Staying with Sonness and Yuji is about as close to the perfect homestay experience as I think you can get. They are both wonderful people, in a lovely house, in a very beautiful neighbourhood. They have amazing suggestions for local restaurants and things to do. I think there was a perfect balance of personal space as well having time for conversations or making miso soup together. Sonness was absolutely lovely and would always make time to help out with absolutely anything and is one of the kindest people I have ever met. Yuji is fantastic at what he does and a really nice guy, as well as being an absolutely amazing cook. They are a really lovely couple. Chigasaki is a stunning, relaxed area, with great food and a wonderful beach to take the bikes along to Enoshima for the day. The cats (particularly Nadia) were great company to be around when relaxing at the end of a busy day. I really feel like I was able to relax and was welcomed into their home, and as a part of their family. I cannot recommend staying with them enough. I look forward to meeting them again in the future :) Kona and I had such an amazing time, thank you so much for everything :D

I stayed with Teresa for 3 weeks and it was fantastic. The room and location were both great. Staying in the tatami room was a very nice experience and Teresa was always willing to help if it was needed. There was also plenty of freedom allowed, sorry if I did not get much of a chance top talk during my stay. I can't think of any complaints, it was perfect and I will definetly be returning if I am in Tokyo again