Iwate Prefecture33 municipalities

Of the 33 municipalities in Iwate Prefecture, 33 cover outpatient care through age 18, 32 have no income limit, and 26 charge no outpatient co-payment. Since last year, 5 have changed their conditions (as of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey).

In Iwate Prefecture, the municipalities that do not cover outpatient care through age 18 are none. With an income limit: Kuji City. With an outpatient co-payment: Morioka City, Hanamaki City, Kitakami City, Ninohe City, Takizawa City, Shiwa Town and Yahaba Town.

Since last year, Tono City, Iwate Town, Yamada Town, Iwaizumi Town and Ichinohe 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	33	33	100.0%
No income limit	32	33	97.0%
No co-payment for outpatient care	26	33	78.8%
Changed since last year	5	33	15.2%

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

Oshu City, Ichinoseki City, Miyako City, Ofunato City, Kamaishi City, Tono City, Hachimantai City, Rikuzentakata City, Kanegasaki Town, Shizukuishi Town, Hirono Town, Yamada Town, Iwate Town, Ichinohe Town, Otsuchi Town, Karumai Town, Iwaizumi Town, Hiraizumi Town, Kuzumaki Town, Kunohe Village, Sumita Town, Nishiwaga Town, Noda Village, Tanohata Village, Fudai Village

0 municipalities where outpatient coverage ends before age 18

None.

1 municipalities with an income limit

Kuji City

7 municipalities with an outpatient co-payment

Morioka City, Kitakami City, Hanamaki City, Takizawa City, Shiwa Town, Yahaba Town, Ninohe City

5 municipalities that changed their conditions since April 2024

Tono City, Yamada Town, Iwate Town, Ichinohe Town, Iwaizumi Town

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

All 33 municipalities in Iwate 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 33 municipalities of Iwate 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
Morioka City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	277,423	No
Oshu City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	107,798	No
Ichinoseki City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	105,505	No
Kitakami City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	91,090	No
Hanamaki City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	89,867	No
Takizawa City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	54,413	No
Miyako City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	45,632	No
Shiwa Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	32,684	No
Ofunato City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	32,059	No
Kuji City	Age 18	Age 18	Yes	No	No	31,216	No
Kamaishi City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	28,934	No
Yahaba Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	26,160	No
Ninohe City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	24,157	No
Tono City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	23,930	Yes
Hachimantai City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	23,179	No
Rikuzentakata City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	17,226	No
Kanegasaki Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	15,119	No
Shizukuishi Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	14,995	No
Hirono Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	14,739	No
Yamada Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	13,854	Yes
Iwate Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	11,542	Yes
Ichinohe Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	10,603	Yes
Otsuchi Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	10,492	No
Karumai Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	7,907	No
Iwaizumi Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	7,843	Yes
Hiraizumi Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	6,734	No
Kuzumaki Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	5,293	No
Kunohe Village	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	5,084	No
Sumita Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	4,681	No
Nishiwaga Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	4,659	No
Noda Village	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	3,901	No
Tanohata Village	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	2,888	No
Fudai Village	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	2,293	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)