Kamaishi

岩手県釜石市

Monthly max/min temperature (2010–2024)

Max Min

494

foreign residents live here

1.8% of the city population (28,097 residents) · Japan average 3.3%

+26 foreign residents in the past year (+5.6%)

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

By nationality

Vietnamese

168

Indonesians

130

Nepalese

Thai

Filipinos

Myanmarese

Chinese

Koreans

Visa status

No work restriction 24 12%

Skilled work visa 7 3%

Tied to one employer 160 78%

Student, family and others 13 6%

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

170

Left

142

Net

+28

from abroad

137

from elsewhere in Japan

abroad

elsewhere in Japan

Movement of foreign residents during 2025.

Open jobs (0)

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