Staying with the Enomoto family is one of those rare experiences you wish not to publicize for fear that its secret appeal will become popular and, eventually, mainstream. However, I would be doing every tourist in Japan a grave disservice if I did not publicly promote (with high favour) my time at the Enomoto residence.
Let me put it this way: the Enomoto family’s hospitality, kindness and vulnerability more than justify the 45 minute commute into central Tokyo. Time spent at home with the Enomoto family, playing with Yuki, sharing dinner and learning more about one another was the best part about my time spent in Tokyo. I was glad to have found a family and home in a city very far from home.
I highly recommend staying with the Enomotos!