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Sendai City

Miyagi Prefecture

In Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, the child medical expense subsidy covers both outpatient and inpatient care through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school). Income limit: none. Co-payment: yes. (As of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey.)

Covered until (Outpatient)
Age 15April 1, 2025
Covered until (Inpatient)
Age 15April 1, 2025
Income limit
NoApril 1, 2025
Co-payment
YesApril 1, 2025
Coverage through age 18
No (both to Age 15)April 1, 2025
Population
1,064,142Resident register, 2024
Share under 15
11.7%2020 census

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Child medical expense subsidy

Child medical expense subsidy
OutpatientInpatient
Covered untilAge 15through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school)Age 15through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school)
Income limitNoNo
Co-paymentYesYes

No change since April 1, 2024

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
1,064,142Rank 1 of 35 in the prefecture2024
Share under 15
11.7%Rank 11 of 35 in the prefecture2020 census
Share 65 and over
23.5%2020 census
Share of foreign residents
1.1%2020 census
Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
+807Rank 8 of 35 in the prefecture2024
Births per 1,000 residents
6.2Rank 4 of 35 in the prefecture2023
Nursery schools
1862023
Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
1.45Rank 20 of 35 in the prefecture2023
Kindergartens
812024
Elementary schools
1262024
Doctors per 10,000 residents
38.7Rank 2 of 35 in the prefecture2022
Clinics per 10,000 residents
8.92023
General hospitals
472023
Owner-occupied homes
49.1%2023
Floor area per dwelling
78.4 m²2023
Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
0.89Rank 3 of 35 in the prefecture2022
Restaurants
4,4962021

Source: e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)

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