Shimane Prefecture19 municipalities

Of the 19 municipalities in Shimane Prefecture, 19 cover outpatient care through age 18, 19 have no income limit, and 15 charge no outpatient co-payment. Since last year, 9 have changed their conditions (as of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey).

In Shimane Prefecture, the municipalities that do not cover outpatient care through age 18 are none. With an income limit: none. With an outpatient co-payment: Matsue City, Hamada City, Izumo City and Masuda City.

Since last year, Matsue City, Hamada City, Izumo City, Masuda City, Oda City, Yasugi City, Gotsu City, Unnan City and Misato 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	19	19	100.0%
No income limit	19	19	100.0%
No co-payment for outpatient care	15	19	78.9%
Changed since last year	9	19	47.4%

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

Yasugi City, Unnan City, Oda City, Gotsu City, Okinoshima Town, Okuizumo Town, Onan Town, Tsuwano Town, Yoshika Town, Iinan Town, Misato Town, Kawamoto Town, Nishinoshima Town, Ama Town, Chibu Village

0 municipalities where outpatient coverage ends before age 18

None.

0 municipalities with an income limit

None.

4 municipalities with an outpatient co-payment

Matsue City, Izumo City, Hamada City, Masuda City

9 municipalities that changed their conditions since April 2024

Matsue City, Izumo City, Hamada City, Masuda City, Yasugi City, Unnan City, Oda City, Gotsu City, Misato Town

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

All 19 municipalities in Shimane 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 19 municipalities of Shimane 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
Matsue City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	194,313	Yes
Izumo City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	172,327	Yes
Hamada City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	No	48,576	Yes
Masuda City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	42,986	Yes
Yasugi City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	35,112	Yes
Unnan City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	34,426	Yes
Oda City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	31,475	Yes
Gotsu City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	21,202	Yes
Okinoshima Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	13,036	No
Okuizumo Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	11,077	No
Onan Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	9,467	No
Tsuwano Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	6,373	No
Yoshika Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	5,571	No
Iinan Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	4,355	No
Misato Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	4,034	Yes
Kawamoto Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	2,982	No
Nishinoshima Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	2,495	No
Ama Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	2,209	No
Chibu Village	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	574	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)