Tokyo Denki University's Tokyo Senju Campus is about a 1-minute walk from Kitasenju 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.
Tokyo Denki University assigns each faculty to a single campus — Tokyo Senju or Saitama Hatoyama — with no relocation partway through. Students in the Future Science and Engineering, Engineering, second-degree Engineering, and Systems Design Engineering faculties, all based at Tokyo Senju, can plan housing around one area for all four years.
The real favorite is Kitasenju Station itself, a one-minute walk from the campus's east exit and one of the busiest terminals in the city, served by JR, Tobu, Tokyo Metro, and the Tsukuba Express. The university co-op also directs housing searches toward partner agencies clustered around Kitasenju.
The ranking below centers on distant, cheaper stations along the Joban and Keisei lines, such as Shibamata and Kanamachi — Kitasenju itself, right at the campus gate, doesn't appear on it because rents there run higher. Use the Kitasenju rent level as your baseline, then browse the ranking for cheaper stations further out along the same lines.
Iriya (Hibiya Line) is one stop from Ueno in classic shitamachi — morning-glory markets, old shops, new cafés, and surprisingly gentle rents.
Arakawa-Shakomae is a Toden Arakawa Line tram stop beside the tram depot, in a relaxed old-town neighborhood between Oji and Machiya.
Sakaecho is a tram stop beside Asukayama Park, walkable to Oji's JR and subway lines — a quietly excellent pocket of Kita-ku.
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