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Living in Higashiyamato (2026)

Higashiyamato City is one of Tokyo's most practical bases for international students. Around the station, our OpenStreetMap dataset tracks 35 everyday places — from supermarkets and pharmacies to the local kōban — each with real walking times.

Share-house room

¥48,750/mo

Private studio (1K)

¥71,250/mo

Mapped places nearby

35

Rents are Western-Tokyo (Tama area) 2026 estimates from the yuzu.help cost model — around 25% below the central wards.

Essentials near the station

Nearest supermarket西友 (Supermarket)1 min
Nearest pharmacyファーミック薬局 (Pharmacy)3 min
Nearest hospital / clinic黎明会南台病院 (General Hospital)9 min
Nearest kōban (police box)東大和警察署南街交番 (Station-Front Kōban)8 min
Nearest library小平市立上宿図書館 (Library)6 min
Nearest coin laundryCoin Laundry10 min
Nearest park小平市立薬用植物園前公園 (Public Park)1 min
Nearest post office東大和南街郵便局 (Post Office)5 min
Nearest bank大東京信用組合 東大和支店 (Bank Branch)11 min

What's within walking distance

3 Supermarkets4 100¥ & discount3 Pharmacies2 Hospitals & clinics1 Police (kōban)6 Cheap eats1 Libraries1 Coin laundry2 Parks3 Bike parking1 Banks1 Post offices1 Sento & onsen1 Budget haircuts2 Public toilets1 Water fountains

Cheap eats by the station

ミスタードーナツ (Restaurant)

1 min from the station

Ghandi (Restaurant)

2 min from the station

モスバーガー (Restaurant)

2 min from the station

Explore Higashiyamato interactively

Every place on this page is a pin on our free map — with walking directions, opening hours and photos.

A full student month in this area costs about ¥125,750 — see the Tokyo cost of living guide for the complete rent, food and move-in breakdown (central-ward prices).

Frequently asked questions

How much is rent in Higashiyamato?

Higashiyamato follows Western Tokyo's rental market: a share-house room runs about ¥48,750/month and a private studio (1K) about ¥71,250/month in 2026, before utilities. A full student month here — rent, food, utilities, insurance and leisure — comes to roughly ¥125,750.

Is Higashiyamato convenient for students?

Within about a 20-minute walk of the station, OpenStreetMap lists 35 useful places in Higashiyamato, including 3 supermarkets, 3 pharmacies, 2 hospitals/clinics, a kōban (police box). Everyday essentials are close by, which is what matters most in your first months in Japan.

How can I explore Higashiyamato before renting?

Open Higashiyamato on yuzu.help's free interactive map to see every mapped supermarket, pharmacy, hospital, kōban and cheap restaurant with walking times from the station — then run the budget calculator preset for this area to see what a month here costs.

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Place data is drawn from OpenStreetMap via the yuzu.help interactive map and refreshed regularly; walking times assume ~80 m/min. Rents are city-level 2026 estimates — actual listings vary street by street. Data by yuzu.help — free to cite with a link.