Tokyo Keizai University's Kokubunji Campus is about a 12-minute walk from Kokubunji 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 Keizai University is based entirely at its single Kokubunji campus, where all faculties study for the full four years with no relocation. The real favorite is Kokubunji Station, a 12-minute walk away, with rent in the high ¥50,000s — reasonable by Tokyo standards. Musashi-Koganei and Fuchu stations are also popular, both a convenient bus ride away, and since rent levels are similar across all three, the choice usually comes down to convenience.
The ranking below centers on cheap, far-out stations toward Tokorozawa, Higashi-Yamato, and Hachioji, and it doesn't overlap at all with the real favorites of Kokubunji, Musashi-Koganei, and Fuchu. Start with the rent levels around Kokubunji Station, a 12-minute walk from campus, and treat the ranking below as an option for going even further out.
Seibukyujo-mae fronts the Lions' Belluna Dome amid Sayama's wooded hills — heaven for baseball fans, minutes from Tokorozawa.
Tamako terminates at the Lake Tama embankment — lakeside cycling and Sayama greenery daily, with a one-seat ride to Kokubunji.
Higashi-Yamatoshi is marked by the BIG BOX leisure complex and the leafy Tamagawa-josui greenway, with one-seat Seibu rides toward Takadanobaba.
Seibuen terminates beside its namesake amusement park and Lake Tama — leisure-belt living with Shinjuku Line access via Higashi-Murayama.
Shin-Akitsu connects on foot to Seibu's Akitsu Station, combining the Musashino Line's arc with a one-seat ride to Ikebukuro.
Haijima is a four-line hub (Ome, Itsukaichi, Hachiko, Seibu Haijima) with solid station-front shopping — a high-value base for western Tama.
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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