Akita Prefecture25 municipalities

Of the 25 municipalities in Akita Prefecture, 25 cover outpatient care through age 18, 25 have no income limit, and 23 charge no outpatient co-payment. Since last year, 2 have changed their conditions (as of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey).

In Akita Prefecture, the municipalities that do not cover outpatient care through age 18 are none. With an income limit: none. With an outpatient co-payment: Akita City and Odate City.

Since last year, Akita City and Odate City changed their conditions.

Child medical expense subsidy, national totals (as of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey)
Condition	Municipalities	Municipalities in survey	Share
Outpatient care covered through age 18	25	25	100.0%
No income limit	25	25	100.0%
No co-payment for outpatient care	23	25	92.0%
Changed since last year	2	25	8.0%

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23 municipalities in Akita Prefecture where child medical care is free through age 18 (no income limit, no co-payment)

Yokote City, Daisen City, Yurihonjo City, Noshiro City, Yuzawa City, Katagami City, Kitaakita City, Kazuno City, Oga City, Semboku City, Nikaho City, Misato Town, Mitane Town, Ugo Town, Gojome Town, Happo Town, Hachirogata Town, Kosaka Town, Ikawa Town, Ogata Village, Fujisato Town, Higashinaruse Village, Kamikoani Village

0 municipalities where outpatient coverage ends before age 18

None.

0 municipalities with an income limit

None.

2 municipalities with an outpatient co-payment

Akita City, Odate City

2 municipalities that changed their conditions since April 2024

Akita City, Odate City

National survey values as of April 1, 2025. Later changes confirmed on official websites are noted on each municipality's page.

All 25 municipalities in Akita Prefecture

Subsidy conditions as of April 1, 2025. Population from the resident register, 2024. Last checked September 24, 2026.

Child medical expense subsidy in the 25 municipalities of Akita Prefecture (as of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey)
Municipality	Outpatient until	Inpatient until	Income limit (out / in)	Co-payment (outpatient)	Co-payment (inpatient)	Population	Changed
Akita City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	293,729	Yes
Yokote City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	80,777	No
Daisen City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	73,794	No
Yurihonjo City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	70,409	No
Odate City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	65,492	Yes
Noshiro City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	47,247	No
Yuzawa City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	39,484	No
Katagami City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	31,271	No
Kitaakita City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	27,834	No
Kazuno City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	27,069	No
Oga City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	23,355	No
Semboku City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	22,859	No
Nikaho City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	22,075	No
Misato Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	17,444	No
Mitane Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	14,170	No
Ugo Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	13,036	No
Gojome Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	7,814	No
Happo Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	6,086	No
Hachirogata Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	5,176	No
Kosaka Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	4,421	No
Ikawa Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	4,157	No
Ogata Village	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	2,945	No
Fujisato Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	2,746	No
Higashinaruse Village	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	2,334	No
Kamikoani Village	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	1,869	No

Source: Children and Families Agency, Survey on Municipal Child Medical Expense Subsidies (municipal form, attachment 3) / e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)