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Living in Kokubunji (2026)

Kokubunji City is one of Tokyo's most practical bases for international students. Around the station, our OpenStreetMap dataset tracks 42 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

42

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まいばすけっと (Supermarket)1 min
Nearest pharmacyサンドラッグ (Pharmacy)2 min
Nearest kōban (police box)国分寺駅北口交番 (Station-Front Kōban)3 min
Nearest library国分寺市立本多図書館 (Library)4 min
Nearest park本町四丁目公園 (Public Park)4 min
Nearest post office国分寺本町郵便局 (Post Office)4 min
Nearest bank三菱UFJ銀行 (Bank Branch)1 min

What's within walking distance

3 Supermarkets4 100¥ & discount3 Pharmacies2 Police (kōban)6 Cheap eats4 Cafés with outlets1 Libraries2 Parks3 Bike parking2 Banks2 Post offices1 Budget haircuts2 Public toilets2 Water fountains2 Taxi stands

Cheap eats by the station

サイゼリヤ (Restaurant)

1 min from the station

にんちくだいち (Restaurant)

1 min from the station

九州料理 もつ鍋 (Restaurant)

1 min from the station

Explore Kokubunji 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 Kokubunji?

Kokubunji 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 Kokubunji convenient for students?

Within about a 20-minute walk of the station, OpenStreetMap lists 42 useful places in Kokubunji, including 3 supermarkets, 3 pharmacies, a kōban (police box). Everyday essentials are close by, which is what matters most in your first months in Japan.

How can I explore Kokubunji before renting?

Open Kokubunji 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.

More neighborhoods in Western Tokyo

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.