Ranking
What is compared: The out-of-pocket cost per day when a household subject to resident tax uses municipal postpartum care (overnight type). For municipalities with a flat amount, that amount; for municipalities where it varies by facility, the median of the basic room rates at facilities usable regardless of where you gave birth Unit: yen/day
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
1Katsushika CityFreeChecked on official page
The basic fee for postpartum care at contracted facilities is free. For the overnight type, the city subsidizes extra room charges up to ¥10,000 per day. The overnight type can be used for up to 7 days (6 nights 7 days). Options cost extra.
1Okutama TownFree (up to 7 uses)Checked on official page
Up to 7 days combined across overnight, day and home-visit types can be used (1 night counts as 2 days), with no out-of-pocket cost for up to 7 uses. The overnight type is a private room with 3 meals.
3Higashimurayama City¥1,500/dayChecked on official page
The short stay (overnight) is ¥3,000 for 2 days 1 night; divided by 2, it is ¥1,500 per day. The day and home-visit types are ¥1,000 per use, up to 7 uses in total.
4Akishima City¥1,750/dayChecked on official page
The overnight type is ¥3,500 per use (2 days 1 night), and can be used up to 2 times unless it is a multiple birth. The home-visit type is free and the day-care type is ¥500 per use, up to 5 uses combined. Waived for tax-exempt households and households on public assistance.
4Mizuho Town¥1,750/dayChecked on official page
Overnight care is ¥3,500 per night (24 hours) with meals, the same out-of-pocket cost throughout the town. Dividing ¥3,500 for 2 days 1 night by 2 gives ¥1,750 per day. Up to 5 nights can be used.
4Tachikawa City¥1,750/dayChecked on official page
The overnight type is ¥3,500 for 2 days 1 night, with ¥2,000 added for each extra night. Up to 7 uses combined across overnight, day and home-visit types. Reduced or waived for households exempt from resident tax or on public assistance.
4Tama City¥1,750/dayChecked on official page
The overnight type is ¥3,500 for 2 days 1 night (¥1,750 per day), with ¥3,000 per day added from the second night (up to 6 nights 7 days). ¥0 for households exempt from resident tax or on public assistance.
8Adachi City¥2,500/dayChecked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost of the overnight type is ¥2,500 per day, usable from 2 days 1 night (lowered in April 2026). Up to 7 days (uses) of the overnight, day and home-visit types combined can be used.
8Ota City¥2,500/dayChecked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost of the overnight type is ¥2,500 per day: ¥5,000 for 2 days 1 night and ¥15,000 for 5 nights 6 days. Only Aiiku Postpartum Care & Childcare Station is ¥7,500 per day. Up to 5 nights 6 days can be used.
8Toshima City¥2,500/dayChecked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost of the overnight (short-stay) type is ¥2,500 per day per mother and baby, or ¥5,000 for 2 days 1 night. Up to 6 nights 7 days (7 days in total) can be used.
8Kiyose City¥2,500/dayChecked on official page
The overnight type is ¥5,000 for 2 days 1 night; divided by 2, it is ¥2,500 per day. The day-visit type is ¥2,000 per day; the overnight and day-visit types can each be used up to 4 times within 6 months after birth.
12Nakano City¥3,000/dayChecked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost of the short stay (overnight) is ¥3,000 per use (meals included), and 2 days 1 night counts as 2 uses. The short stay can be used up to 7 times.
12Shinagawa City¥3,000/day (¥1,900–¥3,700 depending on facility)Checked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost of the overnight type is set by facility and number of days; for 2 days 1 night it ranges from ¥3,800 (Tokyo Shinagawa Hospital) to ¥7,400 (St. Luke's Birth Clinic, when used after discharge). The per-day median for the 7 facilities usable regardless of where you gave birth is ¥3,000 (¥6,000 for 2 days 1 night). Showa Medical University Hospital is only for people continuing directly from their postpartum hospital stay, and St. Luke's Birth Clinic's ¥3,700 is the amount for staying on directly after giving birth. Up to 7 days can be used.
12Fuchu City¥3,000/dayChecked on official page
The short stay (overnight type) is ¥6,000 for 2 days 1 night (¥3,000 per day, meals included), and can be used for up to 7 days combined with day visits. Waived for households exempt from resident tax or on public assistance.
12Fussa City¥3,000/dayChecked on official page
The short-stay type is ¥6,000 per night; dividing 2 days 1 night by 2 gives ¥3,000 per day. Taxed households get a reduction of up to ¥2,500 per use for 5 uses, but the comparison here uses the amount before the reduction. The day-visit type is ¥2,500 per day.
12Hachioji City¥3,000/dayChecked on official page
The overnight type is ¥6,000 for 2 days 1 night (¥3,000 per day), and up to 6 nights 7 days can be used. For up to 5 uses of any type, reduction vouchers take ¥2,500 off per use. Waived for public assistance recipients and households exempt from resident tax.
12Hamura City¥3,000/dayChecked on official page
The overnight type is ¥6,000 per night (from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. the next day) with meals, and consecutive nights cost an extra ¥3,000. Dividing ¥6,000 for 2 days 1 night by 2 gives ¥3,000 per day. The fee is the same throughout the city, and there is a reduction program of up to ¥2,500 per use for up to 5 uses in total (¥3,500 per night when used).
12Higashiyamato City¥3,000/dayChecked on official page
The overnight type is ¥6,000 per use (from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. the next day); treated as 2 days 1 night and divided by 2, it is ¥3,000 per day. The day type is ¥2,000 per use.
12Hino City¥3,000/dayChecked on official page
The overnight type is ¥6,000 for 2 days 1 night (¥3,000 per day), and 2 days 1 night can be used up to 3 times. Reduced or waived for households exempt from resident tax, on public assistance or single-parent households.
12Koganei City¥3,000/dayChecked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost of the overnight type is ¥3,000 per day × days used (¥6,000 for 2 days 1 night, from April 1, 2026). Up to 7 days in total can be used combined with the day type (¥3,000 per day) and home-visit type (¥1,500 per use). Households exempt from resident tax or on public assistance and similar have no out-of-pocket cost.
12Kokubunji City¥3,000/dayChecked on official page
The short-stay type is ¥6,000 for 2 days 1 night (¥4,000 added for each consecutive night). Combined with the day-visit and home-visit types, up to 7 days can be used per birth, and 2 days 1 night counts as 2 days. Reduced for households exempt from resident tax or on public assistance.
12Kunitachi City¥3,000/dayChecked on official page
From October 1, 2026, the short-stay type is ¥6,000 for 2 days 1 night (¥4,000 added for each consecutive night), usable up to 4 times in total. Half price for households exempt from resident tax; free for households on public assistance.
12Machida City¥3,000/dayChecked on official page
The overnight type is ¥6,000 per night; 1 night counts as 2 days, so it is ¥3,000 per day. Up to the 5th use (night) in total across overnight, day and home-visit types, it is reduced to ¥3,500 per night. Waived for households exempt from resident tax or on public assistance.
12Musashimurayama City¥3,000/dayChecked on official page
The short-stay type for households subject to city resident tax is ¥6,000 for 2 days 1 night; divided by 2, it is ¥3,000 per day. If you apply after use, amounts such as ¥2,500 for the first night are returned for up to 5 uses in total, but the comparison here uses the amount before the refund.
12Ome City¥3,000/dayChecked on official page
The overnight type is ¥6,000 for 2 days 1 night; divided by 2, it is ¥3,000 per day. Up to the 5th use in total, it is reduced to ¥3,500 for 2 days 1 night (¥1,750 per day), and the day and home-visit types are ¥0 up to the 5th use. The comparison here uses the amount before the reduction.
26Arakawa City¥3,300/day (¥2,300–¥5,300 depending on facility)Checked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost is the facility's base amount minus the city's share (¥31,700 per day). Facility base amounts range from ¥34,000 per day (Eiju General Hospital) to ¥37,000, so the out-of-pocket cost is ¥2,300–¥5,300 per day, and the median for 7 facilities is ¥3,300 per day. Up to 3 nights 4 days can be used.
26Kita City¥3,300/dayChecked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost of the overnight type is ¥3,300 per day. Up to 3 nights 4 days can be used. Some facilities may charge extra.
28Bunkyo City¥3,500/day (¥1,760–¥3,600 depending on facility)Checked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost of the overnight short stay ranges by facility from ¥3,520 for 2 days 1 night (Toto Bunkyo Hospital, room C) to ¥7,200 (St. Luke's Birth Clinic, for people who gave birth somewhere other than St. Luke's International Hospital). The per-day median for the 7 facilities usable regardless of where you gave birth is ¥3,500 (¥7,000 for 2 days 1 night). Aiiku Postpartum Care & Childcare Station can be used only by people who gave birth at Aiiku Hospital. There is a ¥2,500 reduction per use for up to 5 uses of the overnight and day-service types combined.
28Edogawa City¥3,500/dayChecked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost of the overnight type is ¥7,000 for 2 days 1 night, plus ¥3,500 for each additional day. Up to 5 days can be used.
28Meguro City¥3,500/day (¥3,000–¥5,000 depending on facility)Checked on official page
Fees on the city's page are after applying a ¥2,500 per night reduction (up to 5 nights). Converted back to before the reduction, 2 days 1 night at the 7 facilities usable regardless of where you gave birth ranges from ¥6,000 (NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Tokyo Shinagawa Hospital) to ¥10,000 (Kosei Chuo Hospital), and the per-day median is ¥3,500. Ebara Hospital, Hiroo Hospital and the National Center for Child Health and Development can be used only by people who gave birth there. Up to 6 nights 7 days can be used.
28Nerima City¥3,500/dayChecked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost of the mother-and-baby short stay (overnight) is ¥7,000 for 2 days 1 night, then ¥3,500 for each additional day.
28Shibuya City¥3,500/dayChecked on official page
The fee for the overnight type is ¥7,000 for 2 days 1 night. Divided by 2, it is ¥3,500 per day. Up to 5 days including overnight stays can be used.
28Suginami City¥3,500/dayChecked on official page
The overnight type for taxed households is ¥7,000 for 2 days 1 night, then ¥3,500 for each additional day. The overnight type can be used up to 5 times (4 nights 5 days). It can also be paid with Suginami Child-Rearing Support Tickets.
28Akiruno City¥3,500/day (¥3,000–¥3,500 depending on facility)Checked on official page
For the overnight type, Akiru Medical Center, Yushima Women's Clinic and Hamura Himawari Clinic are ¥7,000 for 2 days 1 night (¥3,000 per night from the second night), and Morita Midwifery Home is ¥6,000 per night. Dividing the 2-days-1-night amount by 2 gives ¥3,000–¥3,500 per day, and the median for the 4 facilities is ¥3,500 per day. Up to 7 nights in total can be used.
28Chofu City¥3,500/dayChecked on official page
The short-stay type is ¥7,000 for 2 days 1 night (meals included), or ¥3,500 per day. Extra nights are ¥3,500 per night. Free for households on public assistance or exempt from resident tax.
28Higashikurume City¥3,500/dayChecked on official page
The short-stay fee is ¥7,000 for 2 days 1 night (¥3,500 per day). Taxed households get a ¥2,500 reduction, making the out-of-pocket cost ¥4,500 for 2 days 1 night. Tax-exempt households and similar pay ¥2,000.
28Komae City¥3,500/dayChecked on official page
The short stay (overnight type) is ¥3,500 per day (meals included; ¥7,000 for 2 days 1 night). Free for households exempt from resident tax, on public assistance and others.
28Nishitokyo City¥3,500/dayChecked on official page
The short stay is ¥3,500 per day (meals included; ¥7,000 for 2 days 1 night), up to 6 times per birth. Reduced or waived for households exempt from resident tax or on public assistance.
39Inagi City¥3,750/day (¥3,500–¥4,000 depending on facility)Checked on official page
For 2 days 1 night of the overnight type, Inagi Municipal Hospital is ¥7,000 and Inada Midwifery Home is ¥8,000; the middle value is ¥7,500 (¥3,750 per day). If you give birth at Inagi Municipal Hospital and continue using it, it is ¥5,000 for 2 days 1 night. There is a reduction program for households exempt from resident tax and on public assistance.
40Minato City¥3,850/day (¥500–¥4,500 depending on facility)Checked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost for taxed households is set by each facility; for 2 days 1 night at the 6 facilities usable regardless of where you gave birth, it is ¥1,000–¥1,800 at Toto Bunkyo Hospital (depending on room), ¥7,600 at Saiseikai Central Hospital and Toranomon Hospital, ¥7,800 at the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, ¥8,200 at St. Luke's Birth Clinic (if you gave birth elsewhere) and ¥9,000 at Aiiku Postpartum Care & Childcare Station. The per-day median is ¥3,850. Aiiku Hospital, Sanno Hospital and Jikei University Hospital can be used only by people who gave birth there (¥7,400–¥10,000 for 2 days 1 night). Up to 6 nights 7 days can be used.
41Chuo City¥4,000/day (¥3,750–¥4,250 depending on facility)Checked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost of the overnight type for general households is ¥8,500 per night at St. Luke's Birth Clinic, Doai Memorial Hospital and Saniku-kai Hospital, ¥7,500 per night at Toho Sarai and Swan Ladies Clinic, and ¥7,500 for 2 days 1 night at Saiseikai Central Hospital. Dividing the 2-days-1-night amount by 2 gives ¥3,750–¥4,250 per day, and the median for the 6 facilities usable regardless of where you gave birth is ¥4,000 per day. Bokutoh Hospital, Sanno Postpartum Care Center, Jikei University Hospital and the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center can be used only by people who gave birth there. Up to 5 nights 6 days can be used.
41Itabashi City¥4,000/dayChecked on official page
The fee for the overnight type is ¥8,000 for 2 days 1 night, plus ¥4,000 for each additional day. Up to 6 nights 7 days (7 days in total) can be used.
41Shinjuku City¥4,000/day (¥4,000–¥7,000 depending on facility)Checked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost of the short-stay type ranges by facility from ¥8,000 for 2 days 1 night (Seibo Hospital, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, JR Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo Yamate Medical Center) to ¥14,000 (St. Luke's Birth Clinic), with ¥4,000–¥7,000 added for each additional day. The per-day median for the 7 facilities usable regardless of where you gave birth is ¥4,000. Yotsuya Kawazoe Obstetrics and Gynecology can be used only by people who gave birth there. Up to 6 nights 7 days can be used.
44Setagaya City¥4,500/dayChecked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost of the short stay for taxed households is ¥9,000 for 2 days 1 night, then ¥4,500 per day. Dividing ¥9,000 for 2 days 1 night by 2 gives ¥4,500 per day. Up to 6 nights 7 days can be used.
44Sumida City¥4,500/day (city's guide)Checked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost after the city subsidy varies by facility and use, and the city does not give amounts for each facility. The city's list of overnight facilities gives a guide of about ¥9,000 for 2 days 1 night, about ¥14,000 for 3 days 2 nights and about ¥19,000 for 4 days 3 nights. Dividing ¥9,000 for 2 days 1 night by 2 gives ¥4,500 per day. Up to 6 nights 7 days can be used.
46Koto City¥4,900/dayChecked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost of the overnight type is ¥9,800 for 2 days 1 night and ¥29,400 for 5 nights 6 days (revised April 2026). Dividing ¥9,800 for 2 days 1 night by 2 gives ¥4,900 per day.
47Musashino City¥5,000/dayChecked on official page
The overnight type is ¥5,000 per day (¥10,000 for 2 days 1 night). Separately, there are 5 coupons of ¥2,500 each; using them makes 2 days 1 night ¥5,000.
48Mitaka City¥5,875/day (¥3,500–¥6,250)See notes
Fees vary by facility; 2 days 1 night of the overnight type is ¥12,500 at Musashino Red Cross Hospital and Kyorin University Hospital, ¥11,000 at Harukaze no Ie, and ¥7,000 for a stay (10:00 to 9:00 the next day) at Mama&Baby Akiyama 2. The median converted to a per-day figure is ¥5,875. Taxed households can receive ¥2,500 off per use for up to 5 uses. The city's page does not say whether Musashino Red Cross Hospital can be used by people who did not give birth there; excluding it, the median is ¥5,500.
49Chiyoda City¥6,600/day (¥3,520–¥7,400 depending on facility)Checked on official page
The out-of-pocket cost is 20% of the fee set by the facility, from ¥3,520 per day (Toto Bunkyo Hospital, 3-bed room / private room C) to ¥8,000 (Nihon University Hospital, special room C), depending on facility and room. The median of the basic rooms at the 6 facilities usable regardless of where you gave birth (Toto Bunkyo Hospital ¥3,520, Hamada Hospital 2-bed room ¥4,400, Nihon University Hospital private room ¥6,000, St. Luke's Birth Clinic and JR Tokyo General Hospital ¥7,200, Yachiyo Midwifery Home ¥7,400) is ¥6,600 per day. Up to 6 nights 7 days can be used. Five ¥2,500-off reduction coupons are given.
50Taito City¥8,000/day (¥3,000–¥11,000 depending on facility)Checked on official page
Taxed households pay the facility's set daily amount minus the city's share of ¥27,000. Set amounts range from ¥30,000 (Toto Bunkyo Hospital) to ¥38,000 (Nakabayashi Hospital), so the out-of-pocket cost is ¥3,000–¥11,000 per day, and the median for the 12 facilities with set amounts in the list is ¥8,000 per day. There is also a ¥2,500 per day reduction for up to 5 days in total.
−Hinode Town¥3,000–¥3,500/day (varies by facility)See notes
The overnight type is ¥6,000–¥7,000 per night (from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. the next day), depending on the facility. Dividing the 2-days-1-night amount by 2 gives ¥3,000–¥3,500 per day. The town's page and leaflet do not say which facility costs how much, so it is not ranked.
−Hinohara VillageNo overnight typeNo program (checked on official page)
The village's postpartum care is the day-visit type only (Maruyama Midwifery Home, ¥2,500 per day, free for up to 5 days); there is no information on an overnight type.