Yokohama National University is about a 15-minute walk from Hazawayokohamakokudai 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.
Yokohama National University has a single campus — the Faculty of Education, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Engineering, and Faculty of Urban Innovation all attend the Tokiwadai campus, with no mid-course move. Our nearest-station pick is Hazawa-Yokohama-Kokudai, but among students, Wadamachi Station on the Sotetsu Main Line — one ride to Yokohama Station, with its own shopping street — is widely known as the classic choice. Mitsuzawa-kamicho, Hoshikawa, and Kamihoshikawa stations also come up as options.
The ranking below includes Wadamachi, Hoshikawa, and Kamihoshikawa, all matching what students actually favor, so it tracks reality closely. Seya, Yamato, Sagami-ono, and Sagami-Otsuka, further along the Sotetsu Main Line, also rank well, so those are worth starting with too.
Seya is a Sotetsu rapid stop famed for its cherry-tree avenue, ~20 minutes to Yokohama with direct JR through-service to Tokyo.
Nishi-Yokohama is two Sotetsu stops from Yokohama with an old shopping street nearby — a hidden value pick minutes from the city center.
Wadamachi pairs a student-friendly shopping street with Yokohama National University uphill, ~10 minutes to Yokohama.
Hoshikawa is a Sotetsu express stop ~5 minutes from Yokohama, freshly rebuilt and boosted by the JR through-line.
Hakuraku's treasure is the retro Rokkakubashi arcade, fed by Kanagawa University students — ~6 minutes to Yokohama at standout value.
Shin-Kawasaki reaches Shinagawa in 10+ minutes on the Yokosuka/Shonan-Shinjuku lines, with adjacent Kashimada adding the Nambu Line — a redeveloping high-access hub.
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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