Kokugakuin University's Tama Plaza Campus is about a 5-minute walk from Tama-Plaza 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.
Kokugakuin University's Faculty of Human Development and Faculty of Tourism and Community Design are based at the Tama Plaza campus, with no relocation across the years. The real favorite is Tama Plaza Station, a five-minute walk away, with express and semi-express trains reaching Shibuya in about 22 minutes. Azamino and Saginuma stations, about 20 minutes on foot, are also favorites, valued for their greenery and safe residential feel. Nakagawa, Eda, Miyamaedaira, and Center Kita stations come up as options too.
The ranking below centers on cheap, far-out stations along the Tokyu Denentoshi Line and the Yokohama Municipal Subway, and of these, only Center Kita matches a real favorite. Tama Plaza Station itself, five minutes from campus, along with Azamino and Saginuma, doesn't appear on the list, so treat everything besides Center Kita as a separate set of options.
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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