Haruko san met us at the Jiyugaoka station as arranged pushing her bicycle and we all walked, trundling our cases, through the leafy streets the 5 or 6 minutes to her house. She is a most charming lady and made us very welcome. The facilities were all just as listed, it could not have been better. Haruko san is indeed a very accomplished cook and served us lavish breakfasts, maybe too lavish for the good of my waistline.
Settagawa is a lovely quiet tree lined suburb with a very lively and trendy shopping and restaurant scene around Jiyugaoka station. We can particularly recommend Ten Ichi, the well known tempura restaurant, the yakitori restaurant in the basement next to the level crossing, the ramen shop on the street corner and last but not least the local Starbucks.