My best friend and I stayed with Masumi for three weeks during cherry blossom season in Tokyo.
Masumi made everything very comfortable and was very welcoming. He made breakfast every morning, and we enjoyed all of the stories he told, and his great sense of humor! We will really miss our daily conversations!
We were given two bedrooms in the upstairs part of his house, and had our own private bathroom. One room we used to store our things and hang our clothes. The room we slept in was a traditional tatami room, and we were very comfortable. I recommend sleeping in a tatami room for a taste of traditional Japanese living.
The shower and toilet rooms were equipped with lots of fresh towels, shampoo, soap, and toilet paper. Masumi washed our bedsheets and was excellent and making sure the amenities were replenished.
The home is about a .9 mile walk from the train station. There is also a bus stop closer to his house if you don't feel like walking the mile! My friend and I are both photographers and we wanted to walk every day to take pictures of the different aspects of the neighborhood.
We were able to see so much during our visit and it truly felt like a home away from home! Staying at Masumi's was a nice, centrally located hub for us. It was easy to make train connections to go anywhere in Tokyo!
I plan on visiting Japan another time within the next year and hope to stay here again.
Thank you so much, Masumi, for everything! :)