Great location however a few things to be aware of:
- The apartment gets very cold in winter, the heating is in the bedroom which heats up quickly but the bathroom/kitchen area is freezing. We found this a bit miserable during our stay.
- It is on the ground floor (not mentioned in listing)
- I would say the bathroom is much smaller than other guests have described. Me and my husband are 5'7" and found it too cramped.
- We stayed for 5 nights, I would only suggest for 2-3 nights max.
- whilst the bed was comfy, the quilt was too small to cover both of us in the cold nights. The towels supplied were very thin for winter too.
- fridge is in the bedroom next to bed (different to photos)
Also the wifi wasn't working and instead Makoto had left a mobile phone with hotspot. This was very weak and my husband used my phone's hotspot instead (I had a Japanese SIM). The wifi should really be fixed.
The place was clean and a good location however I felt that the price was too high compared to hotels at this time of year (non peak season). We choose to stay in an Airbnb for a more authentic experience however it felt of a lower standard than a typical Japanese apartment. The photos look a lot better than it does in person. Overall it was worse than I expected based on the reviews I'd read.