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If you can follow strict, but reasonable rules and are ready for a looong explanation when you check in, you will be in a wonderful and very comfortable traditional house. The owners are kind and generous, and the place is beautiful and very clean, so you can comfortably use it as a base for day trips.

The location was perfect and the house was very beautiful. Everything was well thought of and it was nice to come ‘home’ after a day of sightseeing. We enjoyed our stay very much and the hosts were so caring and thoughtful and nice. They make a wonderful breakfast and where especially attentive for our daughters birthday. The surroundings are really wonderful as wel!!

Beautiful japanese style affordable accommodation close to Kyoto by train. Shuji is an exceptional host! He and his wife were very welcoming and kind to us. He gave us great tips on what to visit in Otsu. They also had a cafe that serves breakfast. Shuji is a kind hearted man who makes sure he walks you through the check in process in detail. Please be aware that he takes his time doing this so you have to be patient with him. There are things that are very obvious but he wants to make sure you get all the instructions so again, be patient. The japanese style accommodation is very cozy and comfortable, it has everything you need and more. Thank you Shuji !

We just stayed here for one very nice month at a bargain price. First, you need to know that to enjoy staying at this house, you need to be a clean person and not mind carefully following the owner’s instructions. If either of these items is at all a problem, this house would not be good for you. If you are fine with carefully obeying the rules, you will likely love this place. For what you pay versus the comfort and convenience of your time here, for my wife and I this house was wonderful. The owners, Shuji and his wife are great, you just need to understand that you are staying at their place and not just renting some house for awhile. It is an older Japanese house in a splendid neighborhood with very attentive owners! If you do not like the usual feather pillows and comforters, they have plenty of blankets to use instead. The A/C units put out plenty of heat plus the kotatsu table and small heater will take care of you in winter. The location is fabulous for visiting Shiga and Kyoto. Even going to Osaka was easy and fast. We are from Hawaii and so we traveled by train nearly every day. It takes minutes to walk to the local Keihan train stop. From that point it is possible to easily go everywhere, often in only one or two transfers. The local train even becomes the subway into the best parts of Kyoto. The house is located between the local train line and the big JR line, but just far enough that it is wonderfully quiet here at night which we loved. The close by Friend Mart grocery store is not a long walk and has nearly all of what you need. A little further walk gets you anything you need. We traveled all over the Lake Biwa area and had a perfect time.

We do not ever watch TV in Japan so we were fine without it. There is no television here so keep that in mind if you need it. For us, no TV means less trump. We use a pocket WiFi in Japan, so we cannot rate the home service.