Fukui Prefecture17 municipalities

Of the 17 municipalities in Fukui Prefecture, 16 cover outpatient care through age 18, 17 have no income limit, and 15 charge no outpatient co-payment. Since last year, 2 have changed their conditions (as of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey).

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

Since last year, Fukui City and Tsuruga 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	16	17	94.1%
No income limit	17	17	100.0%
No co-payment for outpatient care	15	17	88.2%
Changed since last year	2	17	11.8%

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

Fukui City, Sakai City, Echizen City, Sabae City, Tsuruga City, Ono City, Awara City, Katsuyama City, Echizen Town, Eiheiji Town, Wakasa Town, Takahama Town, Minamiechizen Town, Mihama Town, Oi Town

1 municipalities where outpatient coverage ends before age 18

Ikeda Town

0 municipalities with an income limit

None.

2 municipalities with an outpatient co-payment

Obama City, Ikeda Town

2 municipalities that changed their conditions since April 2024

Fukui City, Tsuruga City

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

All 17 municipalities in Fukui 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 17 municipalities of Fukui 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
Fukui City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	254,029	Yes
Sakai City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	88,430	No
Echizen City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	80,418	No
Sabae City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	68,302	No
Tsuruga City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	62,382	Yes
Ono City	Age 20	Age 20	No	No	No	29,821	No
Obama City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	27,644	No
Awara City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	26,306	No
Katsuyama City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	21,056	No
Echizen Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	19,769	No
Eiheiji Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	17,644	No
Wakasa Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	13,354	No
Takahama Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	9,544	No
Minamiechizen Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	9,448	No
Mihama Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	8,676	No
Oi Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	7,681	No
Ikeda Town	Age 15	Age 15	No	Yes	Yes	2,186	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)