Miyagi Prefecture35 municipalities

Of the 35 municipalities in Miyagi Prefecture, 34 cover outpatient care through age 18, 35 have no income limit, and 34 charge no outpatient co-payment. Since last year, 1 have changed their conditions (as of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey).

In Miyagi Prefecture, the municipalities that do not cover outpatient care through age 18 are Sendai City. With an income limit: none. With an outpatient co-payment: Sendai City.

Since last year, Shiroishi City 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	34	35	97.1%
No income limit	35	35	100.0%
No co-payment for outpatient care	34	35	97.1%
Changed since last year	1	35	2.9%

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

Ishinomaki City, Osaki City, Natori City, Tome City, Tagajo City, Kurihara City, Kesennuma City, Tomiya City, Shiogama City, Iwanuma City, Higashimatsushima City, Shibata Town, Rifu Town, Watari Town, Shiroishi City, Taiwa Town, Kakuda City, Ogawara Town, Misato Town, Kami Town, Shichigahama Town, Wakuya Town, Matsushima Town, Marumori Town, Minamisanriku Town, Yamamoto Town, Zao Town, Murata Town, Kawasaki Town, Osato Town, Shikama Town, Onagawa Town, Ohira Village, Shichikashuku Town

1 municipalities where outpatient coverage ends before age 18

Sendai City

0 municipalities with an income limit

None.

1 municipalities with an outpatient co-payment

Sendai City

1 municipalities that changed their conditions since April 2024

Shiroishi City

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

All 35 municipalities in Miyagi 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 35 municipalities of Miyagi 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
Sendai City	Age 15	Age 15	No	Yes	Yes	1,064,142	No
Ishinomaki City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	132,447	No
Osaki City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	122,035	No
Natori City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	79,792	No
Tome City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	71,919	No
Tagajo City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	61,628	No
Kurihara City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	60,518	No
Kesennuma City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	56,300	No
Tomiya City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	52,452	No
Shiogama City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	51,726	No
Iwanuma City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	43,137	No
Higashimatsushima City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	37,875	No
Shibata Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	36,331	No
Rifu Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	35,863	No
Watari Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	32,825	No
Shiroishi City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	30,569	Yes
Taiwa Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	27,861	No
Kakuda City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	26,469	No
Ogawara Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	23,297	No
Misato Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	22,826	No
Kami Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	20,970	No
Shichigahama Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	17,553	No
Wakuya Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	14,249	No
Matsushima Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	12,885	No
Marumori Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	11,571	No
Minamisanriku Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	11,498	No
Yamamoto Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	11,427	No
Zao Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	10,916	No
Murata Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	9,816	No
Kawasaki Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	7,938	No
Osato Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	7,480	No
Shikama Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	6,103	No
Onagawa Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	5,810	No
Ohira Village	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	5,539	No
Shichikashuku Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	1,213	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)