This place is fantastic! Hwoever, if you only have JR Pass, you will need to get an IC Card or suica for using the local rail. In any case, it was fairly quiet but because you are near town plan on hearing some ambulances and local city noises. Other than that, which wasn't an issue at all.... Akira was AMAZING! What a very gracious host and his home was really a good start to my trip. The nespresso machine was divine and everything else was absolutely great. RIGHT NEXT TO A SENTO! TOTALLY WORTH IT!
Thanks again Akira!