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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.

Katsushika Ward / Shinkoiwa · Tokyo · Central 23 wards

Arakawa Ward / Nippori · Tokyo · Central 23 wards

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Arakawa has more within walking distance (essentials score 9.4 vs 7.2). Daily essentials are also closer in Arakawa (about 2.7 vs 4.9 min on average).

Arakawa leads on 17 of 37 measures · Katsushika on 4 · 16 tied.

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Katsushika

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Arakawa

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At a glance

City / area
Tokyo · Central 23 wards
Tokyo · Central 23 wards
Vibe
Well-equipped everyday neighborhood — study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats, green pockets.
Busy station hub — study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats, green pockets.

Typical costs (2026)

Share-house room
¥65,000/mo
¥65,000/mo
Private studio (1K)
¥95,000/mo
¥95,000/mo
Full student month
¥142,000/mo
¥142,000/mo

What's within walking distance

Essentials score
7.2 / 10
9.4 / 10
Mapped places nearby
39
56
Supermarkets
3
3
100¥ & discount
4
4
Pharmacies
1
3
Hospitals & clinics
3
3
Police (kōban)
2
2
Cheap eats
6
6
Cafés with outlets
1
4
Libraries
1
2
Coin laundry
0
2
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
1 min

西友 (Supermarket)

2 min

マルマンストア (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
9 min

トキワ薬局 (Pharmacy)

1 min

くすりの福太郎 (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
3 min

佐久間病院 (General Hospital)

4 min

はせがわ病院 (General Hospital)

Walk to a kōban
4 min

葛飾警察署たつみ橋交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

1 min

荒川警察署日暮里駅前交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

Walk to a post office
2 min

新小岩駅前郵便局 (Post Office)

3 min

日暮里駅前郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
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1 min

城北信用金庫 (Bank Branch)

Walk to a coin laundry
—
6 min

Coin Laundry

Walk to a park
5 min

新小岩公園 (Public Park)

1 min

天王寺公園 (Public Park)

Walk to a library
10 min

葛飾区立上小松図書館 (Library)

7 min

荒川区立日暮里図書館 (Library)

Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station
  • マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • やよい軒 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 松屋 (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • ガスト (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • てんや (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • Ramen Restaurant (1 min)
More places (13)Show
Bike parking
3
3
ATMs
0
0
Banks
0
2
Post offices
2
2
Sento & onsen
0
1
Net cafés
0
1
Coin lockers
0
1
Budget haircuts
2
2
Second-hand shops
0
0
Public toilets
2
2
Water fountains
2
2
Tourist info
0
1
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.

Katsushika on the mapArakawa 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.