Subsidies for one month old baby checkup

Babies between 28 days and 41 days old (born on or after April 1,2024) who are registered as a resident of Tsukuba City

5,605 JPY (This is a one-off subsidy per child.)

If you have received your Maternal and Child Health Handbook by March 31, 2024:

A coupon will be sent to you around the end of April by post as long as your baby meets the above-mentioned eligibility. If you do not receive it, please contact us at the Child Welfare and Parental Support Center.

If you have received or will receive your Maternal and Child Health Handbook after April 1, 2024:

A coupon has been or will be given to you along with your Maternity and Child Health Handbook at the counter.

You must submit an application form to have a one month old baby checkup outside Ibaraki Prefecture to Sakura, Yatabe or Oho Health Center one month prior to your baby's checkup as a general rule. The form is called Application Form for Out-of-the-prefecture General Pregnancy Health Checkup, Maternity Health Checkup, Newborn Hearing Test, and One Month Old Baby Checkup (県外妊婦一般健康診査・産婦健康診査・新生児聴覚検査・1か月児健康診査受診申請書). The form is downloadable by scanning two dimensional code on the top right.

•If you move out of Tsukuba City by the day of your baby's checkup, your baby will not be eligible for the subsidy. You need to inquire at the municipal office where you are registered as a resident.

•The coupon will be valid up to one day before your baby turns two months old if there are compelling reasons.

•Please refer to the official website of Tsukuba City (scan the two dimensional code on the top right) for healthcare facilities which offer health checkups for one month old babies.

Tsukuba City Hall Child Welfare and Parental Support Center

029-883-1111 (Switchboard)