Liang was a great host! She was very responsive and helpful. She even tried helping us with calling for a taxi.
We enjoyed our 2 weeks at her home. Everything worked great in her home, including the air conditioners in every room, the shower/bathroom, microwave, washer and dryer, which really helped so we didn’t have to pack 2 weeks worth of clothes!
Her home is situated in a quiet residential area. We had access to two train stations (Umeyashiki and Omorimachi), which we used equally. Both are along the Keikyu Train route. Both stations were pretty equal walking distance, I’d say approximately 7-8 minutes walk to either station. Both walks you pass a local 7/11, which we enjoyed getting coffee, ice cream and snacks from.
Getting on/off at either of these stations was much better than having to get off at a major station like Shinagawa, simply because they weren’t as congested/crowded as other major stations....however just know in order to get to those major Tokyo areas (I.e. Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku, Asakusa, Akihabara, etc), you will need to transfer from the Keikyu lines, to the JR lines at Shinagawa. Thus we became very familiar with the Shinagawa station.
All in all, we really enjoyed our two weeks in Japan, and really enjoyed staying at Liang’s home. For sure we would want to stay there again if we go back one day!