Taturo is an excellent host. Our flights were delayed substantially and we arrived at the apartment at 2am, and he still came to meet us and help us settle in. He has plenty of good advice for newcomers to Japan and he really made us feel comfortable. Taturo's apartment is very clean and not too far from the centre of the action in Tokyo. We enjoyed the chance to see a Tokyo suburb rather than spending all our time in the thick of things. It is a bit annoying that the JR pass doesn't cover the train line out to his place but it is only 210 yen to the nearest JR station at Ikebukuro. So it's not a big deal.