Loved our time at Kazumi's place. Stayed 2 weeks in late August and it was our first time in japan. Finding the place was easy using Kazu's instructions and it is literally 2 minutes from the station.
The apartment is great. Comfy bed and couch. The lay out is good too. The bedroom can be sealed off so my wife could sleep and I could use the rest of the apartment without disturbing her. Very clean and well supplied with toiletries, cleaning products etc.
Absolutely loved the location. It's in a quiet lane in a very cute and safe neighbourhood. Very quiet but only a 2 minute walk to the main St with 24 hour conveinience stores and restaurants. We had fun exploring the lane ways too and found some great japanese restaurants. Also went to the supermarket which has lots to choose from - just look for a tall green building at the end of the main St.
There is a beautiful park a few minutes walk away that has an evening bar with food trucks and live music wednesday through Saturday in summer. Tokyo metro building next to the park with an amazing free view of tokyo. Although the train station is so close, we preferred to walk into shinjuku each day through the park - takes no more than 20 minutes. So no dramas if you want to have a late night and you miss the last train. Very easy and safe walk home.
Kazu was an excellent host. Didn't intrude but checked in via text to make sure we were doing okay and was very responsive if we had any questions.
Kazu, we had a wonderful stay. Thank you so much for having us!