Kanto Gakuin University's Yokohama Kannai Campus is about a 2-minute walk from Kannai 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.
Kanto Gakuin University's Kannai campus, opened in April 2023, is an urban campus where Law, Business Administration, and Communication (Human Symbiosis faculty) students spend all four years. Faculties are split completely between here and the Kanazawa-Hakkei campus, with no relocation between years.
The campus stands about two minutes' walk from Kannai Station, in the heart of Yokohama's civic and office district. With the JR Negishi Line and the municipal subway's Blue Line both available and Yokohama Station only minutes away, convenience is excellent — but as a downtown campus, the surrounding blocks aren't a cheap student quarter, so the housing search naturally spreads out along the rail lines.
The ranking below lists the cheapest stations within about 30 minutes of Kannai — a good match for how housing actually works here. Focus on no-transfer stations along the Negishi and Blue lines, weighing commute time against rent.
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.
Konandai is a planned Negishi Line suburb with mall-anchored shopping and hillside greenery, ~20 minutes to Yokohama.
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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