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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.

Koganei City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

Fuchu City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Fuchu has more within walking distance (essentials score 10.0 vs 9.7).

Fuchu leads on 7 of 37 measures · Koganei on 5 · 25 tied.

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Koganei

Tokyo

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Fuchu

Tokyo

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At a glance

City / area
Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)
Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)
Vibe
Well-equipped everyday neighborhood — cheaper suburban Tokyo, study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats.
Busy station hub — 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
9.7 / 10
10.0 / 10
Mapped places nearby
49
50
Supermarkets
3
3
100¥ & discount
4
4
Pharmacies
3
3
Hospitals & clinics
2
3
Police (kōban)
2
1
Cheap eats
6
6
Cafés with outlets
4
4
Libraries
2
2
Coin laundry
2
2
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
1 min

成城石井 (Supermarket)

3 min

シェトス (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
2 min

韓国化粧品 (Pharmacy)

1 min

ココカラファイン (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
2 min

大日会小金井太陽病院 (General Hospital)

2 min

弓狩眼科 (General Hospital)

Walk to a kōban
1 min

小金井警察署小金井駅南口交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

3 min

府中警察署大国魂交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

Walk to a post office
5 min

小金井前原三郵便局 (Post Office)

4 min

府中八幡宿郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
1 min

三井住友銀行 (Bank Branch)

1 min

みずほ銀行 (Bank Branch)

Walk to a coin laundry
1 min

白洋舎クリーニング (Coin Laundry)

5 min

ラッコ (Coin Laundry)

Walk to a park
2 min

むさこぷらっと公園 (Public Park)

4 min

馬場東公園 (Public Park)

Walk to a library
7 min

小金井市立図書館 (Library)

5 min

府中市立宮町図書館 (Library)

Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station
  • 吉野家 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 松屋 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • すき家 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • モランボン本店 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • とんび (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • ジュジュハット (Restaurant) (1 min)
More places (13)Show
Bike parking
3
3
ATMs
0
0
Banks
2
2
Post offices
2
2
Sento & onsen
0
1
Net cafés
0
0
Coin lockers
0
0
Budget haircuts
2
2
Second-hand shops
1
1
Public toilets
2
2
Water fountains
2
2
Tourist info
0
0
Taxi stands
2
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.

Koganei on the mapFuchu 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.