Tama Art University's Kaminoge Campus is about a 3-minute walk from Kaminoge 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.
Only two departments — Integrated Design and Scenography, Drama and Dance — commute to Tama Art University's Kaminoge campus; the majority of Fine Arts departments are based at Hachioji instead. Your campus is fixed by department from the start, with no relocation between years.
The real favorites are Kaminoge Station on the Tokyu Oimachi Line, about a three-minute walk from campus, and Futako-Tamagawa Station, about 12 minutes away on foot with its abundant shopping. It's a calm residential part of Setagaya Ward, with Futako-Tamagawa covering shopping and leisure needs.
The ranking below centers on cheaper stations on the Kawasaki side, along the Nambu and Den-en-toshi lines — Hirama, Nakanoshima, Noborito — and neither Kaminoge nor Futako-Tamagawa appears on it. Use the Kaminoge rent level as your baseline, and treat the ranking as a set of Kawasaki-direction options for when budget comes first.
Hiyoshi is a Tokyu express stop anchored by Keio University and fan-shaped shopping streets — under 20 minutes to both Shibuya and Yokohama on three lines.
Takatsu is one local stop — an easy walk — from Mizonokuchi's full shopping, at a friendlier rent.
Kajigaya is one local stop from Mizonokuchi on the Den-en-toshi Line — use the express hub next door while paying local-stop rent.
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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