As a larger group of friends travelling together, we found the place to be pretty ideal for us. With all of the rooms in the home, it was easy for everyone to have their own space and not be on top of each other the whole time like you find in some Airbnb’s. The house is really nice and the design choices gave it both traditional Japanese and semi modern, alternative vibes. It had everything we needed to enjoy our time there, a pair of huge bath tubs to relax in, a pair of washing machines and dryers, a living area for planning and a pair of well equiped kitchens all made it easier on our 7 person group.
It’s minutes away from a local line that’ll get you to the Yamanote ring line easily, or if you need to stretch your legs in the morning, you can walk to Otsuka station in about 8 minutes. Being just a stop away from Ikebukuro and pretty much in the middle of all the places we went to, the house was really well located for us. The area has a nice suburban feel to it, so you can get a nice slice of what it might be like to live in Japan, but if that’s a little slow for you there are also a number of bars and eating places only a few minutes walk from your door.
If you have the pleasure of meeting our lovely host, you’ll also be treated to some pretty fun and interesting conversation as she seems to be in the know of pretty much everything and everywhere and is a lovely, bubbly personality.
All in all, a really nice place to stay, and somewhere I’d definitely think about staying in again on a future trip. I hope you find it as enjoyable as we did.