Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology's Koganei Campus is about a 6-minute walk from Higashikoganei 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.
At Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, the Faculty of Agriculture is entirely at the Fuchu campus and the Faculty of Engineering entirely at the Koganei campus, so there's no relocation once you're enrolled. For Engineering students, the real favorite is Higashi-Koganei Station, valued for its direct ride to Shinjuku and Tokyo Station plus a good mix of shops and clinics nearby. Musashisakai Station is also popular, just two stops from Kichijoji.
The ranking below centers on cheap, far-out stations along the Seibu Tamako and Seibu Kokubunji lines, and neither Higashi-Koganei nor Musashisakai — the real top favorites — appears on it. The fact that this ranking looks almost identical to Tokyo Gakugei University's, another Chuo Line school nearby, is a hint that this whole area is dense with national-university students.
Tamako terminates at the Lake Tama embankment — lakeside cycling and Sayama greenery daily, with a one-seat ride to Kokubunji.
Shin-Akitsu connects on foot to Seibu's Akitsu Station, combining the Musashino Line's arc with a one-seat ride to Ikebukuro.
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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