My wife and I had a great stay with Yasuko and Hiro on our last trip to Japan. The apartment is a short walk to the rail station in Takasago, so it is easy to get anywhere in Tokyo you would want to go, and then come home to a quiet neighbourhood at night. One of our favourite stops is just two stations away in Tateishi. It has some really nice eateries there, but having access to the trains and subways so close you can go anywhere you like using your Suica card. Pick upt the Suica card from the airport when you arrive. The Takasago neighbourhood itself is really nice. It's a quiet residential area, but has lots of restaurants, shops and grocery stores. The apartment itself, is quite comfortable. Yasuko and Hiro have all of the instructions laid out in a binder, which may be helpful to first time visitors to Japan. We stayed twice with Yasuko and Hiro. Our first stay was just before our trip to Sapporo and we didn't have much time to visit. Our second stay was on our return from Sapporo and we had time to visit with Yasuko and Hiro, and Hiro's mother. We highly recommend staying here, as Yasuko an Hiro are exemplary hosts!