Wakayama Prefecture30 municipalities

Of the 30 municipalities in Wakayama Prefecture, 29 cover outpatient care through age 18, 30 have no income limit, and 30 charge no outpatient co-payment. Since last year, 4 have changed their conditions (as of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey).

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

Since last year, Hashimoto City, Iwade City, Kamitonda Town and Kushimoto 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	29	30	96.7%
No income limit	30	30	100.0%
No co-payment for outpatient care	30	30	100.0%
Changed since last year	4	30	13.3%

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

Wakayama City, Kinokawa City, Hashimoto City, Iwade City, Kainan City, Shingu City, Arida City, Aridagawa Town, Gobo City, Shirahama Town, Kamitonda Town, Katsuragi Town, Kushimoto Town, Nachikatsura Town, Minabe Town, Yuasa Town, Hidakagawa Town, Hidaka Town, Kimino Town, Inami Town, Hirogawa Town, Mihama Town, Yura Town, Kudoyama Town, Susami Town, Taiji Town, Koya Town, Kozagawa Town, Kitayama Village

1 municipalities where outpatient coverage ends before age 18

Tanabe City

0 municipalities with an income limit

None.

0 municipalities with an outpatient co-payment

None.

4 municipalities that changed their conditions since April 2024

Hashimoto City, Iwade City, Kamitonda Town, Kushimoto Town

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

All 30 municipalities in Wakayama 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 30 municipalities of Wakayama 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
Wakayama City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	352,941	No
Tanabe City	Age 15	Age 15	No	No	No	67,316	No
Kinokawa City	Age 18	Age 24	No	No	No	58,920	No
Hashimoto City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	58,792	Yes
Iwade City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	53,900	Yes
Kainan City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	46,492	No
Shingu City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	25,822	No
Arida City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	25,230	No
Aridagawa Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	24,954	No
Gobo City	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	21,074	No
Shirahama Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	19,753	No
Kamitonda Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	15,683	Yes
Katsuragi Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	15,299	No
Kushimoto Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	13,924	Yes
Nachikatsura Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	13,468	No
Minabe Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	11,516	No
Yuasa Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	10,731	No
Hidakagawa Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	8,962	No
Hidaka Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	7,953	No
Kimino Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	7,711	No
Inami Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	7,636	No
Hirogawa Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	6,403	No
Mihama Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	6,324	No
Yura Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	5,035	No
Kudoyama Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	3,760	No
Susami Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	3,471	No
Taiji Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	2,834	No
Koya Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	2,605	No
Kozagawa Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	2,302	No
Kitayama Village	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	382	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)