Childcare benefits in Tokyo
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South and west
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North Tama
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South Tama
West Tama
Fertility treatment & egg freezing
If you have IVF, Tokyo gives up to ¥150,000 per cycleTokyoIf a couple has fertility tests, Tokyo gives up to ¥50,000TokyoIf you have tests for recurrent pregnancy loss, Tokyo gives up to ¥50,000 (up to ¥60,000 for advanced medical care)TokyoIf you freeze your eggs in preparation for aging, Tokyo gives up to ¥200,000 + ¥20,000 a year for storageTokyoIf you have IVF using frozen eggs, Tokyo gives up to ¥250,000 per cycleTokyoTokyo covers up to ¥30,000 of test costs to prepare for a future pregnancy, for both women and menTokyo
Pregnancy
If you have an interview during pregnancy, your municipality gives you childcare goods worth ¥10,000TokyoPregnancy Support Payment: ¥100,000 in total from the national government for pregnancy and birthNationalIf you take time off for morning sickness or threatened preterm labor during pregnancy, health insurance pays 2/3 of your monthly payNational
Birth & postpartum
When you give birth, Tokyo gives you points worth ¥100,000TokyoIf you have an epidural (pain-relief) delivery, Tokyo gives up to ¥100,000TokyoFrom pregnancy through the child-rearing years, Tokyo backs municipal consultation, postpartum care, housework and childcare supporters, and support for families with multiplesTokyoPostpartum checkups at 2 weeks and 1 month after birth with vouchers (anywhere in Tokyo from October 2026)TokyoYour baby's 1-month checkup with a voucher (anywhere in Tokyo from October 2026)Tokyo¥500,000 per baby from your health insurance when you give birthNationalDuring maternity leave before and after birth, health insurance pays 2/3 of your monthly payNationalFor self-employed and freelance people, National Pension premiums are waived around childbirthNationalFor National Health Insurance members, the income-based and per-capita portions of premiums are waived for 4 months around childbirthNational
Raising children
018 Support gives ¥5,000 every month from Tokyo until age 18TokyoUntil your child starts elementary school, Tokyo and your municipality cover the out-of-pocket medical costsTokyoFor elementary and junior high school students, outpatient visits cost up to ¥200 each, and hospital stays cost only mealsTokyoHigh school-age children are also covered by the medical expense subsidy. Outpatient visits up to ¥200 eachTokyoTuition at private high schools in Tokyo is free up to ¥501,000 a year, national and Tokyo support combinedTokyoIf your child attends a private junior high school, Tokyo gives ¥120,000 a year toward tuitionTokyoAround ages 1 and 2, answer your municipality's questionnaire or interview and receive a gift worth ¥60,000 for the first childTokyoChild Allowance from the national government every month until high school age, ¥10,000–¥15,000 (¥30,000 for the third and later children)NationalDuring childcare leave, employment insurance pays 67% of your monthly payNationalIf both parents take 14 or more days of childcare leave, employment insurance brings take-home pay to about 100%NationalIf your pay goes down because you work shorter hours, employment insurance pays 10% of your wagesNational
Daycare & preschool
Licensed daycare fees are now ¥0 for the first child aged 0–2 as wellTokyoMunicipalities give monthly subsidies to parents of children at private kindergartens, and Tokyo supports the costTokyoMunicipalities subsidize fees at Tokyo-certified daycare and unlicensed childcare facilities, and Tokyo supports the costTokyoA Tokyo program that takes care of preschool children not attending daycare or kindergarten, with wider age and time limitsTokyo
Single-parent support
About this site
Kosodate Tokyo is an unofficial guide, run by an individual, to the childcare-related subsidies, benefits and allowances of Tokyo's 23 wards, the Tama municipalities, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the national government, health insurance and employment insurance.
For each program, the amount, eligibility, conditions, application timing, documents and official links are written after reading the official pages and guidelines directly. The English pages are translations of the Japanese pages.
This site gives estimates only. For an official decision, always contact the office in charge of each program (your municipality, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, health insurance, employment insurance, etc.).
Eligibility follows the official conditions, not the language of this site. Where an official page sets a condition on nationality or residence status, it is shown on that program's page.