Ferris University's Ryokuen Campus is about a 3-minute walk from Ryokuentoshi 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.
Ferris University's Ryokuen campus is the main base for the great majority of students across all four years. Only those in the music and performing arts programs move to the Yamate campus for years three and four; everyone else stays at Ryokuen throughout (a structure expected to hold after the 2025 reorganization into the Faculty of Global and Liberal Studies).
The campus is about a three-minute walk from Ryokuentoshi Station on the Sotetsu Izumino Line, in a calm suburban residential part of Izumi Ward. By the university's own figures, about 65% of students living away from home stay within Yokohama City and about 15% in Fujisawa City, with the Futamatagawa station area particularly rich in listings. Many properties within walking distance of campus reportedly rent in the ¥60,000s. There's no university-run dormitory, but a student hall near Shonandai Station accepts general students.
The ranking below lists cheaper stations within about 30 minutes of Ryokuentoshi. Cross-check it against the real favorites along the line, such as Futamatagawa, and weigh commute time against rent.
Seya is a Sotetsu rapid stop famed for its cherry-tree avenue, ~20 minutes to Yokohama with direct JR through-service to Tokyo.
Tateba is a Blue Line suburb with station-front shopping, ~25 minutes to Yokohama — practical value inside the city.
Nishi-Yokohama is two Sotetsu stops from Yokohama with an old shopping street nearby — a hidden value pick minutes from the city center.
Wadamachi pairs a student-friendly shopping street with Yokohama National University uphill, ~10 minutes to Yokohama.
Hoshikawa is a Sotetsu express stop ~5 minutes from Yokohama, freshly rebuilt and boosted by the JR through-line.
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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