Nakashibetsu Town
In Nakashibetsu Town, Hokkaido, the child medical expense subsidy covers outpatient care until school entry (age 6) and inpatient care through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 12 (end of elementary school). Income limit: yes. Co-payment: yes. (As of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey.)
Nakashibetsu Town does not meet coverage through age 18 and no income limit and no co-payment of the three conditions (coverage through age 18, no income limit, no co-payment). In Hokkaido, 124 of 179 municipalities meet all three.
Municipalities call this program by different names (小児医療費助成, こども医療費助成, 乳幼児医療費助成, 子育て支援医療). This site uses the national survey's term, "child medical expense subsidy".
- Covered until (Outpatient)
- Until school entry(April 1, 2025)
- Covered until (Inpatient)
- Age 12(April 1, 2025)
- Income limit
- Yes(April 1, 2025)
- Co-payment
- Yes(April 1, 2025)
- Coverage through age 18
- No (outpatient to Until school entry, inpatient to Age 12)(April 1, 2025)
- Population
- 22,257(Resident register, 2024)
- Share under 15
- 13.1%(2020 census)
Child medical expense subsidy
| Item | Outpatient | Inpatient |
|---|---|---|
| Covered until | Until school entry until school entry (age 6) | Age 12 through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 12 (end of elementary school) |
| Income limit | Yes | Yes |
| Co-payment | Yes | Yes |
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
- 22,257Rank 27 of 179 in Hokkaido2024
- Share under 15
- 13.1%Rank 8 of 179 in Hokkaido2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 26.7%2020 census
- Share of foreign residents
- 0.5%2020 census
- Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
- -109Rank 47 of 179 in Hokkaido2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 4.9Rank 45 of 179 in Hokkaido2023
- Nursery schools
- 22023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 0.66Rank 136 of 179 in Hokkaido2023
- Kindergartens
- 52024
- Elementary schools
- 32024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 12.6Rank 66 of 179 in Hokkaido2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 2.22023
- General hospitals
- 22023
- Owner-occupied homes
- 60.5%2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- 95.9 m²2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.42Rank 27 of 179 in Hokkaido2022
- Restaurants
- 1622021
Source: e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
"—" means e-Stat has no value for this item (the Housing and Land Survey does not cover towns and villages).
Compare with municipalities in the same prefecture (by population)
- Nanae Town27,139
- Makubetsu Town25,269
- Nayoro City24,742
- Nemuro City22,468
- Shinhidaka Town20,229
- Mombetsu City19,760
- Furano City19,624
- Bibai City18,427
Page updated: . You may quote this table. Please credit Machishirabe and the original survey.