Living in Tachikawa (2026)
Tachikawa City is one of Tokyo's most practical bases for international students. Around the station, our OpenStreetMap dataset tracks 48 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
48
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 | MaxValue Express (Supermarket) | 2 min |
| Nearest pharmacy | サンドラッグ (Pharmacy) | 1 min |
| Nearest hospital / clinic | 村上クリニック (General Hospital) | 3 min |
| Nearest kōban (police box) | 立川警察署立川駅北口交番 (Station-Front Kōban) | 1 min |
| Nearest library | 立川市中央図書館 (Library) | 6 min |
| Nearest coin laundry | コインランドリー (Coin Laundry) | 6 min |
| Nearest park | 市制五十周年記念 憩いの場 (Public Park) | 4 min |
| Nearest post office | ファーレ立川郵便局 (Post Office) | 6 min |
| Nearest bank | 三井住友銀行 (Bank Branch) | 1 min |
What's within walking distance
Cheap eats by the station
マクドナルド (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
赤から (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
かつや (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
Explore Tachikawa 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 Tachikawa?
Tachikawa 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 Tachikawa convenient for students?
Within about a 20-minute walk of the station, OpenStreetMap lists 48 useful places in Tachikawa, including 3 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 Tachikawa before renting?
Open Tachikawa 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.