I had a wonderful stay at Haruko San's place. She is one of the nicest ladies I have ever met. From the moment we met in front of Jiyugaoka station and I saw her smiley face, I knew it was going to be great. The room is cozy with good heat running (it was quite cold in Tokyo). She gave me a warm water bottle to put inside the futon every night to make sure I stayed warm. She even did my laundry! We had some good chat while I was there, and I thanked her for tolerating my not so good Japanese so patiently ! The house is situated about 7 minutes walk from Jiyugaoka station and it is such a wonderful neighborhood with many good restaurants and shops nearby. I highly recommend this place if you are traveling solo, want to stay on a budget and would like some great hospitality. Thank you so much!