Once again, as in New Zealand, we have lucked out Big Time with our guest quarters. Our apartment is, at least for us, huge with a main bedroom, separate guest bedroom, separate full kitchen, bath and laundry facilities, and living/dining area. Wanna visit us? Well, you've got four months to make it happen. Our main bedroom has traditional Japanese futons on tatami (rice) flooring. When in Rome, as they say. The guest bedroom has a western-style single bed. I brought my HDMI cable and have it hooked up from my computer to a nice Sony (what else) 35" flat screen TV. Got my Express VPN service so that I'm connected to Western Internet servers in New York, and am living high with the best of the East and the West.
Shopping for groceries and an extra futon for me in Hachioji, the town right next to Soka