Hotaka was nice at first but we essentially wasted over half of our trip due to issues and poor communication. I'm sure the language barrier and us planning so much contributed, but most was due to the host imposing different plans. We did not want to be rude and disrespectful, so we agreed to some but then certain HUGE details were left out until we we're already doing it... *** DO NOT BOOK THIS AIRBNB IF YOU ARE A FOREIGNER LOOKING TO COMMUTE BACK AND FORTH TO TOKYO *** Also, be ready to EXTENSIVELY clean your own Airbnb you paid good money for. I appreciate the spiritual aspect of what she was trying to explain with the cleaning, and we picked up after ourselves and respected ALL of her requests as expected, but didn't know we had to schedule an 1.5hr supervised cleaning session. The good was not mentioned in her add, the surrounding area is unbelievably gorgeous with Sakura and a huge lake ~ 5mins from the house. It's also close to Totoro Mtn. The house was very nice. I highly suggest that if you are a foreigner with tattoos or a beard to book elsewhere. I was asked the day before arriving to hide my tattoos and beard due to surrounding elders.