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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

Katsushika Ward / Shinkoiwa · Tokyo · Central 23 wards

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Toshima has more within walking distance (essentials score 9.4 vs 7.2).

Toshima leads on 17 of 37 measures · Katsushika on 1 · 19 tied.

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Toshima

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Katsushika

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At a glance

City / area
Tokyo · Central 23 wards
Tokyo · Central 23 wards
Vibe
Busy station hub — study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats, green pockets.
Well-equipped everyday neighborhood — study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats, green pockets.

Typical costs (2026)

Share-house room
¥65,000/mo
¥65,000/mo
Private studio (1K)
¥95,000/mo
¥95,000/mo
Full student month
¥142,000/mo
¥142,000/mo

What's within walking distance

Essentials score
9.4 / 10
7.2 / 10
Mapped places nearby
59
39
Supermarkets
3
3
100¥ & discount
4
4
Pharmacies
3
1
Hospitals & clinics
3
3
Police (kōban)
2
2
Cheap eats
6
6
Cafés with outlets
4
1
Libraries
2
1
Coin laundry
1
0
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
1 min

池袋西武百貨店 (Supermarket)

1 min

西友 (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
2 min

マツモトキヨシ (Pharmacy)

9 min

トキワ薬局 (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
3 min

榎本クリニック (General Hospital)

3 min

佐久間病院 (General Hospital)

Walk to a kōban
3 min

池袋駅西口交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

4 min

葛飾警察署たつみ橋交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

Walk to a post office
1 min

池袋西武簡易郵便局 (Post Office)

2 min

新小岩駅前郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
1 min

三菱UFJ信託銀行 (Bank Branch)

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Walk to a coin laundry
8 min

ピースコインランドリー (Coin Laundry)

—
Walk to a park
2 min

池袋西口公園 (Public Park)

5 min

新小岩公園 (Public Park)

Walk to a library
10 min

豊島区立中央図書館 (Library)

10 min

葛飾区立上小松図書館 (Library)

Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station
  • 味咲き (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 活美登利 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • Katsu Midori Sushi, Seibu Dept (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • やよい軒 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 松屋 (Restaurant) (1 min)
More places (13)Show
Bike parking
3
3
ATMs
0
0
Banks
2
0
Post offices
2
2
Sento & onsen
1
0
Net cafés
1
0
Coin lockers
2
0
Budget haircuts
2
2
Second-hand shops
2
0
Public toilets
2
2
Water fountains
2
2
Tourist info
0
0
Taxi stands
1
2

See both on the map

Every place counted above is a pin on our free interactive map — open each area with walking directions, opening hours and photos.

Toshima on the mapKatsushika on the map

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.