Kanagawa Prefecture33 municipalities

Of the 33 municipalities in Kanagawa Prefecture, 31 cover outpatient care through age 18, 32 have no income limit, and 31 charge no outpatient co-payment. Since last year, 6 have changed their conditions (as of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey).

In Kanagawa Prefecture, the municipalities that do not cover outpatient care through age 18 are Yokohama City and Kawasaki City. With an income limit: Sagamihara City. With an outpatient co-payment: Kawasaki City and Sagamihara City.

Since last year, Sagamihara City, Odawara City, Chigasaki City, Hadano City, Isehara City and Yugawara 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	31	33	93.9%
No income limit	32	33	97.0%
No co-payment for outpatient care	31	33	93.9%
Changed since last year	6	33	18.2%

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

Fujisawa City, Yokosuka City, Hiratsuka City, Chigasaki City, Yamato City, Atsugi City, Odawara City, Kamakura City, Hadano City, Ebina City, Zama City, Isehara City, Ayase City, Zushi City, Samukawa Town, Minamiashigara City, Miura City, Aikawa Town, Hayama Town, Oiso Town, Ninomiya Town, Yugawara Town, Kaisei Town, Oi Town, Hakone Town, Matsuda Town, Yamakita Town, Nakai Town, Manazuru Town, Kiyokawa Village

2 municipalities where outpatient coverage ends before age 18

Yokohama City, Kawasaki City

1 municipalities with an income limit

Sagamihara City

2 municipalities with an outpatient co-payment

Kawasaki City, Sagamihara City

8 municipalities that changed their conditions since April 2024

Yokohama City, Kawasaki City, Sagamihara City, Chigasaki City, Odawara City, Hadano City, Isehara City, Yugawara 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 Kanagawa 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 Kanagawa 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
Yokohama City	Age 15	Age 15	No	No	No	3,753,398	No
Kawasaki City	Age 15	Age 15	No	Yes	No	1,535,141	No
Sagamihara City	Age 18	Age 18	Yes	Yes	No	716,494	Yes
Fujisawa City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	445,041	No
Yokosuka City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	379,041	No
Hiratsuka City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	256,549	No
Chigasaki City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	247,345	Yes
Yamato City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	245,750	No
Atsugi City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	223,424	No
Odawara City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	186,464	Yes
Kamakura City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	174,535	No
Hadano City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	158,573	Yes
Ebina City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	140,763	No
Zama City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	131,219	No
Isehara City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	99,816	Yes
Ayase City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	83,952	No
Zushi City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	57,827	No
Samukawa Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	48,997	No
Minamiashigara City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	40,164	No
Miura City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	39,842	No
Aikawa Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	39,377	No
Hayama Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	31,813	No
Oiso Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	31,757	No
Ninomiya Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	27,415	No
Yugawara Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	23,183	Yes
Kaisei Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	18,566	No
Oi Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	17,426	No
Hakone Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	10,835	No
Matsuda Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	10,419	No
Yamakita Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	9,263	No
Nakai Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	8,901	No
Manazuru Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	6,553	No
Kiyokawa Village	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	2,716	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)