Ranking
What is compared: The amount per pregnant woman of support that municipalities give only for travel to medical visits and outings during pregnancy (taxi vouchers, top-ups to transit IC cards, etc.) Unit: yen
How we compare, and notes
The figures were checked on each municipality's official page around October 11, 2026. "See notes" marks places where the official page has not caught up with the latest revision, or where different conditions make a like-for-like comparison impossible; details are in each municipality's entry. Kodaira City not yet covered. Before applying, always check the official page.
Details and sources
1Musashino City¥20,000 worthChecked on official page
Each household receives ¥20,000 worth of e-tickets usable in the taxi app "GO" (applied for in 2 parts of ¥10,000 each). They can be used from pregnancy until the child's first birthday, and can be split between before and after birth.
2Chuo City¥12,000 worthChecked on official page
To ease the burden of visits to obstetrics and similar, pregnant women receive ¥12,000 worth of taxi vouchers. They are valid for about 1 year from issue. There is also a free Edo Bus pass for pregnant and postpartum women (not counted in the amount).
3Katsushika City¥6,000 worthChecked on official page
As a Maternity Pass, pregnant women receive ¥6,000 worth of credit on their own transit IC card (including mobile versions). It supports outings by public transport to prenatal checkups and similar.
−Adachi CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel. The ¥10,000 worth of children's gift vouchers received at the Smile Mama interview can also be used for taxis.
−Arakawa CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Bunkyo CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel. The children's gift vouchers received at the Neuvola interview can also be used for taxis.
−Chiyoda CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Edogawa CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Itabashi CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Kita CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Koto CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel. The ¥10,000 worth of children's gift vouchers received at the Yurikago interview can also be used for taxi fares.
−Meguro CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Minato CityFree community bus passChecked on official page
Pregnant and postpartum women who show their Maternal and Child Health Handbook receive a Minato City community bus pass and can ride the Chii Bus and the Odaiba Shuttle Bus for free. It is valid from the date the Maternal and Child Health Handbook is issued until the end of the month before one year after the birth. It cannot be expressed as an amount, so it is not ranked. The ¥10,000 worth of children's gift vouchers received at the pregnancy interview can also be used for taxis, but they can be used for baby goods and more, so they are in the childbirth gift comparison.
−Nakano CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Nerima CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Ota CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Setagaya CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel. The Setagaya child-rearing vouchers (¥10,000 worth) received at the Neuvola interview can be used for registered maternity and postpartum taxis, but can also be used for other services.
−Shibuya CityUp to ¥8,000 worth a month (pilot)Checked on official page
In the city's on-demand transport pilot, pregnant women are eligible for a fare subsidy and receive up to 20 electronic tickets of ¥400 once a month (up to ¥8,000 worth a month). The total depends on how many months of pregnancy you receive them for, so no per-person amount is given.
−Shinagawa CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Shinjuku CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Suginami CityYurikago vouchers can be exchanged for taxi vouchersChecked on official page
If you apply to exchange the Yurikago vouchers (¥10,000 worth) received at the Yurikago interview for taxi-only Yurikago vouchers, you can use them for maternity taxis of registered taxi companies (up to ¥5,000 per ride). The exchange takes about a month, and exchanged vouchers cannot be used for other services. This ¥10,000 is included in the childbirth gift comparison, so the amount is not counted here.
−Sumida CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Taito CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Toshima CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Akiruno CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's official website has no information on city support limited to travel for pregnant women's medical visits and outings (such as taxi vouchers).
−Akishima CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's pregnancy and childbirth page has no support limited to travel for pregnant women. Families with multiple-birth children under 3 receive ¥24,000 worth of children's gift vouchers usable for taxis.
−Chofu CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Fuchu CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's official website has no information on city support limited to travel for pregnant women's medical visits and outings. Families with multiple-birth children aged 0–2 receive an online gift (¥24,000 worth a year) usable for taxi vouchers and more.
−Fussa CityFree welfare busChecked on official page
Pregnant women can ride the city's welfare bus, which goes around welfare facilities and other places in the city (3 routes, 7 runs a day each), for free (a user registration card is required). It cannot be expressed as an amount, so it is not ranked.
−Hachioji CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's official website has no information on city support limited to travel for pregnant women's medical visits and outings. Families with multiple-birth children aged 0–2 receive ¥24,000 worth a year of children's gift vouchers as travel support.
−Hamura CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's official website has no information on city support limited to travel for pregnant women's medical visits and outings (such as taxi vouchers).
−Higashikurume CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Higashimurayama CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's official website has no support for pregnant women limited to travel. Families with multiple-birth children aged 0–2 receive children's gift vouchers usable for taxis (¥23,500 worth each year).
−Higashiyamato CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's official website has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Hino CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's official website has no information on city support limited to travel for pregnant women's medical visits and outings. Families with multiple-birth children aged 0–2 receive ¥22,500 worth a year of children's gift vouchers also usable for taxis.
−Hinode TownNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The town's official website has no information on town support limited to travel for pregnant women's medical visits and outings (such as taxi vouchers).
−Hinohara VillageNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The village's pregnancy and childbirth information has no village support limited to travel for pregnant women's medical visits and outings (such as taxi vouchers).
−Inagi CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's official website has no information on city support limited to travel for pregnant women's medical visits and outings.
−Kiyose CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's official website has no support for pregnant women limited to travel. Families with multiple-birth children under 3 receive a subsidy for taxi fares to checkups and similar (up to ¥24,000 each year).
−Koganei CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's maternal and child health page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Kokubunji CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's pregnancy and childbirth page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel. For families with multiple-birth children under 3, the city subsidizes taxi fares to checkups and similar up to ¥24,000 for each year of age.
−Komae CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Kunitachi CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's pregnancy and childbirth page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Machida CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's official website has no information on city support limited to travel for pregnant women's medical visits and outings. Families with multiple-birth children aged 0–2 receive taxi vouchers worth ¥24,000 a year.
−Mitaka CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel. At the Yurikago interview, you receive children's gift vouchers worth ¥10,000.
−Mizuho TownNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The town's official website has no information on town support limited to travel for pregnant women's medical visits and outings (such as taxi vouchers).
−Musashimurayama CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's official website has no support for pregnant women limited to travel. Families with multiple-birth children aged 0–2 receive children's gift vouchers usable for taxis (¥24,000 worth each year).
−Nishitokyo CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's page has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Okutama TownNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The town's pregnancy and childbirth information has no town support limited to travel for pregnant women's medical visits and outings (such as taxi vouchers).
−Ome CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's official website has no support for pregnant women limited to travel.
−Tachikawa CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's pregnancy and childbirth page has no support limited to travel for pregnant women. Families with multiple-birth children under 3 receive ¥24,000 worth of children's gift vouchers usable for taxis.
−Tama CityNoneNo program (checked on official page)
The city's official website has no information on city support limited to travel for pregnant women's medical visits and outings. Families with multiple-birth children aged 0–2 receive a digital gift worth ¥20,000 a year (for costs such as taxi use).