Helpers for housework and childcare after childbirth, ¥1,640 for 2 hours (free for tax-exempt households)

From the day after discharge from the hospital, the city sends helpers for help with bathing the baby and feeding, meal preparation, laundry, cleaning, accompanying you to checkups, and similar. For a single baby, up to 60 hours in total until the day before the second birthday; for twins, 360 hours a year from age 0 to under 2 and 120 hours a year from 2 to under 3, and so on. The cost is ¥1,640 for 2 hours (¥820 per hour); it is waived for households exempt from resident tax and households on public assistance, and is ¥500 per visit for triplets or more. A companion-type postpartum doula can also be used until the day before 1 year 6 months, for ¥2,640 for 2 hours (¥1,000 for tax-exempt households). You can apply from 3 months before the due date.