Both the apartment and the hosts were great, I greatly appreciated all the information that was sent to me and the assistance the Kawano's provided when they booked the Studio Ghibli museum for us.

The hosts took us out the first night we were there to a local restaurant and bar, even with a little bit of a language barrier at first we had a good time and felt very welcome.

The apartment was easy to find, had a nice size kitchen and comfortable sleeping arrangements, a good location too with lots of shops and bars nearby and very close to the nearby station.