Otaru

北海道小樽市

Monthly max/min temperature (2010–2024)

Max Min

1,330

foreign residents live here

1.3% of the city population (102,385 residents) · Japan average 3.3%

+221 foreign residents in the past year (+19.9%)

across Japan: +9.4% · Between 2024-12 and 2025-12

By nationality

Vietnamese

211

Chinese

174

Indonesians

135

Russians

103

Myanmarese

100

Koreans

Pakistanis

Taiwanese

Visa status

No work restriction 69 16%

Skilled work visa 71 17%

Tied to one employer 213 50%

Student, family and others 77 18%

Counting Brazilians, Peruvians, Filipinos, Vietnamese and Chinese.

Age and sex are not published for municipalities with fewer than 5,000 foreign residents.

Arrivals and departures

Arrived

608

Left

330

Net

+278

from abroad

372

from elsewhere in Japan

236

abroad

120

elsewhere in Japan

210

Movement of foreign residents during 2025.

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Source: Japanese government · Weather: Open-Meteo · Data from 2025–2026