Please relax as you stay at your home, and please feel free to ask me anything anytime.

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1 First of all, thank you for coming to Japan and my apartment! I welcome you and appreciate having the opportunity to host you. Version 1.5 Please relax as you stay at your home, and please feel free to ask me anything anytime. General: 1. Please do NOT smoke in this house or even balcony. 2. Respect our neighbors and please don t be loud after 10pm. 3. Please find a key in the mailbox No.304 at the entrance of the building. The mailbox is locked so please unlock it. The dial number is 110. When you check-out, please lock the entrance door and put the keys back in the mailbox. (If you lose the key, you ll be charged 20,000 yen.) 4. Take off your shoes at the entrance door of the apartment. 5. Please do NOT answer when someone visits the apartment. Rooms: Keep the rooms clean. Network: 1. There is a free WiFi (not portable) in the apartment. SSID Buffalo-G-AF44 / password pufvgy5g3pbi5 There is a free portable WiFi device too. SSID CosmoHouse / password CosmoHouse (note: Capital C and capital H ) 2. You can bring the portable WiFi outside but please be super careful about not losing or break it. If you do lose or break it, you are going to be charged 20,000 yen. 3. The portable WiFi works well outside but not inside.

2 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 March, <How to use a microwave> 1. Put stuff inside and close the lid. Bathroom: 2. On the right side, the top dial should be set for 500W and the bottom dial is for time setting. 1. Towels are provided. 2. A shampoo, a conditioner and a body wash are also provided. You can use them for free, and when they get empty, please find refill in the apartment. 3. Please keep always turning on a fan in the bathroom for preventing mold.

3 AC/Heater: Cool Warm Dehumidification Auto Temperature Powerful Off timer Off

4 Laundry: Detergent is provided. Please feel free to use it. 1. Be sure the faucet is open. 5. Check how much 6. Detergent (directly into the sink) detergent you need 3. Choose おまかせ 4. Start / Stop 2. Turn ON

5 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 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. 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!

6 How to get to the apartment: The address of the apartment is: #304 Senoo Building, Tokaichimachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima , JAPAN ( 広島県広島市中区十日市町 妹尾ビル 304) Google Maps link: To find the apartment, just follow these directions from Hiroshima and Tokaichi-machi sta. Seven Eleven (Convenience store) HERE! Grocery store (Supermarket) Tokaichimachi sta [FROM Hiroshima ( 広島 ) station] (1) Come out of South exit ( 南口 ) and you ll find a tram station easily. (2) If you come out of Shinkansen gate ( 新幹線口 ) wrongly for some reason, please follow the pictures starting next page.

7 (1) From South Exit ( 南口 ) Take a tram. Use #2 or #6 to Tokaichi-machi ( 十日市町 ) station.

8 (2) From Shinkansen gate ( 新幹線口 )

9 Take a tram. Use #2 or #6 to Tokaichi-machi ( 十日市町 ) station.

10 [FROM Tokaichi-machi ( 十日市町 ) station] HERE!

11 How to enter the apartment: Please open the mailbox of 304, and pick up a key. The mailbox is locked so please unlock it. The dial number is 110. You might find some keys inside the mailbox, but please take only one key. The dial number is 110. Transportation: [The nearest station from the apt] - Tokaichi-machi ( 十日市町 ) sta (Hiroden Main line): 2 mins on foot [From Shinkansen (Hiroshima) sta to the nearest sta of the apt] - Hiroshima ( 広島 ) sta (Tram #2 or #6) to Tokaichi-machi ( 十日市町 / M12) sta: about 20 mins, 160 yen

12 [From other places to Shinkansen (Hiroshima) sta] - Shin-Osaka ( 新大阪 ) sta to Hiroshima ( 広島 ) sta: about 90 mins - Hakata ( 博多 ) sta to Hiroshima ( 広島 ) sta: about 70 mins [From Hiroshima airport ( 広島空港 ) to Hiroshima ( 広島 ) station] It takes 45 mins, 1,340 yen. The easiest way is to ride this Limousine service. This coach service brings you to Hiroshima station directly. <website> To get from any train station to any other train station, use <application> For ios and Android users, this application should help you a lot. <pass> I recommend Japan Rail Pass if you go around a lot in Japan. You can buy it by the website. (Tips: [The Neighborhood] - Tokaichi-machi sta( 十日市町 / M12): 2 mins on foot - Nearest convenience store (Seven eleven): 1 min on foot - Grocery store (Supermarket): 1 min on foot - All eating, drinking and shopping spots: 2-5 mins on foot - Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima (Hiroshima Peace Memorial / world heritage): 9 mins on foot - Hiroshima castle ( 広島城 ): 19 mins on foot

13 Other things: My friend s 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. and the event page. Please make a reservation by the event page!

14 Hiroshima Nice Spots! RESTAURANTS LOPEZ OKONOMIYAKI One of the most well-known cuisines in Hiroshima is OKONOMIYAKI. This OKONOMIYAKI restaurant has a foreign chef who has trained in HASSHOU, the most famous OKONOMIYAKI restaurant in Hiroshima. You can eat tasty OKONOMIYAKI with reasonable price. Let s have a try! Address: Kusunoki-cho, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima-shi Tel: +81-(0) Website: Map:

15 YOKI YOKOGAWATEN ( 陽気横川店 ) If you are a RAMEN lover, I will recommend Hiroshima s Ramen, whose ancestor is TONKOTSU (stock from pork bones). But this one uses soy sauce. Due to this seasoning, the RAMEN S soup is not oily, but simple. This YOKI YOKOGAWATEN serves typical RAMEN in Hiroshima style with the most delicious flavor. Why don t you try this? Address: Yokogawa-shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima-shi Tel: +81-(0) Map:

16 Experience MAZDA MUSEUM MAZDA, one of Japanese top automobile makers in the world, was born and has been raised here, in Hiroshima. Its main office is here and has a museum to show the history of how MAZDA developed their company and technologies. It is very informative for those who are interested in cars. Reservation required. Tel: +81-(0) Website: Map: WORLD HERITAGE BOAT SERVICE Although it is expensive a little bit (2,000 JPY), you can go to Miyajima directly from the Atomic Bomb Dome by going through a couple of rivers and Seto Inland Sea. After riding this boat, you will be able to find that Hiroshima has a lot of beautiful views with river and sea water. Reservation is preferable. Website: YouTube: