Sanyoonoda City
In Sanyoonoda 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 15 (end of junior high school). Income limit: none. Co-payment: none. (As of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey.)
Of the 19 municipalities in Yamaguchi Prefecture, only Shimonoseki City, Iwakuni City and Sanyoonoda City (3) cover outpatient care to Age 15. The other 16 cover it through age 18.
Sanyoonoda City does not meet coverage through age 18 of the three conditions (coverage through age 18, no income limit, no co-payment). In Yamaguchi Prefecture, 15 of 19 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
- 58,871(Resident register, 2024)
- Share under 15
- 12.2%(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
- 58,871Rank 7 of 19 in the prefecture2024
- Share under 15
- 12.2%Rank 5 of 19 in the prefecture2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 33.9%2020 census
- Share of foreign residents
- 1.0%2020 census
- Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
- -53Rank 5 of 19 in the prefecture2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 4.6Rank 12 of 19 in the prefecture2023
- Nursery schools
- 162023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 2.18Rank 10 of 19 in the prefecture2023
- Kindergartens
- 72024
- Elementary schools
- 122024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 26.8Rank 5 of 19 in the prefecture2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 9.52023
- General hospitals
- 52023
- Owner-occupied homes
- 68.7%2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- 103.3 m²2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.56Rank 9 of 19 in the prefecture2022
- Restaurants
- 1732021
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)
- Ube City156,438
- Shunan City134,733
- Iwakuni City124,568
- Hofu City113,144
- Kudamatsu City56,637
- Hikari City48,015
- Hagi City41,637
- Nagato City30,207
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