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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.

Tama City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

Akishima City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Tama has more within walking distance (essentials score 7.5 vs 5.0). Daily essentials are also closer in Tama (about 3.2 vs 7.2 min on average).

Tama leads on 21 of 36 measures · Akishima on 3 · 12 tied.

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Tama

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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
43
23
Supermarkets
3
2
100¥ & discount
4
1
Pharmacies
3
2
Hospitals & clinics
3
0
Police (kōban)
0
2
Cheap eats
6
6
Cafés with outlets
4
1
Libraries
0
0
Coin laundry
1
0
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
2 min

成城石井 (Supermarket)

7 min

TAIRAYA (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
1 min

パンダ薬局 (Pharmacy)

7 min

マツモトキヨシ (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
2 min

整骨院らくらく堂 (General Hospital)

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Walk to a kōban
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6 min

昭島警察署大神駐在所 (Station-Front Kōban)

Walk to a post office
7 min

多摩センター郵便局 (Post Office)

10 min

昭島田中郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
4 min

三井住友信託銀行 (Bank Branch)

11 min

東和銀行 (Bank Branch)

Walk to a coin laundry
3 min

洗濯王 (Coin Laundry)

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Walk to a park
2 min

Public Park

1 min

東ノ丘北児童遊園 (Public Park)

Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station
  • ケンタッキーフライドチキン (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • トマト＆オニオン (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
0
0
Net cafés
0
0
Coin lockers
0
0
Budget haircuts
2
1
Second-hand shops
0
0
Public toilets
2
0
Water fountains
2
1
Tourist info
0
0
Taxi stands
1
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.

Tama 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.