Yokohama City University's Kanazawa-Hakkei Campus is about a 5-minute walk from Kanazawahakkei 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 Yokohama City University, the faculties of International Liberal Arts, International Business, Science, and Data Science spend all four years at the Kanazawa-Hakkei campus, while Medicine students study there only in year one before moving to the Fukuura campus, near the university hospital, from year two. The real favorite is Kanazawa-Hakkei Station, a five-minute walk away, with several large shopping facilities within walking distance for everyday convenience. Mutsuura Station, one stop over, is an option for students trying to save on rent.
The ranking below centers on cheap, far-out stations toward Yokosuka and elsewhere within Kanazawa Ward, and of these, only Mutsuura matches a real favorite. Fukuura also appears on the list, but that's the station near the Medicine faculty's second-year-onward campus, not Kanazawa-Hakkei — worth keeping the two straight so you don't mix them up.
Keikyu-Taura fills Yokosuka's classic valley terrain with homes, ~30 minutes to Yokohama at standout-low Keikyu rents.
Umahori-Kaigan lines Tokyo Bay with palm trees and a seaside promenade, ~50 minutes to Shinagawa by limited express.
Sangyo-Shinko-Center serves Kanazawa's seaside industrial park — chiefly for those working nearby.
Fukuura on the Seaside Line serves Yokohama City University Hospital and an industrial park — handy for medical and research staff, ~20 minutes to Yokohama via Shin-Sugita.
Gumyoji combines a historic temple, a lively arcade, and two usable lines (Keikyu + Blue Line) about 10–15 minutes from Yokohama.
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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