Neighborhood Guides

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.

Neighborhood A

Koganei City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

Neighborhood B

Higashimurayama City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Koganei has more within walking distance (essentials score 9.7 vs 7.5).

Koganei leads on 13 of 37 measures · Higashimurayama on 1 · 23 tied.

Measure

Koganei

Tokyo

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Higashimurayama

Tokyo

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At a glance

City / area

Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

Vibe

Well-equipped everyday neighborhood — cheaper suburban Tokyo, study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats.

Well-equipped everyday neighborhood — cheaper suburban Tokyo, plenty of cheap eats, green pockets.

Typical costs (2026)

Share-house room

¥48,750/mo

Private studio (1K)

¥71,250/mo

Full student month

¥125,750/mo

What's within walking distance

Essentials score

9.7 / 10

7.5 / 10

Mapped places nearby

Supermarkets

100¥ & discount

Pharmacies

Hospitals & clinics

Police (kōban)

Cheap eats

Cafés with outlets

Libraries

Coin laundry

Parks

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket

1 min

成城石井 (Supermarket)

1 min

コープ (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy

2 min

韓国化粧品 (Pharmacy)

2 min

さかえ薬局 (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic

2 min

大日会小金井太陽病院 (General Hospital)

2 min

かわぐちクリニック (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)

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Walk to a post office

5 min

小金井前原三郵便局 (Post Office)

9 min

東村山市役所前郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank

1 min

三井住友銀行 (Bank Branch)

3 min

三菱UFJ銀行 (Bank Branch)

Walk to a coin laundry

1 min

白洋舎クリーニング (Coin Laundry)

5 min

ランドリー増田 (Coin Laundry)

Walk to a park

2 min

むさこぷらっと公園 (Public Park)

2 min

本町2丁目第1仲よし広場 (Public Park)

Walk to a library

7 min

小金井市立図書館 (Library)

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Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station

吉野家 (Restaurant) (1 min)
松屋 (Restaurant) (1 min)
すき家 (Restaurant) (1 min)

マクドナルド (Restaurant) (2 min)
牛繁 (Restaurant) (2 min)
島風 (Restaurant) (2 min)

More places (13)Show

Bike parking

ATMs

Banks

Post offices

Sento & onsen

Net cafés

Coin lockers

Budget haircuts

Second-hand shops

Public toilets

Water fountains

Tourist info

Taxi stands

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 map Higashimurayama 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.