Jissen Women's University's Hino Campus is about a 12-minute walk from Hino 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.
Nihon Jissen Women's University's Faculty of Food Science, Faculty of Environmental Design, and Faculty of Human Life Science are all based at the Hino campus for the full four years, with no relocation. The real favorite is Hino Station, a 12-minute walk away, with neighboring Toyoda Station offering plentiful shopping and a good safety reputation. Takahatafudo Station is prized for offering decent rent despite a convenient 30-minute ride to Shinjuku, and Hachioji Station is another option.
The ranking below centers on cheap, far-out stations toward western Hachioji and the Ome Line, and it doesn't overlap at all with the real favorites of Hino, Toyoda, Takahatafudo, and Hachioji. All four share a reputation for safety and reassurance for women living alone, so it's best to start with rent levels at these four stations.
Takaosanguchi sits at the foot of Mt. Takao with an onsen by the station and ~50-minute Keio expresses to Shinjuku — the archetype of mountain-base commuting.
Katakura is a hilly Yokohama Line suburb of Hachioji with walkable access to Keio-Katakura — two practical lines, modest rents.
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