If you want a true Japanese experience, stay with Haruko. You tatami room with futon is clean and quiet. She has a deep Japanese bath for a long luxurious soak or there is a public bath nearby if you want that experience. Her neighborhood is really lovely with more stores and restaurants than you can imagine. And a top flight sushi restaurant that has 850 yen lunches. Haruko is warm and invitng, but speaks little to no English. So if you want to practice your Japanese.....this is th perfect spot. For Tokyo Tech visitors, its a 15 minute walk to campus along a lovely pathway. I hope to return