Shirakawa Town
In Shirakawa Town, Gifu Prefecture, the child medical expense subsidy covers both outpatient and inpatient care through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 18 (end of high-school age). Income limit: none. Co-payment: none. (As of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey.)
- Covered until (Outpatient)
- Age 18April 1, 2025
- Covered until (Inpatient)
- Age 18April 1, 2025
- Income limit
- NoApril 1, 2025
- Co-payment
- NoApril 1, 2025
- Coverage through age 18
- YesApril 1, 2025
- Population
- 6,914Resident register, 2024
- Share under 15
- 7.9%2020 census
Child medical expense subsidy
| Outpatient | Inpatient | |
|---|---|---|
| Covered until | Age 18through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 18 (end of high-school age) | Age 18through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 18 (end of high-school age) |
| Income limit | No | No |
| Co-payment | No | No |
No change since April 1, 2024
Source: Children and Families Agency, Survey on Municipal Child Medical Expense Subsidies (municipal form, attachment 3) (As of April 1, 2025). Last checked September 24, 2026
The national survey records conditions as of April 1 and is published in December. Some municipalities have expanded coverage since then. Confirm the current conditions on the municipality's official website.
Key figures
- PopulationResident register, 2024
- 6,914Rank 37 of 42 in the prefecture2024
- Share under 15
- 7.9%Rank 42 of 42 in the prefecture2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 46.8%2020 census
- Share of foreign residents
- 1.4%2020 census
- Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
- -109Rank 40 of 42 in the prefecture2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 2.3Rank 40 of 42 in the prefecture2023
- Nursery schools
- 62023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 10.24Rank 1 of 42 in the prefecture2023
- Kindergartens
- 02024
- Elementary schools
- 42024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 11.6Rank 26 of 42 in the prefecture2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 4.32023
- General hospitals
- 12023
- Owner-occupied homes
- —2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- —2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.27Rank 40 of 42 in the prefecture2022
- Restaurants
- 252021
Source: e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
Compare with municipalities in the same prefecture (by population)
- Yaotsu Town9,861
- Kawabe Town9,761
- Wanochi Town9,086
- Sakahogi Town8,264
- Sekigahara Town6,135
- Tomika Town5,884
- Hichiso Town3,186
- Higashishirakawa Village2,011
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