Ibaraki Prefecture44 municipalities

Of the 44 municipalities in Ibaraki Prefecture, 44 cover outpatient care through age 18, 44 have no income limit, and 15 charge no outpatient co-payment. Since last year, 3 have changed their conditions (as of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey).

Since last year, Yuki City, Goka Town and Sakai Town 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	44	44	100.0%
No income limit	44	44	100.0%
No co-payment for outpatient care	15	44	34.1%
Changed since last year	3	44	6.8%

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

Hitachi City, Ami Town, Yuki City, Omitama City, Kitaibaraki City, Kasumigaura City, Tokai Village, Sakai Town, Yachiyo Town, Tone Town, Oarai Town, Daigo Town, Goka Town

0 municipalities where outpatient coverage ends before age 18

None.

0 municipalities with an income limit

None.

29 municipalities with an outpatient co-payment

Mito City, Tsukuba City, Hitachinaka City, Tsuchiura City, Koga City, Toride City, Chikusei City, Kamisu City, Ushiku City, Ryugasaki City, Kasama City, Moriya City, Ishioka City, Kashima City, Joso City, Tsukubamirai City, Naka City, Bando City, Hokota City, Hitachiota City, Shimotsuma City, Sakuragawa City, Inashiki City, Namegata City, Ibaraki Town, Itako City, Takahagi City, Shirosato Town, Miho Village

3 municipalities that changed their conditions since April 2024

Yuki City, Sakai Town, Goka Town

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

All 44 municipalities in Ibaraki 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 44 municipalities of Ibaraki 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
Mito City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	267,467	No
Tsukuba City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	259,000	No
Hitachi City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	163,855	No
Hitachinaka City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	154,647	No
Tsuchiura City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	141,571	No
Koga City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	139,812	No
Toride City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	105,872	No
Chikusei City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	99,804	No
Kamisu City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	93,786	No
Ushiku City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	83,820	No
Ryugasaki City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	74,917	No
Kasama City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	72,567	No
Moriya City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	70,900	No
Ishioka City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	69,937	No
Kashima City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	65,217	No
Joso City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	No	60,596	No
Tsukubamirai City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	53,503	No
Naka City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	53,167	No
Bando City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	52,143	No
Ami Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	49,643	No
Yuki City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	49,528	Yes
Omitama City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	48,482	No
Hokota City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	46,537	No
Hitachiota City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	46,390	No
Shimotsuma City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	42,071	No
Kitaibaraki City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	40,014	No
Kasumigaura City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	39,893	No
Tokai Village	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	38,151	No
Hitachiomiya City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	Yes	37,861	No
Sakuragawa City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	37,635	No
Inashiki City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	37,012	No
Namegata City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	31,505	No
Ibaraki Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	30,523	No
Itako City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	26,088	No
Takahagi City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	No	25,769	No
Sakai Town	Age 20	Age 20	No	No	No	24,769	Yes
Yachiyo Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	21,082	No
Shirosato Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	17,708	No
Tone Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	15,498	No
Oarai Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	15,461	No
Daigo Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	14,516	No
Miho Village	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	14,156	No
Goka Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	7,933	Yes
Kawachi Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	Yes	7,791	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)