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Horokanai Town

Hokkaido

In Horokanai Town, Hokkaido, the child medical expense subsidy covers both outpatient and inpatient care through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school). Income limit: none. Co-payment: none. (As of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey.)

Covered until (Outpatient)
Age 15April 1, 2025
Covered until (Inpatient)
Age 15April 1, 2025
Income limit
NoApril 1, 2025
Co-payment
NoApril 1, 2025
Coverage through age 18
No (both to Age 15)April 1, 2025
Population
1,222Resident register, 2024
Share under 15
8.8%2020 census

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Child medical expense subsidy

Child medical expense subsidy
OutpatientInpatient
Covered untilAge 15through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school)Age 15through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school)
Income limitNoNo
Co-paymentNoNo

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
1,222Rank 175 of 179 in Hokkaido2024
Share under 15
8.8%Rank 133 of 179 in Hokkaido2020 census
Share 65 and over
40.8%2020 census
Share of foreign residents
0.2%2020 census
Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
-16Rank 123 of 179 in Hokkaido2024
Births per 1,000 residents
2.5Rank 160 of 179 in Hokkaido2023
Nursery schools
12023
Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
8.33Rank 4 of 179 in Hokkaido2023
Kindergartens
02024
Elementary schools
22024
Doctors per 10,000 residents
16.4Rank 38 of 179 in Hokkaido2022
Clinics per 10,000 residents
32.72023
General hospitals
02023
Owner-occupied homes
—2023
Floor area per dwelling
—2023
Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
0.10Rank 177 of 179 in Hokkaido2022
Restaurants
62021

Source: e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)

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