The apartment was full of dirt and dust, so much so that the hot air could barely penetrate the amount of dust needed to keep the place warm. My friend and I were left at the entrance to the wrong building inwhich we needed to request assistance from the neighbors to make it to the correct building. After calling the owners 5 times to request the entrance information after our arrival, and a full 2 hours in advance request via text we managed to receive the "correct" entrance info an hour after we had arrived.
Granted it was around the time of winter, the apartment was found to us as cold, dusty, dingy, and decreped of any sign's of life for at least the past 5 years. After cleaning the air vents, of what had to at the very least be tens or twenties of customers, 30minutes later the place was manageable to the point of not sneezing every 5 minutes. Afterwords we discovered the ventilation for the counter top stove was also cackled with copious amounts of grease and dust buildup; And I would add the additional cobwebs if I didn't understand the place of spiders in Japan. By the end of our stay my guest and I had sinus problems and he had broken out in hives all over his body!
With the added attitude of the owners and response times of messages, I can not in good conscience recommend this establishment to anyone with at least meager means of living.
Overall grade of living upon move in = D - , owner availability = F, response time to rented guests = F-