Beautiful, large apartment in a traditional Japanese-style: plenty of room for four of us. We particularly loved the wooden dining table set and the futon-style sofa. Very family-friendly too, because of the low furniture, but also there are smoke detectors and a carbon monoxide detector. There's also a large elevator which easily fit us and our stroller.
Our host Kentaro-san provided all essentials eg toiletries, cleaning and kitchen supplies, and even snacks and bottled water. Kentaro-san was also very kind and responsive to all our queries and requests.
The neighbourhood is lovely and convenient - with little children, it's a 15 minute walk to Ueno where the zoo, park and museums are, as well as Yamashiroya toy shop and the lively Ameyoko market, and it's a 15 minute walk in the other direction to the stunning Senso-ji temple in Asakusa. Train and subway connections are also extremely good from Ueno.
The apartment itself is next to our favourite Kappabashi kitchen town and pretty much next door to Sogen-ji the Kappa shrine.
There's a large supermarket nearby as well as a FamilyMart convenience store ("konbini" are absolute lifesavers). Soba House restaurant as you turn left leaving the apartment building has delicious noodles and tempura, and we got a brilliant birthday cake from the Gerbeaud patisserie diagonally opposite the building. There's an adorable Kumamon the bear shop down the street too.
The street was getting ready for Tanabata festival when we left, so there were stunning lanterns and streamers greeting us as we came back every night.
We will definitely stay here again next time we visit Tokyo.
Thanks so much, Kentaro-san! 😄🎌