Hitotsubashi University's Kunitachi Campus is about a 10-minute walk from Kokuritsu 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.
Hitotsubashi University's Faculty of Commerce and Management, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Law, and Faculty of Social Sciences all stay at the Kunitachi campus for the full four years. The classic choice is Kunitachi Station, about a 10-minute walk from campus. The area has a calm "university town" feel, with school buildings and housing lined up along the tree-lined "Daigaku-dori" — more upscale residential neighborhood than the lively student quarters around Todai's Hongo or Komaba campuses. Yaho, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Yagawa stations are also favored by students looking to keep rent down.
The ranking below centers on cheaper, farther-out stations toward Hachioji, Tachikawa, and Tokorozawa, and doesn't include the real student favorites — Kunitachi, Yaho, Nishi-Kokubunji, Yagawa. Start by getting a sense of rent levels around Kunitachi Station itself, then treat the ranking below as an option for going even further out.
Tamako terminates at the Lake Tama embankment — lakeside cycling and Sayama greenery daily, with a one-seat ride to Kokubunji.
Katakura is a hilly Yokohama Line suburb of Hachioji with walkable access to Keio-Katakura — two practical lines, modest rents.
Shin-Akitsu connects on foot to Seibu's Akitsu Station, combining the Musashino Line's arc with a one-seat ride to Ikebukuro.
Haijima is a four-line hub (Ome, Itsukaichi, Hachiko, Seibu Haijima) with solid station-front shopping — a high-value base for western Tama.
Kita-Hachioji serves an industrial-residential mix one stop from Hachioji's Chuo Line hub — practical for local factory and logistics workers.
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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