Shohei was a fantastic host! I would highly recommend him to anyone who is a bit worried about language difficulties. We speak enough to get around but we needed to make a phone booking for a themed restaurant and, after messaging Shohei, he was able to do this for us with no problems. The apartment is clean and very nice, the area is perfect - a short walk to Sasazuka station and a 5-min train ride to Shinjuku. It even had decent water pressure and a kotatsu. For the coffee snobs, there is a lovely little cafe on the way to the station that makes western-style barista coffee and has very friendly English-speaking staff. The area is very nice, and has lots of restaurants nearby as well as a supermarket and some bars. We'll definitely be staying here again next time we come!