● Childcare support in Minato City
Childcare and money in Minato City, in plain language.
Childcare support comes in several layers: Minato 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 Minato 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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Minato City adds up to ¥300,000 per cycle for residents' IVF, advanced medical care and non-insured treatment
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Minato City adds up to ¥100,000 toward egg freezing costs
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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Costs of 14 prenatal checkups, 4 ultrasounds and cervical cancer screening subsidized with vouchers (limits total ¥107,250)
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If you have checkups outside Tokyo when giving birth in your hometown, Minato City subsidizes the cost afterward
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If you have an interview with a midwife during pregnancy, you receive gift certificates worth ¥10,000 for taxis and childcare goods
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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Postpartum checkups at 2 weeks and 1 month after birth with vouchers (anywhere in Tokyo from October 2026)
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Your baby's 1-month checkup with a voucher (anywhere in Tokyo from October 2026)
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Minato City covers the shortfall in childbirth costs, up to ¥310,000
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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Around ages 1 and 2, answer your municipality's questionnaire or interview and receive a gift worth ¥60,000 for the first child
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Mothers and babies after birth can stay at a medical institution for up to 6 nights/7 days and receive care
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Until the baby turns 1, 6 day-service visits + 6 breast care sessions at a low cost (10% of the fee, up to ¥2,000)
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From pregnancy until age 3, use housework helpers for up to 224 hours in total at ¥750 an hour
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Housework support with home helpers for households with children from age 3 to 1st grade (started October 1, 2026)
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Until age 18, the out-of-pocket cost of children's insured treatment is free
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A flat ¥100,000 for child-rearing households and young couples who buy a home in the city
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No school lunch or school supply fees at city-run elementary and junior high schools; from FY2026, overnight school trip costs are also free
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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At Minato City licensed daycare, both the basic daycare fee and the meal fee are ¥0
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If your child attends an unlicensed daycare (with certificate), Minato City pays up to ¥103,700 a month (from the October 2026 use)
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[Ended] Daycare fee subsidy for unlicensed childcare facilities (without certificate) — ended with the March 2025 use
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Minato City subsidizes Tokyo-certified daycare fees by the difference from licensed daycare
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Minato City subsidizes babysitter fees for unexpected needs, up to ¥2,500 an hour
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Children aged 0–2 who do not attend daycare can attend a facility for up to 24 hours a month free of charge
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Temporary childcare is free for up to 144 hours a year, a program that started in September 2026
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Three types of subsidy for households at private kindergartens (enrollment fee up to ¥40,000; the city adds to the national facility use costs for fees)
CATEGORY HITORIOYA
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 Minato 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.).
Other municipalities
Kosodate Tokyo covers Tokyo's 23 wards and the municipalities of Tama. For each one, it lists the municipality's own programs and top-ups together with the national and Tokyo-wide programs.
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