Kanagawa University's Minatomirai Campus is about a 6-minute walk from Minatomirai 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.
Kanagawa University's Minatomirai campus is home to the Business Administration, Foreign Languages, and International Japanese Studies faculties for all four years — entirely separate from the Yokohama campus, where Law and the science/engineering faculties are based. Opened in 2021, it's a relatively new campus with no mid-course relocation.
The campus sits in the Minatomirai 21 district, an office and commercial hub, so the surrounding area reads more like a downtown business and tourist district than a cheap student neighborhood. Minatomirai and Shin-Takashima stations are the nearest, with Yokohama Station also within walking distance — all prized for their live-work-play convenience.
The ranking below centers on cheaper suburban Yokohama stations, including the Hakuraku/Higashi-Hakuraku area near the Yokohama campus, and doesn't reflect rent levels around Minatomirai or Shin-Takashima. Given the downtown setting, expect rents to run higher than in the suburbs — treat the ranking below as a guide to the wider Yokohama area rather than a direct comparison.
Gumyoji combines a historic temple, a lively arcade, and two usable lines (Keikyu + Blue Line) about 10–15 minutes from Yokohama.
Gumyoji (Blue Line) sits on the Kamakura-kaido side of the arcade district, with quick subway rides to Kamiooka and Yokohama.
Maita is a hillside Blue Line stop ~7 minutes from Kannai — an understated way to live near central Yokohama cheaply.
Yamate is walking distance from Motomachi and Yokohama's western-style bluff mansions — more affordable than its elegant image suggests.
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.
Bandobashi on the Blue Line sits by the lively Yokohamabashi shopping arcade, within walking distance of Kannai — central Yokohama convenience at a shitamachi price.
Yoshinocho is three subway stops from Kannai with the Yokohamabashi arcade walkable — central Yokohama at Minami-ku prices.
Shin-Sugita links the Negishi Line with the Seaside Line, ~15 minutes to Yokohama, with Keikyu Sugita's shopping street walkable.
Koganecho is a riverside district reborn as an art quarter, minutes from central Yokohama with distinctly low rents.
Byobugaura is a local-trains-only Keikyu stop in a quiet hillside part of Isogo, about 15 minutes from Yokohama — classic local-station value.
Hatchonawate crosses the Keikyu Main Line and Nambu branch within walking distance of Kawasaki Station — Kawasaki convenience at a discount.
Tsurumi-Ichiba keeps its old Tokaido-road shops, two stops from Kawasaki at local-station prices.
Kamiooka is southern Yokohama's sub-center: Keikyu limited-express stop, department-store shopping, Blue Line access, ~7 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