Hioki City
In Hioki City, Kagoshima 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: none. (As of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey.)
Of the 43 municipalities in Kagoshima Prefecture, only Kagoshima City, Ibusuki City, Hioki City, Kirishima City and Aira City (5) cover outpatient care to Age 15. The other 37 cover it through age 18.
Hioki City does not meet coverage through age 18 of the three conditions (coverage through age 18, no income limit, no co-payment). In Kagoshima Prefecture, 37 of 43 municipalities meet all three.
Municipalities call this program by different names (小児医療費助成, こども医療費助成, 乳幼児医療費助成, 子育て支援医療). This site uses the national survey's term, "child medical expense subsidy".
- Covered until (Outpatient)
- Age 15(April 1, 2025)
- Covered until (Inpatient)
- Age 15(April 1, 2025)
- Income limit
- No(April 1, 2025)
- Co-payment
- No(April 1, 2025)
- Coverage through age 18
- No (both to Age 15)(April 1, 2025)
- Population
- 46,134(Resident register, 2024)
- Share under 15
- 13.0%(2020 census)
Child medical expense subsidy
| Item | Outpatient | Inpatient |
|---|---|---|
| Covered until | Age 15 through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school) | Age 15 through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school) |
| Income limit | No | No |
| Co-payment | No | No |
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
- 46,134Rank 7 of 43 in the prefecture2024
- Share under 15
- 13.0%Rank 21 of 43 in the prefecture2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 35.3%2020 census
- Share of foreign residents
- 0.7%2020 census
- Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
- -132Rank 18 of 43 in the prefecture2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 5.7Rank 17 of 43 in the prefecture2023
- Nursery schools
- 162023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 2.61Rank 13 of 43 in the prefecture2023
- Kindergartens
- 22024
- Elementary schools
- 142024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 21.0Rank 12 of 43 in the prefecture2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 8.92023
- General hospitals
- 82023
- Owner-occupied homes
- 76.9%2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- 101.3 m²2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.40Rank 8 of 43 in the prefecture2022
- Restaurants
- 1532021
Source: e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
"—" means e-Stat has no value for this item (the Housing and Land Survey does not cover towns and villages).
Compare with municipalities in the same prefecture (by population)
- Kanoya City98,626
- Satsumasendai City90,536
- Aira City78,123
- Izumi City51,405
- Amami City40,239
- Ibusuki City37,207
- So City32,185
- Minamikyushu City31,457
Page updated: . You may quote this table. Please credit Machishirabe and the original survey.