We've stayed for up to months at a time in Airbnbs and I've never experienced a better one than Lloyd and Ikuko's place. The location was great: walking distance to parks and convenience stores, and an easy train ride or two to the busy sections of Tokyo. (Itabashi is a well-located suburb that isn't totally overrun with people, so it was nice coming home every night to the quiet neighborhood.) Everything worked and even more: worked WELL. Everything was clean. The space was enormous and well-appointed. The beds were very comfortable. The knives were sharp, for heaven's sake. (That's a first for us at an Airbnb!) Lloyd met us at the train station and gave us a great walk-through. He was available for anything, no matter how great or small, throughout our two weeks there. His kids even gave our kids candies and Japanese snacks. I just cannot say enough about how spectacular our stay was.