Shukutoku University's Tokyo Campus is about a 12-minute walk from Tokiwadai 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.
Shukutoku University runs four campuses — Chiba, Chiba II, Saitama, and Tokyo — with each faculty fixed to one and no relocation between years. The Tokyo campus hosts the Business Administration and Humanities faculties along with the international students' program.
The campus sits in a quiet residential part of Itabashi Ward's Maenocho, about a 12-minute walk from Tokiwadai Station on the Tobu Tojo Line. The university draws students from across the country, and many are said to live alone near campus; Motohasunuma and Shimura-Sakaue stations on the Toei Mita Line are also considered part of the everyday living area.
The ranking below runs mostly along the Tobu Tojo Line, but leans toward distant, Saitama-side stations such as Yanasegawa, Mizuhodai, and Shiki — Tokiwadai itself, within walking distance of campus, doesn't appear. Use the Tokiwadai rent level as your baseline, and treat the ranking as a list of Tojo Line options for cutting rent further.
Heiwadai offers direct Yurakucho/Fukutoshin Line rides to Ikebukuro (~10 min), Shinjuku, and Shibuya from a calm residential base — remarkable value for a subway station.
Kita-Akabane's platforms sit over a river, one stop from Akabane's famed eating streets — Akabane life at a discount, ~10 minutes to Ikebukuro.
Kami-Itabashi couples busy south-exit shopping streets with the big Johoku Central Park, ~10 minutes to Ikebukuro.
Tobu-Nerima centers on a big Aeon mall with a student crowd from Daito Bunka University, ~15 minutes to Ikebukuro.
Oyama is defined by its 560m Happy Road arcade and a ~5-minute ride to Ikebukuro — arguably Tokyo's best cost-performance for singles.
Wakoshi originates three lines' worth of trains — guaranteed seats and one-ride access to Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Shibuya.
Ekoda is a classic student town (Musashi Univ., Nihon Univ. College of Art) with cheap eats and lively shopping streets, ~10 minutes to Ikebukuro.
Shimo-Itabashi is two local stops — or a bike ride — from Ikebukuro, one of the cheapest ways to live within reach of the hub.
Hikawadai pairs cherry-lined riverside calm with direct subway rides to Ikebukuro (~8 min), Shinjuku, and Shibuya.
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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