Shibaura Institute of Technology's Omiya Campus is about a 20-minute walk from Higashi-Omiya 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.
At Shibaura Institute of Technology's Omiya campus, students in the Systems Engineering and Science faculty stay all four years, while Engineering and Design Engineering students are here only for years one and two before moving on to the Toyosu campus in year three (the Omiya period for Design Engineering will shrink further in coming years). It's worth checking your faculty at enrollment to know whether you're settling in for two years or four.
The real favorite is Higashi-Omiya Station — a 5-minute school bus ride or roughly 20-minute walk — where the university's official men's dormitory is also located. Some students commute from Shichiri, Owada, or Iwatsuki stations instead.
The ranking below includes Owada and Iwatsuki, a closer match to reality than at many schools, but Higashi-Omiya itself, the campus's true hub station, doesn't appear on it. Use the Higashi-Omiya rent level as your baseline, then check the ranking for cheaper options along the Owada/Iwatsuki direction.
In Japan there are often only a few weeks between acceptance and the start of term. A furnished apartment cuts both the setup work and the upfront costs, so you can start student life right away. See the Housing Guide (furnished / share house / standard rental) →
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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