Childcare and money in Hino City, in plain language.
Childcare support comes in several layers: Hino City, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, health insurance and employment insurance. This unofficial guide, written from a parent's point of view, puts them in one list so you can see how much your family can receive in total when raising children in Hino City.
Fertility treatment & egg freezing
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If you have IVF, Tokyo gives up to ¥150,000 per cycle
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If a couple has fertility tests, Tokyo gives up to ¥50,000
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If you have tests for recurrent pregnancy loss, Tokyo gives up to ¥50,000 (up to ¥60,000 for advanced medical care)
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If you freeze your eggs in preparation for aging, Tokyo gives up to ¥200,000 + ¥20,000 a year for storage
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If you have IVF using frozen eggs, Tokyo gives up to ¥250,000 per cycle
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Tokyo covers up to ¥30,000 of test costs to prepare for a future pregnancy, for both women and men
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For advanced medical care received with IVF/ICSI, up to ¥50,000 per treatment on top of the Tokyo subsidy
Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Support Payment: ¥100,000 in total from the national government for pregnancy and birth
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If you take time off for morning sickness or threatened preterm labor during pregnancy, health insurance pays 2/3 of your monthly pay
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After the pregnancy interview, a gift card worth ¥10,000
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For prenatal checkups with twins or triplets, ¥5,000 per checkup from the 15th checkup, up to 5 times
Birth & postpartum
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¥500,000 per baby from your health insurance when you give birth
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During maternity leave before and after birth, health insurance pays 2/3 of your monthly pay
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For self-employed and freelance people, National Pension premiums are waived around childbirth
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For National Health Insurance members, the income-based and per-capita portions of premiums are waived for 4 months around childbirth
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When you give birth, Tokyo gives you points worth ¥100,000
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If you have an epidural (pain-relief) delivery, Tokyo gives up to ¥100,000
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From pregnancy through the child-rearing years, Tokyo backs municipal consultation, postpartum care, housework and childcare supporters, and support for families with multiples
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Your baby's 1-month checkup with a voucher (anywhere in Tokyo from October 2026)
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Postpartum checkups at 2 weeks and 1 month paid with public funds up to ¥5,000 each (2 times, from October 2026)
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Postpartum care overnight stays are ¥6,000 for 1 night/2 days; home visits are ¥1,500 each
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Housework and childcare supporters for ¥500 per hour, from pregnancy to age 1 (up to 60 hours)
Raising children
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Child Allowance from the national government every month until high school age, ¥10,000–¥15,000 (¥30,000 for the third and later children)
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During childcare leave, employment insurance pays 67% of your monthly pay
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If both parents take 14 or more days of childcare leave, employment insurance brings take-home pay to about 100%
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If your pay goes down because you work shorter hours, employment insurance pays 10% of your wages
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018 Support gives ¥5,000 every month from Tokyo until age 18
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Until your child starts elementary school, Tokyo and your municipality cover the out-of-pocket medical costs
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For elementary and junior high school students, outpatient visits cost up to ¥200 each, and hospital stays cost only meals
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High school-age children are also covered by the medical expense subsidy. Outpatient visits up to ¥200 each
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Tuition at private high schools in Tokyo is free up to ¥501,000 a year, national and Tokyo support combined
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If your child attends a private junior high school, Tokyo gives ¥120,000 a year toward tuition
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For families with twins or triplets aged 0 to 2, children's gift vouchers also usable for taxis, ¥22,500 a year
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Housework and childcare service costs for families with twins or triplets subsidized up to ¥2,700 per hour
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On the first birthday, a childcare package of children's gift vouchers worth ¥60,000
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The full medical co-payment for ages 0 to 18 is subsidized (no ¥200 per outpatient visit, no income limit)
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School lunch fees at city elementary and junior high schools are paid with public funds (from January 2025)
Daycare & preschool
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Licensed daycare fees are now ¥0 for the first child aged 0–2 as well
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Municipalities give monthly subsidies to parents of children at private kindergartens, and Tokyo supports the cost
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Municipalities subsidize fees at Tokyo-certified daycare and unlicensed childcare facilities, and Tokyo supports the cost
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A Tokyo program that takes care of preschool children not attending daycare or kindergarten, with wider age and time limits
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Tokyo-certified daycare fees subsidized up to ¥80,000/month for ages 0–2 (¥77,000/month for ages 3–5 combined with the national subsidy)
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Unlicensed childcare facility fees subsidized up to ¥40,000/month for ages 0–2 (¥57,000/month for ages 3–5 combined with the national subsidy)
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The city subsidizes ¥4,800 to ¥11,000/month toward private kindergarten fees and ¥10,000 toward the enrollment fee
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Temporary childcare: ¥200 per 30 minutes for age 2 and over, ¥400 per 30 minutes for age 1
Single-parent support
About this site
This site explains, in plain language, the childcare-related subsidies, benefits and allowances you can use when raising children in Hino City.
The amounts and conditions are written after reading each program's official page and guidelines directly. However, this is an unofficial guide made by an individual, and it gives estimates only. For an official decision, contact the office in charge of each program (municipality, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, health insurance, employment insurance, etc.).
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