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First of all, thank you for coming to Japan and my house!
I welcome you and appreciate having the opportunity to host you.
Please relax as you stay at your home, and please feel free to ask me anything anytime.
General:
1.
Please do NOT smoke inside the house.
2.
Respect our neighbors and be quiet after 11pm.
3.
Please find a key in the mailbox No.306 at the entrance of the building. Please unlock
the mailbox: turn right and set 4, turn right and set 4, turn left and set 7.
When you check-out, please lock the entrance door and put the keys back in the
mailbox. (If you lose the key, a penalty charge is 2,000 yen.)
4.
Take off your shoes at the entrance door of the apartment.
5.
Please do NOT answer when someone visits the apartment.
Room:
Keep clean the house.
Network:
1.
There is a free WiFi in the apartment. Please connect to SSID “CosmoHouse” and the
password is “CosmoHouse”.
2.
When you can’t connect to the network, please reboot (restart) the pocket WiFi. If it still
doesn’t work, please let me know.
3.
You can bring the WiFi outside but please be super careful about not losing or break it.
Kitchen:
1.
Feel free to use any stuff (e.g. pan, stove, microwave, dishes and cups)
2.
Keep clean, wash the dishes you used and put everything back into the original place.
3.
A fridge is unplugged when you check-in so please plug it by yourself when you use,
and please unplug it when you check-out because of considering wasting of electricity
after the big earthquake in the March, 2011.
<How to use a microwave>
1. Put stuff inside and close the lid.
2. On the right side, the top dial should be set for “500W” and the bottom dial is for
time setting.
Bathroom:
1.
Towels are set in a closet.
2.
A shampoo, a conditioner and a body wash are provided. You can use them for free,
and when they get empty, please find refill above a washing machine.
3.
Please keep always turning on a fan in the bathroom for changing air of the entire
apartment.
Hot water:
Temperature
On a wall in a kitchen, there is
this device for a water heater.
Please note if it’s on and what
degrees of temparature is.
ON/OFF
AC/Heater:
OFF
Auto
Dry
Cool
Warm
Fan
Wind Power
Wind Direction
Temperature
Laundry:
There is a washing machine in the apartment and a detergent is provided, too. Please feel
free to use it, which is above the washing machine.
1. Make sure the faucet
is open.
6. Detergent (directly into the
sink)
Then, don’t forget to close the lid.
Even after closing the lid, it
sometimes take a couple minutes
to start washing so please wait.
2. Turn “ON”
4. “Start”
5. Check how much detergent you
need and put it into the sink.
/ “Stop”
3. Choose “標準”
Saving Energy:
As you may know, in March 2011, the big earthquake attacked Japan. Right after that, all of
nuclear power plants stooped working because the safety of those power plants are not
guaranteed, which means we don’t have enough electric power in Japan, especially in the
summer and winter.
I don’t mean you have to follow what I will mention here, but I really appreciate it if you could
do some good things for our earth.
Please note this again, that these mentions are not orders and I know some of my mentions
are a little too strict, so even if you don’t follow some of my mentions below, I don’t complain,
so no worries! But of course, only if it’s not too much…
[AC / Heater]
It uses so much electricity so please consider these things below:
1. When there is no person in a room, please turn off.
2. Please keep the temperature around 28 degrees Celsius in the summer, 23 in the winter.
3. Please consider not using very much while sleeping.
Climbing Mt. Fuji:
This last couple years, way much more foreigners visit Mt. Fuji than before. Since climbing
Mt. Fuji needs you to prepare and sometimes it’s dangerous, I will give you these
information here.
This is the website which gives you much information about Mt. Fuji.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6901.html
Climbing Mt. Fuji is very hard and sometimes it's dangerous so I highly recommend you to
get enough information from the website above, books or other websites in advance. If you
don't mind climbing to the top but halfway, it should be okay but still consider an altitude
sickness, weather and temperature since it's easy to rain and very cold there!
How to get to the house:
The address of the apartment is:
#306 Maison Kaneko, 1-45-11 Higashiikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0013, JAPAN
(〒170-0013 東京都豊島区東池袋 1-45-11 メゾン金子 306)
For the full Google Maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/13xTW
To find the apartment, just follow these directions from Ikebukuro station.
HERE!
Ikebukuro
station
“東口方面”
“for East Exit”
[From Ikebukuro station]
*Since Ikebukuro station is one of the biggest stations in Japan, please be sure to find “for East Exit”
(東口方面), otherwise, it’s very easy to get lost.
Go out of “for East Exit” and turn left, and go straight.
“東口方面”
“for East Exit”
Turn left and go straight.
You’ll find the building on your left.
How to enter the apartment:
There are mailboxes at the entrance of the apartment building. Please open the mailbox of “306”,
and pick up a set of keys.
Please unlock the mailbox: turn right and set 4, turn right and set 4, turn left and set 7.
On your right at the entrance, there are devices for opening the entrance door. Put one of the keys in
the top device and turn it, and the entrance door will open.
Transportation:
[TRAIN]
Narita airport to Ikebukuro Station: about 80 mins, 1,410 yen
Narita Airport (Keisei Narita Sky Access Exp.) ⇒ Aoto station
* If this train is for “Keisei-Ueno station”, you don’t have to change trains until Nippori station.
Aoto station (Keisei Main Line Ltd. Exp.) ⇒ Nippori station
Nippori station (JR Yamanote Line [Inner loop]) ⇒ Ikebukuro station
My apartment is 5-minute walking away from Ikebukuro station.
Haneda airport to Ikebukuro Station: about 50 mins, 670 yen
Haneda Airport (Keikyu Main/Airport Line Rapid Ltd. Exp.) ⇒ Shinagawa station
Shinagawa station (JR Yamanote Line [Outer loop]) ⇒ Ikebukuro station
My apartment is 5-minute walking away from Ikebukuro station.
[From Apartment]
- Ikebukuro Station: 5 minute-walk
- Nearest convenience store: 2 minute-walk
- All eating, drinking and shopping spots: 1-3 minute-walk
I recommend “Japan Rail Pass” if you go around a lot in Japan. You can buy it by the website.
http://www.japan-rail-pass.com/
(Tips: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361.html)
Also if you have iOS devices or Android devices, you should use this application. It must help you to
go everywhere 
http://www.navitime.co.jp/pcstorage/html/japan_travel/english/
Contacts:
Please contact me, if you have any problem.
April(Host) :
+81 70-1255-1402
LINE ID: aprilia.s
Minoru
:
+81 80-5527-4975
LINE ID: minorukai
https://www.facebook.com/minorukai0807
Other things:
My company has an International community and has various events in Tokyo area!
If you want to make Japanese friends, please feel free to join it!
Here is the Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/cosmobridge
and the event page.
https://www.facebook.com/cosmobridge/events
Please make a reservation by the event page! 
Tokyo Nice Spots!
◆RESTAURANTS
Robot Restaurant (By Appointment Only)
If you really want to feel “Crazy Japan”, this place is for you. Once you get into the restaurant, there
you can see crazy robots dancing, garish light and sexy dancers. It is said that it cost $10 billion to
build the all facility. This is one of the hottest spot in Tokyo now.
Average budget: 5000yen
Access: JR/Oedo line(Subway) Shinjuku station; about 5~10 minutes from the East exit.
Address: Robot bldg. B2, Kabukicho1-7-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Tel: +81 3-3200-5500
Website: http://www.robot-restaurant.com/E/
Map:
Ninjya Akasaka
This place is the best to experience Ninjya style food and atmosphere. Inside the restaurant is pretty
decollated as Ninjya house, and the foods are “Special Ninjya foods”, very enjoyable. They also have
Vegetarian Course.
Average budget: 5500yen~10,000yen
Access: About 3 minutes from Metro Ginza line Akasaka Station
Address: Tokyu plaza Akasaka 1F Nagata cho 2-14-3, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: +81 3-5157-3936
Website: http://www.ninjaakasaka.com/yoyaku/yoyaku.html
Map:
LUIDA’S BAR –Dragon Quest-
If you are a fan of the famous game called “Dragon Quest”, this restaurant should be the great place
for you!
Access: About 3 minutes from Metro Ginza line Akasaka Station
Address: 5-16-3, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032
Hours: 2:00pm - CLOSE 10:15pm (Sat, Sun, Public Holiday noon – 10:15pm)
Tel: 0120-759-756
e-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.paselabo.tv/luidas_bar/index.html
Map:
◆Museum
Metro Museum
As you may know, Japanese subway network is the greatest in the world. Let’s experience that in this
excellent place. It costs only 210 yen!
Hours: 10am-5pm
Closed: Monday
Price: 210 yen
Place: Metro Tozai line Kasai Station
Address: 6-3-1, Higashi-kasai, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo
Tel: +81 3-3878-5011
Website: http://www.chikahaku.jp/ (in Japanese)
◆Experience
Ninja Hands-on Experience (By Appointment Only)
You can experience art of ninjutsu here. This Clan was made by a scion of Musashi Ninjya. They
show you traditional real Ninjya life.
Place: JR Tabata Station(They say an English speaking member will meet you at
Tabata JR Station North Exit.)
Tel: +81 90-3691-8165
Reservation: [email protected]
Website: http://ninjawarriors.ninja-web.net/motenashi2.html
Wear a Kimono in Asakusa(By Appointment Only)
Location: Asakusa
Website: http://asakusakimono.jimdo.com/
Reservation: https://www.govoyagin.com/activities/wear-a-kimono-in-asakusa/1262
Price: 3,600~10,000yen
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel:
[Japan] +81 (0)70 6468 4772
[Indonesia] +62 (0)812 3966 0678
[SG] +65 8119 8517
[US] +1 347 708 6924
[UK] +44 (0)20 3298 5034
Neko Café (Cat Café)
Neko Café is the place that you can enjoy beautiful time with lovely cats. Atmosphere is very calm
and relaxing. Cats wander around the room at will. Besides, cats are not the only attraction as one
can also spend a moment reading manga, magazines or go online in some Neko Café.
Here’s few introduction about Neko Café around Sendagaya.
*Nekorobi(AM11:00~PM10:00)
E-MAIL : [email protected]
Address: Takuto T.O Bldg. 3F, Higashi Ikebukuro 1-28-1, Toyoshima-ku, Tokyo
TEL : +81 3-6228-0646
Website: http://www.nekorobi.jp/ (in Japanese)
Access: About 7 minutes from Ikebukuro station
Map:
*Cat Café Kyariko(AM10:00~PM10:00)
＊12years or older is available
Access: About 5 minutes from Shinjuku Station
Address: Fuji Bldg. 6F Kabukicyo 1-16-2, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo
TEL : +81 3-6457-6387
Website: http://www.catcafe.jp/
Map:
◆Shopping
For Anime fan
Nakano Broadway - otaku shopping in Tokyo
Nakano Broadway is so-called “Anime Mall”. There are plenty of Anime goods in the mall. Dragonball,
Onepiece, Naruto, anything about anime.
Place: Nakano
Website: http://www.nbw.jp/index_e.html
Map:
*Get off JR Chuo-line at Nakano Station and just pass “Sun mall” shopping mall.
You can see the entrance of Sun mall from the station rotary.
Shonen Jump shop
If you like manga of JUMP (Onepiece, Breach, Naruto, Dragonball etc), this is the bast place for you.
Website: http://www.shonenjump.com/e/jumpshop/index.html
Map:
Tokyo Station Shop(10:00~20:30)
Address: Tokyo ichibangai(1st Avenue Tokyo Street) B1, Marunouchi 1-9-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Tel: +81 3-3215-0123
Tokyo ichibangai
The location of Jump Shop in Tokyo ichibangai
Tokyo Sky Tree Soramachi Shop(AM10：00〜PM9：00)
Tokyo Sky Tree Soramachi
Address: Tokyo SkyTree Town “Soramachi” 3F, Oshiage 1-1-2, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
(Soramachi website: http://www.tokyo-solamachi.jp/english/)
Tel: +81 3-5610-5422
Map:
Village Vanguard
Village Vanguard is a little bit new type of book store. There you can find weird and good goods for
souvenir.
Place: Shimokita, Shibuya, Shinjuku etc.
Website: http://www.village-v.co.jp/ (Japanese)
Map: In Shibuya
In Shinjuku
Other Websites to find what to do in Japan.
Hiding places in Tokyo |Hideout Tokyo
Lonely Planet : Japan