Yamazoe Village
In Yamazoe Village, Nara Prefecture, the child medical expense subsidy covers both outpatient and inpatient care through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 20. Income limit: none. Co-payment: yes. (As of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey.)
In Nara Prefecture, 39 of 39 municipalities cover outpatient care through age 18, and Yamazoe Village is one of them.
Yamazoe Village does not meet no co-payment of the three conditions (coverage through age 18, no income limit, no co-payment). In Nara Prefecture, 17 of 39 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 20(April 1, 2025)
- Covered until (Inpatient)
- Age 20(April 1, 2025)
- Income limit
- No(April 1, 2025)
- Co-payment
- Yes(April 1, 2025)
- Coverage through age 18
- Yes(April 1, 2025)
- Population
- 3,055(Resident register, 2024)
- Share under 15
- 7.9%(2020 census)
Child medical expense subsidy
| Item | Outpatient | Inpatient |
|---|---|---|
| Covered until | Age 20 through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 20 | Age 20 through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 20 |
| Income limit | No | No |
| Co-payment | Yes | Yes |
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
- 3,055Rank 29 of 39 in the prefecture2024
- Share under 15
- 7.9%Rank 26 of 39 in the prefecture2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 48.3%2020 census
- Share of foreign residents
- 1.1%2020 census
- Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
- -2Rank 13 of 39 in the prefecture2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 1.0Rank 35 of 39 in the prefecture2023
- Nursery schools
- 02023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 0.00Rank 24 of 39 in the prefecture2023
- Kindergartens
- 02024
- Elementary schools
- 12024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 13.1Rank 22 of 39 in the prefecture2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 16.42023
- General hospitals
- 02023
- Owner-occupied homes
- —2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- —2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.26Rank 27 of 39 in the prefecture2022
- Restaurants
- 52021
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)
- Takatori Town6,045
- Yoshino Town5,834
- Asuka Village5,049
- Shimoichi Town4,405
- Totsukawa Village2,757
- Higashiyoshino Village1,498
- Mitsue Village1,347
- Soni Village1,270
Page updated: . You may quote this table. Please credit Machishirabe and the original survey.