Why Indians from Rajasthan Are Coming to Hokkaido Horse Farms
Why Indians from Rajasthan Are Coming to Hokkaido Horse Farms Published: April 2026 | Reading time: 10 min In the small town of Urakawa, tucked between the Hidaka Mountain Range and the Pacific Ocean in southern Hokkaido, something remarkable is happening. A community of Indian workers — most of them from the desert state of Rajasthan — has quietly taken root, and their numbers are growing fast. Ten years ago, there was not a single Indian resident in Urakawa. Today, approximately 350 Indian nationals call this remote Japanese town home, making up the largest foreign community in a town of just 11,000 people. This is the story of why they came, what their lives look like, and what it means for Indian workers who are considering making the same journey. The Town Nobody Had Heard Of Urakawa is not Tokyo. It is not Osaka. It is not even a city most Japanese people think about on a daily basis. Located about one hour west of Cape Erimo — the dramatic headland that juts into the Pac...