I wish we could give them 4.5 stars. We, as a family of 4, stayed at this "showa-era" house over Christmas and New Year's Day for 11 nights. We chose this place because of the proximity to my mother's apartment and the great pricing for an entire house with 4-tatami mat floor-bedrooms.
Pros:
- The house has full of "showa-era" charms with tatami mats and cute and tradition decors.
- The house is meticulously clean and well equipped.
- The neighborhood is peaceful and very typical as a Tokyo's suburban neighborhood.
- Walking distance to local shops and restaurants, including "vintage" ramen shops, barbers, convenient stores, and the famous discount store "Don Quijote."
Cons:
- The shower is the biggest problem. It's very small and the shower door is really difficult to use.
- The house is not well insulated as a typical traditional Japanese house, so it's brutally cold in the winter mornings.
- We wish the owner had come to take care of the garbage storeage more frequently