This is a great place to stay when you want peace and quiet after a busy day in the city. My husband and I initially booked this location not knowing the map of Tokyo and realized when we got there the commute to the main cities like shibuya and shinjuku would be 45 min one way by public transit. But we cannot express how thankful we were to have booked this location despite the distance to the city! Our friends stayed in shinjuku during our vacation and they said every night there were sirens and loud noises, they could never get a peaceful night's rest. As for us, we had full undisturbed rest every night. Not to mention, you get to see how the locals really live. It's quite an experience. There are hardly any foreigners in this area but that's the beauty of it! I love experiencing new cultures in its rawest form, and that's almost impossible in a larger area like shibuya or shinjuku. Don't get me wrong, those areas are very fun but it's like a melting pot there. There was just something so serene about coming home to absolute quiet after a long day and night in the crazy city and subways.
OH and ask Yasuko and Hiro to show you how to get to the river by bicycle and ride down early morning. My husband went to the gym down there every morning and he said it was so scenic riding past the river and seeing the locals fish in the AM.
All in all, I would definitely come back and stay in Katsushika again. Maybe not my whole duration this time, as you'll definitely want to stay in major cities a few nights and avoid the commute. But highly reccomend this location otherwise. Yasuko and Hiro are also VERY hospitable and will give you the easiest run down of the city and how to get there.
Happy booking!