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Your baby's 1-month checkup with a voucher (anywhere in Tokyo from October 2026)

1-Month Infant Health Checkup (Tokyo-wide common system) / Tokyo Metropolitan Government (the municipality issues the vouchers)
1-Month Infant Health Checkup (Tokyo-wide common system)TokyoBirth & postpartum
The 1-month checkup with a voucher
  1. Before the checkupReceive the voucher at your municipality
  2. 28–41 days after birthOne checkup at a contracted medical institution in Tokyo
  3. CostThe items written on the voucher are covered by public funds
For checkups on or after October 1, 2026Kosodate Tokyo

If you have your 1-month-old baby's health checkup by submitting a checkup voucher, you can receive a subsidy for the cost. For checkups on or after October 1, 2026, you can now have it at contracted medical institutions anywhere in Tokyo.

It is had once, between 28 and 41 days after birth. For a preterm baby, be sure to consult the doctor in advance about the timing. You receive the voucher at the office of the municipality where you live. Even if you move to another municipality in Tokyo, you can keep using the voucher. It cannot be used if you move outside Tokyo.

The items written on the voucher are covered by public funds. If you have other checkups or treatment, you pay for them yourself. If you will have the checkup outside Tokyo, for example when giving birth in your hometown, consult the municipality where you live in advance.

Nationality and residence status

The official page (checked in October 2026) sets no condition on nationality or residence status that we found. Eligibility follows the official conditions, not the language of this page; many programs require resident registration in the municipality.

Who is eligible

1-month-old babies living in Tokyo (having the checkup on or after October 1, 2026)

Notes

From October 1, 2026, 1-month-old babies living in Tokyo can receive a subsidy for the cost of the health checkup by submitting the voucher to the medical institution. You receive the voucher at the office of the municipality where you live.It is had once, between 28 and 41 days after birth, at contracted medical institutions in Tokyo.The contents include physical growth, nutritional condition, presence of illness or abnormality, a questionnaire, etc. The items written on the voucher are covered by public funds; anything else is paid by you.Even if you move to another municipality in Tokyo, you can keep using the voucher. It cannot be used if you move outside Tokyo.

Official sources

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By municipality

23 wards

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