Ms. Haruko was a wonderful host! If you want to escape from the sounds of the city while still being close to a train line, this is definitely where you should go. Ms. Haruko even offered to cook us breakfast, but unfortunately that only fit in our schedule once. She also met us along the road although we were willing to walk from the station ourselves. Apparently she's really into traveling so she'd love to hear your stories!

It's quite a beautiful home, just note that you'll only ever see half of it. One plus is that you have your own entrance which you can use freely, and Ms. Haruko provides towels. You'll fall asleep as soon as you hit the futon, that's how comfortable it is. The area around Jiyugaoka Station is full of stores and a lovely walking trail runs through the middle of it. Honestly, it was a breath of fresh air after rushing around downtown Tokyo.

One thing I didn't see on the profile is that this is supposed to be a women-only room. It does comfortably fit two people, as long as you don't have a ton of luggage that'll take up space. Ms. Haruko doesn't really speak English, but she's kind no matter what.