¥50,000 for entering elementary school and ¥100,000 for entering junior high school (apply by December 4, 2026)

Entry preparation money is paid to parents of children entering elementary or junior high school. It is ¥50,000 per new elementary 1st grader and ¥100,000 per new junior high 1st-year student, with no income limit. It covers children entering in April 2027 (born April 2, 2020 – April 1, 2021, and born April 2, 2014 – April 1, 2015).

You must apply to receive it. People registered as residents of the city as of October 1, 2026 receive an application notice in mid-October (sent in turn to people who moved in between October 2 and December 1). Apply online through the QR code on the notice; the deadline is December 4, 2026. One parent who is recorded in the city's Basic Resident Register on the reference date of December 1, 2026 and raises the child in the same household can receive it. Payment is scheduled from the end of January to early February 2027.

If you receive a payment for the same purpose through public assistance or school expense assistance, that takes priority, but for new elementary 1st graders in households certified for school expense assistance in FY2026, you must apply. Contact: Bunkyo City Entry Preparation Money Call Center (0120-511-420, weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).