Toshiko is a really great host. After touching down at the airport, I quickly found my way to Shinjuku Station but since it is such a huge station and extremely crowded on a Saturday, I found it difficult to navigate my way especially being a first-timer in Tokyo and naturally, I arrived at Toshiko's place much later than my expected arrival time. And with no wifi connection, I could not even inform her that I would be late. By the time I reached her place, it was already dark and thankfully she was waiting for me outside the house (despite not knowing when I would arrive) or else I would have walked past her house and continued getting lost in the neighbourhood! Once there, she proceeded to quickly check me in and explain everything about the place and neighbourhood in detail. She is also very approachable, friendly, helpful and thoughtful. She even provided snacks and drinks which I could enjoy throughout my stay and changed my towels twice while I was there! On my last day, although I had to leave at 5am to catch my flight, she took the trouble to come to the door just to see me off. I could not have asked for a better host.
Toshiko's place is located in a very nice and quiet neighbourhood, within walking distance to shops, restaurants, parks and 3 different metro stations, making it very convenient. I really like her beautiful place which is clean, well-furnished and fits 4 people comfortably. You can also see how generous Toshiko is from the stocks she keeps at the place, so you never need to worry about running out of toiletries. My stay in Tokyo was wonderful thanks to Toshiko and her lovely place. I would definitely stay there again.