Living in Kyotanabe

A bedroom town with a large student and research population, thanks to the Doshisha University and Doshisha Women's College campuses and the Keihanna Science City cluster. JR and Kintetsu stations sit 7 minutes apart on foot, so you can choose between two lines, and it is clearly cheaper than central Kyoto. However, it is much closer to a Kyoto commuting and school zone than an Osaka one.

About 40 minutes to Kyoto Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line. A student neighborhood with the Doshisha University Kyotanabe campus, where rent for a 1K is on the cheap side compared with central Osaka or Kyoto. However, the climb from the station to the campus is long, and beyond the station area there are only rice fields, so it is inconvenient without a car. It is a neighborhood that suits Doshisha University international students and new students who want to save on living costs.