I definitely recommend to stay with Nonoru san at his house in Shinjuku. I felt like home straight away. Noboru san gave me detailed description beforehand about how to get to his house. He even send me a video he taped himself. His house is just a one minute walk from Ushigome yanagicho station on Oedo line. It is a very charming house with all amenities. The room is very clean and Noboru san always looks after the room. Noboru san really cares about his guests starting from breakfast in the morning to a bottle of water in the evening. He is an exceptionally friendly and hospitable person and I enjoyed every day of my two weeks staying with him. Communication is a bit difficult though, but I did not mind to invest some time on this and it is definitely worth it because you get some genuine experience about what living in Japan is like when staying with locals. Noboru san, however, understands some English and you can fall back on using google translator.

ありがとうございました。お家はとても素晴らしいです。
ジムへ連れて行って下さったり、たくさんのお心遣いと
おもてなしに心から感謝申し上げます。
次回また日本に来るときには是非またお世話になりたいと思っています。
本当にありがとうございました。
マックス