Shakotan Town
In Shakotan 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 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
- 1,702Resident register, 2024
- Share under 15
- 8.1%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
- 1,702Rank 166 of 179 in Hokkaido2024
- Share under 15
- 8.1%Rank 156 of 179 in Hokkaido2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 46.9%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
- -27Rank 142 of 179 in Hokkaido2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 2.4Rank 165 of 179 in Hokkaido2023
- Nursery schools
- 12023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 6.76Rank 10 of 179 in Hokkaido2023
- Kindergartens
- 02024
- Elementary schools
- 42024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 5.9Rank 131 of 179 in Hokkaido2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 11.82023
- General hospitals
- 02023
- Owner-occupied homes
- —2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- —2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.11Rank 167 of 179 in Hokkaido2022
- Restaurants
- 242021
Source: e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
Compare with municipalities in the same prefecture (by population)
- Rusutsu Village2,018
- Makkari Village1,938
- Kimobetsu Town1,928
- Rishiri Town1,830
- Hokuryu Town1,593
- Shimukappu Village1,590
- Urausu Town1,577
- Akaigawa Village1,492
Page updated: . You may quote this table. Please credit Machishirabe and the original survey.