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Chichibu City

Saitama Prefecture

In Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, the child medical expense subsidy covers both outpatient and inpatient care through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 18 (end of high-school age). Income limit: none. Co-payment: none. (As of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey.)

Covered until (Outpatient)
Age 18April 1, 2025
Covered until (Inpatient)
Age 18April 1, 2025
Income limit
NoApril 1, 2025
Co-payment
NoApril 1, 2025
Coverage through age 18
YesApril 1, 2025
Population
57,212Resident register, 2024
Share under 15
11.0%2020 census

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Child medical expense subsidy

Child medical expense subsidy
OutpatientInpatient
Covered untilAge 18through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 18 (end of high-school age)Age 18through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 18 (end of high-school age)
Income limitNoNo
Co-paymentNoNo

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
57,212Rank 36 of 63 in the prefecture2024
Share under 15
11.0%Rank 32 of 63 in the prefecture2020 census
Share 65 and over
34.1%2020 census
Share of foreign residents
0.9%2020 census
Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
-297Rank 58 of 63 in the prefecture2024
Births per 1,000 residents
4.5Rank 40 of 63 in the prefecture2023
Nursery schools
112023
Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
1.67Rank 27 of 63 in the prefecture2023
Kindergartens
12024
Elementary schools
132024
Doctors per 10,000 residents
18.2Rank 16 of 63 in the prefecture2022
Clinics per 10,000 residents
10.52023
General hospitals
42023
Owner-occupied homes
81.2%2023
Floor area per dwelling
114.3 m²2023
Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
0.56Rank 54 of 63 in the prefecture2022
Restaurants
3762021

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

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