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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.

Musashino City / Kichijoji · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

Hamura City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Musashino has more within walking distance (essentials score 10.0 vs 9.4).

Musashino leads on 9 of 37 measures · Hamura on 2 · 26 tied.

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Musashino

Tokyo

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B

Hamura

Tokyo

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At a glance

City / area
Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)
Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)
Vibe
Busy station hub — cheaper suburban Tokyo, study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats.
Well-equipped everyday neighborhood — cheaper suburban Tokyo, study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats.

Typical costs (2026)

Share-house room
¥48,750/mo
¥48,750/mo
Private studio (1K)
¥71,250/mo
¥71,250/mo
Full student month
¥125,750/mo
¥125,750/mo

What's within walking distance

Essentials score
10.0 / 10
9.4 / 10
Mapped places nearby
55
49
Supermarkets
3
3
100¥ & discount
4
4
Pharmacies
3
3
Hospitals & clinics
3
3
Police (kōban)
2
2
Cheap eats
6
6
Cafés with outlets
4
3
Libraries
1
1
Coin laundry
2
2
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
1 min

ライフ (Supermarket)

2 min

西友 (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
1 min

サンドラッグ (Pharmacy)

1 min

ライム薬局 (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
2 min

緑生会水口病院 (General Hospital)

1 min

横田クリニック (General Hospital)

Walk to a kōban
1 min

武蔵野警察署吉祥寺駅東口交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

1 min

福生警察署羽村駅前交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

Walk to a post office
3 min

アトレ吉祥寺内郵便局 (Post Office)

7 min

羽村南郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
1 min

三菱UFJ銀行 (Bank Branch)

1 min

ＪＡにしたま (Bank Branch)

Walk to a coin laundry
5 min

べんてん (Coin Laundry)

5 min

ミスターランドリー (Coin Laundry)

Walk to a park
3 min

吉祥寺南公園 (Public Park)

2 min

本町児童公園 (Public Park)

Walk to a library
4 min

武蔵野市立吉祥寺図書館 (Library)

9 min

羽村市図書館 (Library)

Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station
  • ケンタッキーフライドチキン (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 地鳥屋 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 紅屋飯店 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 松屋 (Restaurant) (2 min)
More places (13)Show
Bike parking
3
2
ATMs
0
0
Banks
2
2
Post offices
2
2
Sento & onsen
0
0
Net cafés
2
0
Coin lockers
0
0
Budget haircuts
2
2
Second-hand shops
2
2
Public toilets
2
2
Water fountains
2
2
Tourist info
1
1
Taxi stands
2
1

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.

Musashino on the mapHamura 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.