Yuri is a lovely host. She met us at the station at the agreed time. And personally showed us to her place which is about 3 mins walk from the station. The area is very nice complete with restaurants, supermarkets, pharmacy and other interesting little shops. Her place is neat and although a bit small for my family of 7, it did serve us well for the 5 days we were there. One tip is to not catch the early morning trains as it can be quite full but other than that, using the train system from her place was quite easy. Highly recommend this for families who want to experience the suburban way of life while in Japan.