Where to stay near Hikawadai Station, Tokyo

Hikawadai is a safe residential neighbourhood in Nerima-ku, Tokyo, served by the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line (Y05) and Fukutoshin Line (F05). BB Online runs seven whole-apartment vacation rentals here, in two buildings about a 4-minute walk from the station. This is the official direct-booking website for all seven: you book directly with the owner, with live availability and no agency fees.

What is the Hikawadai neighbourhood like?

Everyday residential Tokyo rather than a tourist district — low-rise housing, families, and two officially registered shopping streets right at the station: Hikawadai Ekimae Shotengai, with 56 member shops, and Hikawadai Shotengai, trading since 1957. Both our buildings are a 4-minute walk away, and our team points to the cherry blossom by the nearby bridge in April as one of the pleasures of living here.

Can you buy food and groceries near the station?

Yes, without a long walk. The Summit Store Hikawadai Ekimae is roughly 120 m from the station and a Maibasket about 157 m. A Seven-Eleven sits about 96 m away and three FamilyMart branches within about 200 m, all open 24 hours, so a late arrival is not a problem.

Getting around from Hikawadai

Both the Yurakucho and Fukutoshin lines serve Hikawadai directly, though not every train continues onto every branch, so we do not claim every service is a one-seat ride. Approximate travel times from the station:

• Ikebukuro — about 8 minutes, direct
• Shinjuku-sanchome — about 14 minutes on the Fukutoshin Line
• Shibuya — about 20 minutes on the Fukutoshin Line (F-Liner)
• Iidabashi — about 20 minutes on the Yurakucho Line
• Yokohama and Minatomirai — about 53 minutes, on Fukutoshin through-services onto the Tokyu Toyoko and Minatomirai lines
• Haneda Airport — about 58 minutes via Ikebukuro

One thing worth knowing before you set off: Sakuradai is the next station along, and guests occasionally get off there by mistake. Message us and we will send you a map pin.

How far is the Harry Potter studio tour?

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo — The Making of Harry Potter is on the former Toshimaen site in Nerima-ku, the same ward as our buildings. From Hikawadai Station it is about 25 to 30 minutes, changing at Kotake-mukaihara and Nerima for the Seibu Toshima Line to Toshimaen.

Where can you see cherry blossom near Hikawadai?

Johoku Chuo Park, a metropolitan park partly inside the Hikawadai district, is about a 20-minute walk from the station by its own official access guidance. It holds more than 9,000 trees, cherry among them. Closer in, our team recommends the cherry blossom by the nearby bridge, which comes out in April and is an easy walk from either building.

Where can a family or group of six stay near Hikawadai?

Kaza 101, 103 and 105 are retro-Japanese two-bedroom apartments on the ground floor, each sleeping up to 6 guests, with a full kitchen and washing machine, from ¥14,800 per night. Being on the ground floor there are no stairs to climb and no elevator to wait for. The hosts live nearby and can meet guests at the station when their schedule permits.

• Kaza 101 — sleeps 6, from ¥14,800 per night →
• Kaza 103 — ground floor, sleeps 6, from ¥14,800 per night →
• Kaza 105 — ground floor, sleeps 6, from ¥16,000 per night →

Which apartment has an elevator and step-free access?

Kaza 503 is a two-bedroom apartment for up to 6 guests on the 5th floor of an elevator building, from ¥15,300 per night. The owner describes step-free access from the elevator to the door — comfortable for older travellers, strollers and heavy luggage.

Honest limitation: we have not verified the building entrance itself, so we do not claim step-free access all the way from the street.

• Kaza 503 — elevator building, sleeps 6, from ¥15,300 per night →

What is the cheapest studio near Hikawadai for two to four people?

The three Casasele studios are 25 m² designer studios with two double beds, a full kitchen, a washing machine and keyless entry, each for up to 4 guests, from ¥9,000 per night, with a 24-hour gym opposite the road. Casasele 102 is the ground-floor one.

Honest limitations: Casasele 202 and 302 are the only two of our seven apartments reached by stairs, on the 2nd and 3rd floors of a building with no elevator. Casasele 102 needs no elevator, but we have not measured its entrance, so we do not call it step-free; it is also the unit closest to the main road, so traffic is audible and the morning light comes in early.

• Casasele 102 — ground floor, sleeps 4, from ¥10,000 per night →
• Casasele 202 — sofa bed, no elevator, sleeps 4, from ¥9,700 per night →
• Casasele 302 — no elevator, sleeps 4, from ¥9,000 per night →

All seven apartments sit in just two buildings about a 4-minute walk from Hikawadai Station, so a group too big for one home can book several units and still keep separate front doors. This is the official direct-booking website: you book directly with the owner, with no Airbnb or Booking.com commission on top.