● Childcare support in Inagi City
Childcare and money in Inagi City, in plain language.
Childcare support comes in several layers: Inagi 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 Inagi City.
CATEGORY FUNIN
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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Up to ¥30,000 per treatment cycle for IVF and ICSI on top of the Tokyo subsidy (also for self-paid treatment beyond the insurance limits on cycles and age)
CATEGORY NINSHIN
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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Have the interview for pregnant women and get a childcare package of a catalog gift worth ¥10,000
CATEGORY SHUSSAN
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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Part of the cost of postpartum checkups (2 times) and the 1-month infant checkup is subsidized (for checkups from October 2026)
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A postpartum care stay is ¥7,000–8,000 for 2 days/1 night (¥5,000 if you continue straight after giving birth at Inagi Municipal Hospital)
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Housework and childcare helpers for ¥900 per hour, from pregnancy until age 3
CATEGORY IKU
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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¥60,000 in children's gift certificates for families with a 1-year-old, in exchange for a survey
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Mumps vaccine subsidized up to ¥3,000 per shot (up to 2 shots)
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Children's medical costs; from elementary school to high school age, outpatient visits cost up to ¥200 each (no income limit)
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School lunch at city elementary and junior high schools is fully subsidized in FY2026, so parents pay ¥0
CATEGORY HOIKU
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 ¥60,000 a month for ages 0–2 (¥55,000 a month together with the national benefit for the first child aged 3–5)
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¥1,800–6,200 a month toward private kindergarten fees, plus ¥10,000 in the year of enrollment
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Extended-care fees in the kindergarten class for children who have just turned 3 subsidized up to ¥490 a day, including for taxable households
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Temporary childcare at daycare centers is ¥1,500 for under 4 hours (¥1,800 under age 3)
CATEGORY HITORIOYA
Single-parent support
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¥13,500 a month per child for single-parent households
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Up to ¥50,000 in total toward making a notarized deed for child support, guarantee fees to a guarantee company, and similar
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Home helpers for single-parent households whose life has suddenly changed or who come home late from work (up to 12 times a month)
About this site
This site explains, in plain language, the childcare-related subsidies, benefits and allowances you can use when raising children in Inagi 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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