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.

Kunitachi City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

Higashiyamato City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Higashiyamato has more within walking distance (essentials score 8.3 vs 7.5). Daily essentials are also closer in Kunitachi (about 2.3 vs 5.4 min on average).

Kunitachi leads on 12 of 37 measures · Higashiyamato on 8 · 17 tied.

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Kunitachi

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Higashiyamato

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.
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
7.5 / 10
8.3 / 10
Mapped places nearby
42
35
Supermarkets
3
3
100¥ & discount
4
4
Pharmacies
3
3
Hospitals & clinics
1
2
Police (kōban)
2
1
Cheap eats
6
6
Cafés with outlets
4
0
Libraries
0
1
Coin laundry
0
1
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
1 min

三浦屋 (Supermarket)

1 min

西友 (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
1 min

さくら薬局 (Pharmacy)

3 min

ファーミック薬局 (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
6 min

国立さくら病院 (General Hospital)

9 min

黎明会南台病院 (General Hospital)

Walk to a kōban
1 min

立川警察署国立駅前交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

8 min

東大和警察署南街交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

Walk to a post office
2 min

国立駅北口郵便局 (Post Office)

5 min

東大和南街郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
1 min

りそな銀行 (Bank Branch)

11 min

大東京信用組合 東大和支店 (Bank Branch)

Walk to a coin laundry
—
10 min

Coin Laundry

Walk to a park
4 min

北第一遊園 (Public Park)

1 min

小平市立薬用植物園前公園 (Public Park)

Walk to a library
—
6 min

小平市立上宿図書館 (Library)

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)
  • ミスタードーナツ (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • Ghandi (Restaurant) (2 min)
  • モスバーガー (Restaurant) (2 min)
More places (13)Show
Bike parking
3
3
ATMs
0
0
Banks
2
1
Post offices
2
1
Sento & onsen
1
1
Net cafés
0
0
Coin lockers
0
0
Budget haircuts
2
1
Second-hand shops
0
0
Public toilets
2
2
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.

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.