Spacious and comfortable house to stay as a group(eight of us, three generations, could sleep comfortably). No heavy suitcases or bags rolling/dragging in the rooms to protect flooring and walls. I felt sorry for owner's awful experiences in the past which caused costly repair. There are several bus routes near the house conveniently took us to two JR and one private train stations but busses were often running late. While we stayed, we called/ordered deliveries from a pizza and a Japanese noodle shop, which was very convenient. Trash collection is very strict in Japan and Mitaka is the same. Owner provides trash bags required but not much information in English. We stayed at the house with four children and it was hard not to have a working cloth dryer.