As the photos suggest, the place is gorgeous… and part of a few the family own and run (you'll see 'Welcome Nathan… Welcome Scott' signs on doors nearby during your stay…). It's a bit out of the way of most Tokyo sights, but what you sacrifice in location you make up in residential warmth. Koji met us when we arrived early, had a chat, made us feel welcome and was in communication during our stay. He sent us up the main street of Tateishi because all the cherry blossoms that lined the street were in full bloom, which we did because the bakery at the end of his map gave us some of the most delicious delights!!

The apartment is armed with all your needs, detailed instructions on how to get places, how much it will cost, as well as a local restaurant write up in a past TimeOut issue (which we used on our final night to visit Aburi (http://www.timeout.com/tokyo/bars-and-pubs/aburi).

We'd like to thank our hosts for allowing us to stay past check-out because it was raining. Our outgoing flight wasn't until evening and I'd been feeling hungover from indulging in sake, so the extra few hours allowed me to rest up and I couldn't be more grateful for that hospitality. Thank you!