Ikusaka Village
In Ikusaka Village, Nagano 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.)
In Nagano Prefecture, 77 of 77 municipalities cover outpatient care through age 18, and Ikusaka Village is one of them.
Ikusaka Village is one of 42 municipalities in Nagano Prefecture that meet all three conditions: coverage through age 18 for both outpatient and inpatient care, no income limit, and no co-payment.
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 18(April 1, 2025)
- Covered until (Inpatient)
- Age 18(April 1, 2025)
- Income limit
- No(April 1, 2025)
- Co-payment
- No(April 1, 2025)
- Coverage through age 18
- Yes(April 1, 2025)
- Population
- 1,615(Resident register, 2024)
- Share under 15
- 10.3%(2020 census)
Child medical expense subsidy
| Item | Outpatient | Inpatient |
|---|---|---|
| Covered until | Age 18 through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 18 (end of high-school age) | Age 18 through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 18 (end of high-school age) |
| Income limit | No | No |
| Co-paymentchanged | No | No |
Changed since last year
- Co-payment
- 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
- 1,615Rank 67 of 77 in the prefecture2024
- Share under 15
- 10.3%Rank 55 of 77 in the prefecture2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 42.5%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
- -12Rank 62 of 77 in the prefecture2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 5.0Rank 32 of 77 in the prefecture2023
- Nursery schools
- 12023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 5.92Rank 12 of 77 in the prefecture2023
- Kindergartens
- 02024
- Elementary schools
- 12024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 6.2Rank 54 of 77 in the prefecture2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 6.22023
- General hospitals
- 02023
- Owner-occupied homes
- —2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- —2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.14Rank 73 of 77 in the prefecture2022
- Restaurants
- 32021
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)
- Otari Village2,811
- Kiso Village2,516
- Omi Village2,412
- Ogawa Village2,198
- Sakae Village1,560
- Yasuoka Village1,426
- Tenryu Village1,028
- Minamiaiki Village926
Page updated: . You may quote this table. Please credit Machishirabe and the original survey.