This homestay was amazing. Don't be afraid just because there aren't a lot of reviews, it is just because we were their first homestay, and they did very well. A friend and I stayed 2 nights this summer and they treated us so well that you cannot immagine. The first day Ilhom picked us up in the station to go by car to their home. The children are super cute and friendly although the children don't speak English, they try to communicate with us, they did a cardboard for welcoming us. Mimi and Ilhom prepared huge and variated breakfasts including home made bread and rice with pork. We spend with them almost fulltime the 2 days. We went all together to a festival in Nagano and they also bring a kimono for me. Ilhom also showed us beautiful and non touristic nature areas which were amazing and totally worthy. I recommend 100% this homestay and the area of Nagano. They have such a good heart that I cannot put into words. You will be always in my heart as part of my family and would be great to keep in touch.

The most important thing about this homestay to keep in mind is that it's a bit too far from the station, like a 25 minutes walk. You can also take a bus, although we didn't, nor did we care about the distance. It was kind of fun walking from the station to home and stopping by at seven eleven at night (but at high noon it can be very hot and exhausting to do). By the way there's a BookOff in the way just so you know (we did stop there a couple times). The house, room and bathrooms we're clean, nice and comfy. Yours it's a private room with air conditioner and wifi. Very quiet at night so it's perfect to relax. We even had a night talk with the family! It was pretty fun and the are pretty good with english, they even gave us some sake! Chiaki will wash your clothes if you ask her for. She will help you with everything that you ask her. Breakfasts are huge, diverse variety and homemade jam. Chiaki's husband took us to the station on our last day although it was at 5 am! They are very kind, they even invited us to their trip with her family, although we didn't go. I strongly believe that it is a desirable homestay (despite the distance from the station). Arigato gozaimasu Chiaki!

I'm sorry but I cannot recommend this homestay. Kyoko has 2 houses at Nerima so maybe you don't live with her, his husband and other guests. We stayed in the house where she doesn't live, so this can be a good point because it is like a private appartment (or room it depends if there are more guests) for you, but if you want to be surrounded by japanese people, feel like at home with a family and learn culture, this doesn't help. You do your own breakfast with toasts, milk and sometimes she brings fruit, also you can go to the other house and have breakfast with the other guests. Kyoko is a good person but she went into our room several days when we were sleeping and opened the windows although it was really hot outside. She also did our laundry. Comparing with other homestays this is cheap but the problem is that to go to Tokyo you need to pay a train for 260yen to Ikebukuro (and more if you go further) that isn't included in the JR lines. So everyday you expend at least 520yen a day for the train, and also the last train is at 00:30. Also it was not very clean and we had some problems with hot water because sometimes it was only warm water. The house is near the station so it is a good point but also you hear the train at 5 am.