Watarai Town
In Watarai Town, Mie 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.)
- Covered until (Outpatient)
- Age 15April 1, 2025
- Covered until (Inpatient)
- Age 15April 1, 2025
- Income limit
- NoApril 1, 2025
- Co-payment
- NoApril 1, 2025
- Coverage through age 18
- No (both to Age 15)April 1, 2025
- Population
- 7,556Resident register, 2024
- Share under 15
- 11.2%2020 census
Child medical expense subsidy
| Outpatient | Inpatient | |
|---|---|---|
| Covered until | Age 15through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school) | Age 15through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 15 (end of junior high school) |
| Income limitchanged | No | No |
| Co-payment | No | No |
Changed since last year
- Income limit
- Yes / 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
- 7,556Rank 27 of 29 in the prefecture2024
- Share under 15
- 11.2%Rank 18 of 29 in the prefecture2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 36.1%2020 census
- Share of foreign residents
- 0.6%2020 census
- Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
- -45Rank 22 of 29 in the prefecture2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 4.8Rank 17 of 29 in the prefecture2023
- Nursery schools
- 32023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 3.42Rank 9 of 29 in the prefecture2023
- Kindergartens
- 02024
- Elementary schools
- 12024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 4.0Rank 29 of 29 in the prefecture2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 6.62023
- General hospitals
- 02023
- Owner-occupied homes
- —2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- —2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.35Rank 21 of 29 in the prefecture2022
- Restaurants
- 152021
Source: e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
Compare with municipalities in the same prefecture (by population)
- Minamiise Town10,489
- Kiho Town10,120
- Odai Town8,204
- Mihama Town7,809
- Taiki Town7,227
- Kisosaki Town5,875
Page updated: . You may quote this table. Please credit Machishirabe and the original survey.