Thank you Kyoko for being so very helpful with all your instructions on how to get there. Kyoko left us with lots of little messages and instructions and there was plenty of household items to get us started; the coffee machine was a godsend. The living area and bedrooms were extremely spacious and we had a large grown up family with six adults who appreciated plenty of space to relax, My husband and son particularly liked the quirky leg/calf massage machines which we needed after many busy walking days exploring Tokyo!
It was great to have a good size kitchen and laundry to use and Kyoko kept us well supplied with cleaning stuff and cooking things. The use of two portable WiFi was so helpful as we often needed to work out transport times and communicate to each other, so that was really great!
There were lots of good books, maps and brochures to help us plan each day - very thoughtful!
This is a quiet place, very private with a 5 minute walk to train station. it was great for our day trip travel to Mt Fuji, as it was on the direct line to Odawara/ Hakone. It took awhile to get used to which train lines we had to swap to when going to the bigger train stations such as Shibuyu and Shinjuku; I originally thought we would be closer to the Shibuyu area but we eventually were able to work out the quickest way there. The Family Store was close and handy, but when we needed to do a bigger shop for meals we did have to travel to the next station at Shima Kitazawa where there was plenty of choice for food, quirky shopping and souvenirs.
Everything went smoothly and we absolutely loved our first stay in Japan...we will certainly be back one day!