Tokunoshima Town
In Tokunoshima Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, the child medical expense subsidy covers both outpatient and inpatient care until school entry (age 6). Income limit: none. Co-payment: none. (As of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey.)
- Covered until (Outpatient)
- Until school entryApril 1, 2025
- Covered until (Inpatient)
- Until school entryApril 1, 2025
- Income limit
- NoApril 1, 2025
- Co-payment
- NoApril 1, 2025
- Coverage through age 18
- No (both to Until school entry)April 1, 2025
- Population
- 9,844Resident register, 2024
- Share under 15
- 15.1%2020 census
Child medical expense subsidy
| Outpatient | Inpatient | |
|---|---|---|
| Covered until | Until school entryuntil school entry (age 6) | Until school entryuntil school entry (age 6) |
| Income limitchanged | No | No |
| Co-paymentchanged | No | No |
Changed since last year
- Income limit
- Yes / Yes → No / No
- Co-payment
- Yes / Yes → No / No
Changes from last year (as of April 1, 2024) to this year (as of April 1, 2025).
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
- 9,844Rank 24 of 43 in the prefecture2024
- Share under 15
- 15.1%Rank 5 of 43 in the prefecture2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 33.2%2020 census
- Share of foreign residents
- 0.4%2020 census
- Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
- -149Rank 40 of 43 in the prefecture2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 8.8Rank 1 of 43 in the prefecture2023
- Nursery schools
- 32023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 1.96Rank 22 of 43 in the prefecture2023
- Kindergartens
- 52024
- Elementary schools
- 82024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 19.3Rank 16 of 43 in the prefecture2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 4.12023
- General hospitals
- 22023
- Owner-occupied homes
- —2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- —2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.23Rank 27 of 43 in the prefecture2022
- Restaurants
- 982021
Source: e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
Compare with municipalities in the same prefecture (by population)
- Kimotsuki Town13,587
- Tarumizu City12,973
- Osaki Town11,914
- Yakushima Town11,326
- Nagashima Town9,399
- Yusui Town8,294
- Setochi Town8,084
- Nakatane Town7,102
Page updated: . You may quote this table. Please credit Machishirabe and the original survey.