Kanrin Japanese School is about a 3-minute walk from Aobadai Station. It's in the Aobadai area. For language school students, the guarantor requirement, low upfront costs, and contract flexibility often matter even more than they do for university students. Here are the 15 cheapest stations within roughly 30 minutes* of it, sorted by studio rent.
Language schools in Yokohama are more spread out than the dense clusters found in central Tokyo — some near Sakuragicho and Kannai, others toward Yoshinocho and the southern wards, or further out in Aobadai. The Sakuragicho–Kannai–Noge area has two sides to it: the polished Minato Mirai waterfront and Noge’s old-school bar district next door, and some say rents here run a bit lower than in Shinjuku or Ikebukuro. Since schools aren’t concentrated around one station, the fastest way to compare housing is to start from your own school’s nearest station in the ranking below.
Most language school students arrive without a local guarantor, and courses often run just 6 months to 2 years. Share houses typically require no guarantor, deposit, or key money, so you can move in for roughly ¥30,000–50,000 — even on a short-term contract.
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*Travel times are estimates based on local trains (plus ~6 min per transfer). Express services are often faster.
*Rents are market estimates based on SUUMO listings and vary by season and property. Station data: ©ekidata.jp