It was a very enjoyable experience living in Kawano's place. We were travelling with a 18 months old baby for 10 days and there's no obstacles (it explains a lot). The description is pretty accurate, it's a quite and friendly community and you can find everything you need within 5 minutes walk (some stores open for 24hr/late nights too). It's a bit far from Shinjuku area but you need only one transfer to most of the major spots, and the time estimates are accurate. We recommend it for everyone, especially for family trips folks.