Living in Kyoto (2026)
Kyoto Station is one of Kyoto's most practical bases for international students. Around the station, our OpenStreetMap dataset tracks 59 everyday places — from supermarkets and pharmacies to the local kōban — each with real walking times.
Share-house room
¥42,000/mo
Private studio (1K)
¥60,000/mo
Mapped places nearby
59
Rents are Kyoto-wide 2026 estimates from the yuzu.help cost model.
Essentials near the station
| Nearest supermarket | Harves (Supermarket) | 2 min |
| Nearest pharmacy | マツモトキオシ 京都八条口店 (Pharmacy) | 2 min |
| Nearest hospital / clinic | 康生会武田病院 (General Hospital) | 4 min |
| Nearest kōban (police box) | 京都駅北交番 (Station-Front Kōban) | 1 min |
| Nearest library | 京都芸大附属伊藤記念図書館（附属図書館・収蔵庫） (Library) | 6 min |
| Nearest coin laundry | Wash&Dry (Coin Laundry) | 4 min |
| Nearest park | 東塩小路公園 (Public Park) | 4 min |
| Nearest post office | 京都中央郵便局 (Post Office) | 2 min |
| Nearest bank | 京都銀行 (Bank Branch) | 3 min |
What's within walking distance
Cheap eats by the station
かつくら (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
麺家 (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
SPICY MASARA (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
Explore Kyoto 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 Kyoto costs about ¥119,000 — see the Kyoto cost of living guide for the complete rent, food and move-in breakdown.
Frequently asked questions
How much is rent in Kyoto?
Kyoto follows Kyoto's rental market: a share-house room runs about ¥42,000/month and a private studio (1K) about ¥60,000/month in 2026, before utilities. A full student month in Kyoto — rent, food, utilities, insurance and leisure — comes to roughly ¥119,000.
Is Kyoto convenient for students?
Within about a 20-minute walk of the station, OpenStreetMap lists 59 useful places in Kyoto, including 2 supermarkets, 3 pharmacies, 3 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 Kyoto before renting?
Open Kyoto 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.
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.