J. F. Oberlin University's Machida Campus is about a 20-minute walk from Fuchinobe 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.
J. F. Oberlin University assigns each academic cluster to its own base campus, and this Machida campus is the hub for the main clusters (the Arts and Culture cluster is based at Tokyo Hinatayama, the Aviation Management cluster at Tama, and so on). There's no relocation between years.
Despite the "Machida" name, the campus actually sits closer to Fuchinobe Station on the JR Yokohama Line, in Sagamihara City — a fair distance from Machida Station itself. The real favorite is Fuchinobe, about 8 minutes away by school bus, with convenience stores, supermarkets, and drugstores lining the station area and the highway. Housing splits into two tiers: pricier right by the station, cheaper and quieter in the residential streets further out.
The ranking below centers on cheaper stations along the Yokohama and Sagami lines, such as Katakura, Minami-Osawa, and Sagamihara — but Fuchinobe itself, where the school bus departs, doesn't appear on it. Use the Fuchinobe rent level as your baseline, then browse the ranking for cheaper alternatives.
Katakura is a hilly Yokohama Line suburb of Hachioji with walkable access to Keio-Katakura — two practical lines, modest rents.
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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