Living in Kita (2026)
Kita Ward / Akabane is one of Tokyo's most practical bases for international students. Around the station, our OpenStreetMap dataset tracks 54 everyday places — from supermarkets and pharmacies to the local kōban — each with real walking times.
Share-house room
¥65,000/mo
Private studio (1K)
¥95,000/mo
Mapped places nearby
54
Rents are Tokyo-wide 2026 estimates from the yuzu.help cost model.
Essentials near the station
| Nearest supermarket | イトーヨーカドー (Supermarket) | 2 min |
| Nearest pharmacy | マツモトキヨシ (Pharmacy) | 1 min |
| Nearest hospital / clinic | 赤羽病院 (General Hospital) | 4 min |
| Nearest kōban (police box) | 赤羽警察署志茂交番 (Station-Front Kōban) | 6 min |
| Nearest library | 北区立赤羽図書館 (Library) | 3 min |
| Nearest coin laundry | ミキ (Coin Laundry) | 4 min |
| Nearest park | 赤羽公園 (Public Park) | 4 min |
| Nearest post office | 赤羽駅前郵便局 (Post Office) | 4 min |
| Nearest bank | 三菱UFJ銀行 (Bank Branch) | 1 min |
What's within walking distance
Cheap eats by the station
松屋 (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
マクドナルド (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
ケンタッキーフライドチキン (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
Explore Kita interactively
Every place on this page is a pin on our free map — with walking directions, opening hours and photos.
A full student month in Tokyo costs about ¥142,000 — see the Tokyo cost of living guide for the complete rent, food and move-in breakdown.
Frequently asked questions
How much is rent in Kita?
Kita follows Tokyo's rental market: a share-house room runs about ¥65,000/month and a private studio (1K) about ¥95,000/month in 2026, before utilities. A full student month in Tokyo — rent, food, utilities, insurance and leisure — comes to roughly ¥142,000.
Is Kita convenient for students?
Within about a 20-minute walk of the station, OpenStreetMap lists 54 useful places in Kita, including 3 supermarkets, 3 pharmacies, 3 hospitals/clinics, a kōban (police box). Everyday essentials are close by, which is what matters most in your first months in Japan.
How can I explore Kita before renting?
Open Kita on yuzu.help's free interactive map to see every mapped supermarket, pharmacy, hospital, kōban and cheap restaurant with walking times from the station — then run the budget calculator preset for this area to see what a month here costs.
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Place data is drawn from OpenStreetMap via the yuzu.help interactive map and refreshed regularly; walking times assume ~80 m/min. Rents are city-level 2026 estimates — actual listings vary street by street. Data by yuzu.help — free to cite with a link.