Tamagawa University is about a 3-minute walk from Tamagawagakuenmae 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.
Tamagawa University gathers all its faculties on a single campus in Machida City, with no relocation across the years. The real favorite is Tamagawa-Gakuen-mae Station itself on the Odakyu Line, just a three-minute walk from campus — about 3 minutes to Machida and 33 minutes to Shinjuku by train, with restaurants and supermarkets lining the shopping street along the tracks. Studio rents reportedly run in the ¥60,000s.
True to its origins as a town built around the school itself, Tamagawa-Gakuen-mae is a quiet, planned residential neighborhood popular with families as well as students. The university also partners with meal-inclusive dormitories and a women-only student residence, rounding out the housing options.
The ranking below centers on cheaper suburban stations such as Kurihira, Kodomonokuni, and Atsugi. Tsurukawa, on the same Odakyu Line, points in a similar direction, but Tamagawa-Gakuen-mae itself — the real number-one choice — doesn't appear on the list. Use its rent level as your baseline, then browse the ranking for cheaper stations along the line.
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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