My short but memorable stay at Akashi's reminded and highlighted to me once again the epitome of Japanese hospitality.
Akashi and his kind mother were wonderful hosts, and they were extremely accommodating with regards to various aspects such as early check-in time, storage options for my bicycle, amenities offered, recommendations on where to shop and eat around the neighborhood, my choice of home-cooked breakfast options as kindly prepared by Akashi's mum ... and much more.
They were also super attentive and understanding to know exactly when to accord me privacy as and when I needed.
The entire house, the bathroom, toilet, my bedroom ... were clean, spotless and it made me feel exactly right at home. And this is coming from a SUPER OCD person such as myself.
The train station is like slightly more than 1km away. But the route was very simple and straight forward so it would be no problem for most to stroll over.