Hikari City
In Hikari City, Yamaguchi 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
- 48,015Resident register, 2024
- Share under 15
- 11.5%2020 census
Child medical expense subsidy
| Outpatient | Inpatient | |
|---|---|---|
| Covered untilchanged | Age 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 limitchanged | No | No |
| Co-payment | No | No |
Changed since last year
- Outpatient · Covered until
- Age 15 → Age 18
- Income limit
- No / Yes → No / No
Changes from last year (as of April 1, 2024) to this year (as of April 1, 2025).
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
- 48,015Rank 9 of 19 in the prefecture2024
- Share under 15
- 11.5%Rank 7 of 19 in the prefecture2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 35.8%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
- -200Rank 11 of 19 in the prefecture2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 5.2Rank 9 of 19 in the prefecture2023
- Nursery schools
- 112023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 1.93Rank 11 of 19 in the prefecture2023
- Kindergartens
- 72024
- Elementary schools
- 122024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 18.7Rank 13 of 19 in the prefecture2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 8.32023
- General hospitals
- 52023
- Owner-occupied homes
- 73.6%2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- 106.1 m²2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.62Rank 6 of 19 in the prefecture2022
- Restaurants
- 1362021
Source: e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
Compare with municipalities in the same prefecture (by population)
- Iwakuni City124,568
- Hofu City113,144
- Sanyoonoda City58,871
- Kudamatsu City56,637
- Hagi City41,637
- Nagato City30,207
- Yanai City29,233
- Mine City20,921
Page updated: . You may quote this table. Please credit Machishirabe and the original survey.