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Village House Okayama: where the buildings are

Okayama has the second most Village House buildings of any area we collected, and the lowest rents we saw. Kurashiki has more buildings than Okayama City. Station walks vary from 9 minutes to more than an hour, and none of the buildings has an elevator, so the right one depends on your floor, your commute and whether you drive.

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The buildings at a glance

Eight of the 53 buildings. Height is floors; none in Okayama lists an elevator.

  • Reinforced concrete (RC)
  • Steel-reinforced concrete (SRC)
  • Elevator
Source: Village House property pages, October 5, 2026.

Which building fits your commute

Mantomi in Higashi Ward, Okayama City (1972) is 11 minutes from Mantomi Station on the JR Sanyo Main Line, with a 2K at ¥22,400 and a 1LDK at ¥31,800. Mabi Dai 2 in Kurashiki (1972) is 18 to 19 minutes from Kawabejuku Station on the Ibara Railway. Hachihama in Tamano (1968) is 17 minutes from Hachihama Station on the JR Uno Line. Tamahara, also in Tamano, lists Uno Station at 67 to 69 minutes on foot, but a bus stop is 5 to 6 minutes away.

Okayama City’s newest building, Takebe Yosida (1998, 40 units), is 15 minutes from Takebe Station and had 53.08 m² rooms at ¥31,200 (3DK) and ¥41,900 (2LDK) with free parking. Parking elsewhere is ¥0 to ¥4,400 a month, mostly ¥3,300. Without a car, choose a building with a station under 20 minutes away.

How far is the station?

Walk to the nearest listed rail station, for all 53 buildings.

  • Up to 5 min 0
  • 6 to 10 min 4
  • 11 to 15 min 6
  • 16 to 20 min 9
  • 21 to 30 min 15
  • 31 to 60 min 15
  • Over 60 min 4
Walk times are the operator’s estimates. Source: property pages, October 5, 2026.

Buildings we looked at closely

The buildings and priced rooms behind the numbers above.

Village House Mantomi

Okayama-shi, Higashi-ku

Layouts
2K 33.54 m² · 1LDK 33.54 m²
Building
RC · 5F · 1972 · no elevator listed
Nearest station
Mantomi Station (Sanyo Main Line): 11 min
Parking per month
¥3,300
Listed rent on October 5, 2026
2K: ¥22,400 · 1LDK: ¥31,800

Village House Takebe Yosida

Okayama-shi, Kita-ku

Layouts
3DK 53.08 m² · 2LDK 53.08 m²
Building
RC · 5F · 1998 · no elevator listed
Nearest station
Takebe Station (JR Tsuyama Line): 15 min
Parking per month
¥0
Listed rent on October 5, 2026
3DK: ¥31,200 · 2LDK: ¥41,900

Village House Saidaiji

Okayama-shi, Higashi-ku

Layouts
3DK 53.96 m² · 2LDK 53.96 m²
Building
RC · 5F · 1978 · no elevator listed
Nearest station
Saidaiji Station (JR Ako Line): 20 min
Parking per month
¥0 – ¥3,300
Listed rent on October 5, 2026
3DK: ¥50,600

Village House Mabi Dai 2

Kurashiki-shi, Mabichoarii 284-2

Layouts
2K 33.54 m² · 1R 33.54 m² · 1LDK 33.54 m²
Building
RC · 5F · 1972 · no elevator listed
Nearest station
Kawabejuku Station (Ibara Railway Ibara Line): 19 min
Parking per month
¥3,300
Listed rent on October 5, 2026
2K: ¥23,600 · 1R: ¥40,000

Village House Hachihama

Tamano-shi, Hachihamachoosaki 1903

Layouts
1DK 28.98 m² · 2K 28.98 m²
Building
RC · 4F · 1968 · no elevator listed
Nearest station
Hachihama Station (JR Uno Line): 17 min · bus stop 2 min
Parking per month
¥3,300
Listed rent on October 5, 2026
1DK: ¥25,200 · 2K: ¥27,800

Village House Tamahara

Tamano-shi, Tamahara 2-11

Layouts
2K 33.51 m² · 1LDK 33.51 m²
Building
RC · 5F · 1971 · no elevator listed
Nearest station
Uno Station (JR Uno Line): 69 min · bus stop 6 min
Parking per month
¥3,300
Listed rent on October 5, 2026
2K: ¥24,200

Village House Kibi

Okayama-shi, Kita-ku

Layouts
1DK 28.98 m² · 2K 28.98 m²
Building
RC · 4F · 1965 · no elevator listed
Nearest station
Niwase Station (JR Hakubi Line): 11 min
Parking per month
¥3,300 – ¥4,400
Listed rent on October 5, 2026
1DK: ¥31,700

Village House Ukaigawa

Okayama-shi, Kita-ku

Layouts
2DK 39.83 m² · 1LDK 39.83 m²
Building
RC · 5F · 1978 · no elevator listed
Nearest station
Kanagawa Station (JR Tsuyama Line): 22 min
Parking per month
¥3,300
Listed rent on October 5, 2026
2DK: ¥33,500
Check the flood map

Parts of the Mabi district in Kurashiki flooded in the July 2018 heavy rain. Look up the exact address and floor on the municipality’s hazard map before you sign, for any Village House building in a river plain.

How old are the buildings?

Completion year of every building in the 53-property directory. The median is 1972, and 75% were built before 1980.

196019651970197519801985199019952000 Median 1972
Source: each property’s official page, read on October 5, 2026.

Which cities have Village House buildings

The official directory lists 53 properties in 17 cities and districts. Counts are properties, not vacant rooms.

  • Okayama-shi 11
  • Kurashiki-shi 13
  • Kasaoka-shi 4
  • Bizen-shi 3
  • Setouchi-shi 3
  • Soja-shi 3
  • Tamano-shi 3
  • Katsuta-gun / Shoo-cho 2
Top eight by property count, major city first. Source: the official area directory, October 5, 2026.

Other areas

The same detail for the other areas we collected.

Before you apply

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Village House FAQ

Does Village House have apartments in Okayama City?

Yes, 11 of the 53 buildings in the Okayama directory are in Okayama City, among them Mantomi, Inari, Kibi, Takebe Yosida and Saidaiji. Kurashiki has 13, and the rest are in other cities and towns.

How much is Village House rent in Okayama?

The priced rooms we saw on October 5, 2026 ran from ¥22,400 to ¥57,700, with 2K layouts of about 33 m² from ¥22,400. Check the property page for today’s rent.

Can I live at Village House in Okayama without a car?

At some buildings. 19% of buildings list a station within a 15-minute walk, while others, such as Tamahara, are an hour from the station and rely on a bus stop.

Is Village House in Okayama safe from floods?

It depends on the address. Check the municipality’s hazard map for the exact building and floor; Village House’s listing does not state flood risk.

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How we checked

Every property in the official Village House directory for this area, 53 on October 5, 2026, was read from its own English property page: structure, floors, completion year, elevator, parking, station walk times and any priced rooms. Walk times are the operator’s estimates, not timed routes. Rents are asking rents on that date and change daily; the property page shows today’s. We have not visited the buildings.

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