Compare two neighborhoods
Put any two station areas side by side: typical 2026 rents, what OpenStreetMap lists within walking distance, how far the daily essentials are, and where to eat cheaply. The better value in each row is highlighted.
Toshima Ward / Ikebukuro · Tokyo · Central 23 wards
Kita Ward / Akabane · Tokyo · Central 23 wards
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Verdict
Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Kita has more within walking distance (essentials score 9.7 vs 9.4).
Toshima leads on 10 of 37 measures · Kita on 6 · 21 tied.
At a glance
Typical costs (2026)
What's within walking distance
Walking times from the station
池袋西武百貨店 (Supermarket)
イトーヨーカドー (Supermarket)
マツモトキヨシ (Pharmacy)
マツモトキヨシ (Pharmacy)
榎本クリニック (General Hospital)
赤羽病院 (General Hospital)
池袋駅西口交番 (Station-Front Kōban)
赤羽警察署志茂交番 (Station-Front Kōban)
池袋西武簡易郵便局 (Post Office)
赤羽駅前郵便局 (Post Office)
三菱UFJ信託銀行 (Bank Branch)
三菱UFJ銀行 (Bank Branch)
ピースコインランドリー (Coin Laundry)
ミキ (Coin Laundry)
池袋西口公園 (Public Park)
赤羽公園 (Public Park)
豊島区立中央図書館 (Library)
北区立赤羽図書館 (Library)
Lifestyle
- 味咲き (Restaurant) (1 min)
- 活美登利 (Restaurant) (1 min)
- Katsu Midori Sushi, Seibu Dept (Restaurant) (1 min)
- 松屋 (Restaurant) (1 min)
- マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
- ケンタッキーフライドチキン (Restaurant) (1 min)
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Place counts and walking times come from OpenStreetMap via the yuzu.help interactive map (~80 m/min on foot, within about 20 minutes of the station). Rents are city-level 2026 estimates from the yuzu.help cost model, so two hubs in the same city share a rent tier — Western Tokyo (Tama) hubs sit about 25% below the central wards. The essentials score (0–10) rewards having each of nine daily essentials mapped nearby, with full marks at five minutes or less.