Aoyama Gakuin University's Sagamihara Campus is about a 7-minute walk from Fuchinobe Station. Here are the 15 cheapest stations within roughly 30 minutes* of it, sorted by studio rent. Balancing rent and commute time is the key to a comfortable first apartment in Tokyo — start your search from this list.
Aoyama Gakuin's Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Social Informatics, Faculty of Global Studies and Collaboration, and Faculty of Community Studies all stay at the Sagamihara campus for the full four years. The nearest station, Fuchinobe, is about a 7-minute walk from campus, in a quiet residential area that still has plenty of shops — and since the route from the station to campus is flat, cycling to class is common. The university officially permits students to commute by bicycle, and rents here tend to be more reasonable than in central Tokyo.
Fuchinobe itself, the base station for this ranking, doesn't appear on the list below by design, but Sagamihara and Odakyu-Sagamihara both rank well and are realistic options. Start your search around Fuchinobe Station, then use the ranking below if you want to bring the rent down further.
Katakura is a hilly Yokohama Line suburb of Hachioji with walkable access to Keio-Katakura — two practical lines, modest rents.
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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