4 | 4 |
| Minami Town | 4 | 2 |
| Kamiyama Town | 3 | 3 |
| Katsuura Town | 1 | 1 |
| Sanagōchi Village | 1 | 1 |
| Kamikatsu Town | 0 | 0 |
Historical population
The population of Filipinos in Tokushima Prefecture has never gone past 1,000 during the last 40 years.
Population of Filipinos in Tokushima 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 Tokushima 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. ↩︎
Tokushima Prefecture. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 December 2023. ↩︎ ↩︎
Map of Japan with Tokushima 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 Tokushima and Tokyo. © reon (Timog.net) CC-BY-SA-3.0. ↩︎
