I stayed there over 2 weeks during Xmas/New Years 2017-2018 in an AirBnB at the bottom of the hill from the east exit for our first trip to Japan. We loved it and just enjoyed walking around, I found some nice craft beer bars (Kazenori Merry and Ushitora were my faves) and restaurants, was a great base to explore Tokyo.
Happy I went there before the article
