Juntendo University's Hongo-Ochanomizu Campus is about a 7-minute walk from Ochanomizu 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.
Juntendo University's Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health and Sports Science spend their first year living in mandatory dormitories at the Sakura campus in Inzai, Chiba — so first-year students essentially don't need to search for housing at all. From year two, they move to the Hongo-Ochanomizu campus, and that's when the real apartment hunt begins. The favorites there are Ochanomizu Station, a seven-minute walk from campus, and Myogadani Station on the Marunouchi Line, while Asagaya and Higashi-Nakano stations are options for students trying to save on rent.
The ranking below centers on cheap, far-out stations toward Adachi and Katsushika wards along the Nippori-Toneri Liner and Keisei lines, and it doesn't overlap at all with the real favorites of Ochanomizu, Myogadani, Asagaya, and Higashi-Nakano. Prospective Medicine students should plan around the fact that year one means dorm life and the real search only starts in year two, around Hongo and Ochanomizu.
Iriya (Hibiya Line) is one stop from Ueno in classic shitamachi — morning-glory markets, old shops, new cafés, and surprisingly gentle rents.
Arakawa-Shakomae is a Toden Arakawa Line tram stop beside the tram depot, in a relaxed old-town neighborhood between Oji and Machiya.
Sakaecho is a tram stop beside Asukayama Park, walkable to Oji's JR and subway lines — a quietly excellent pocket of Kita-ku.
Takano is a Nippori-Toneri Liner stop ~15 minutes direct to Nippori — Yamanote access at some of Tokyo's lowest rents.
Kohoku is a quiet Nippori-Toneri Liner stop with a ~15-minute direct ride to Nippori and some of Tokyo's lowest rents.
Rokucho is a newly planned TX town ~15 minutes from Akihabara — Tsukuba Express speed at Adachi prices.
Shin-Kiba is a three-line waterfront hub ~8 minutes from Tokyo Station, beside the green expanse of Yumenoshima Park.
Arakawa-7chome is a tram stop in the heart of Arakawa's shitamachi; Machiya Station (Chiyoda Line and Keisei) is walkable, keeping both rents and living costs low.
Adachi-Odai sits on a narrow strip of land between the Arakawa and Sumida rivers, with a direct Nippori-Toneri Liner ride to Nippori. Riverside openness at a modest rent.
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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