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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.

Kunitachi City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

Akishima City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Kunitachi has more within walking distance (essentials score 7.5 vs 5.0). Daily essentials are also closer in Kunitachi (about 1.7 vs 7 min on average).

Kunitachi leads on 20 of 35 measures · Akishima on 2 · 13 tied.

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Kunitachi

Tokyo

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Akishima

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.
Calmer residential area — cheaper suburban Tokyo, plenty of cheap eats, green pockets.

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
7.5 / 10
5.0 / 10
Mapped places nearby
42
23
Supermarkets
3
2
100¥ & discount
4
1
Pharmacies
3
2
Hospitals & clinics
1
0
Police (kōban)
2
2
Cheap eats
6
6
Cafés with outlets
4
1
Libraries
0
0
Coin laundry
0
0
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
1 min

三浦屋 (Supermarket)

7 min

TAIRAYA (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
1 min

さくら薬局 (Pharmacy)

7 min

マツモトキヨシ (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
6 min

国立さくら病院 (General Hospital)

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Walk to a kōban
1 min

立川警察署国立駅前交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

6 min

昭島警察署大神駐在所 (Station-Front Kōban)

Walk to a post office
2 min

国立駅北口郵便局 (Post Office)

10 min

昭島田中郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
1 min

りそな銀行 (Bank Branch)

11 min

東和銀行 (Bank Branch)

Walk to a park
4 min

北第一遊園 (Public Park)

1 min

東ノ丘北児童遊園 (Public Park)

Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station
  • マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 大戸屋 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 松屋 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • ラーメン サカモト (Restaurant) (7 min)
  • とんでん (Restaurant) (8 min)
  • 小僧寿し (Restaurant) (9 min)
More places (13)Show
Bike parking
3
1
ATMs
0
0
Banks
2
1
Post offices
2
1
Sento & onsen
1
0
Net cafés
0
0
Coin lockers
0
0
Budget haircuts
2
1
Second-hand shops
0
0
Public toilets
2
0
Water fountains
0
1
Tourist info
0
0
Taxi stands
2
0

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.

Kunitachi on the mapAkishima 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.