1. My Stay:
I stayed for a few days in the Pine House for Tokyo Marathon 2014.

2. Exceptional Hosts:
During the first day Koji even helped me in getting a discount for one of the attractions in Tokyo, which me and my friend really enjoyed. They also did my laundry!

3. Great Amenities:
For one day I stayed off the house and in a city hotel near the Tokyo Marathon starting point, turns out I really didn't need to move to another hotel and the heating in that hotel wasn't good, Pine house had better heating. Also, the toilet in Pine house was waaaaaaay better! The free MIFI device is also an added bonus!

4. Awesome location:
Although I didn't go on the local tour by Mr. T, I did some exploring on the Tateishi suburb on my own, and you can find almost everything within a short walk away from the location. Access to/from Narita and Haneda are also good (direct trains passing through the nearby station). The location had a great jogging track along the river which was very helpful in my acclimatization for the cold race.

Will definitely explore booking the place again if I ever return to Tokyo.

Thanks Koji, Nami, Mr. T and Gon!