Waseda University's Tokorozawa Campus is reached by bus from Kotesashi 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.
Waseda's Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Sport Sciences are both based at the Tokorozawa campus for all four years. The nearest station, Kotesashi, is about a 20-minute school-bus ride from campus, so students typically live near Kotesashi Station rather than right by campus, which has few shops or restaurants of its own.
The ranking below can include stations near amusement parks and leisure facilities — like Seibukyujo-mae or Tamako — that see little everyday student life, so treat those with caution. In practice, Kotesashi is the station to center your search on, and Shin-Tokorozawa, further down the list, is a reasonable option if you want to save on rent.
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.
Seibuen terminates beside its namesake amusement park and Lake Tama — leisure-belt living with Shinjuku Line access via Higashi-Murayama.
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