Pregnant in Japan? Get your Boshi Techo at city hall

City hall gives you a mother-and-child handbook, and free checkup vouchers follow.

Check first: Residents registered at a city office

Type

Hack

Category

Visa & Admin

Place

Japan-wide

Saving

free

For

resident

Posted

Oct 20, 2026

Last checked

Oct 21, 2026

Source

@japan_nobunaga ↗

What the sources say

Setagaya ward: file a pregnancy notification and you receive the Boshi Techo (needs My Number).

公式 Official. An official or primary page confirms it.

Also confirmed by

• city.setagaya.lg.jp ↗

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