Fujimigaoka · Suginami · Tokyo 🇯🇵

STAY IN Tokyo

An exclusive personal residence for friends & referrals — a book-lined, sun-filled home in a quiet Tokyo neighbourhood, offered at honest rates with real, human support.

The bedroom nook — swing included 🍌
A cosy bedroom nook with a wooden rope swing, banana plushies on the bed and a book-lined shelving ladder, in warm afternoon light.

Not a hotel — a home

A place to
actually live.

Harrison keeps a private residence in Tokyo and opens it to friends and referrals. No front desk, no upsells — just a real neighbourhood, a warm home, and someone on the ground who genuinely wants your trip to be great.

Come to write, to record, to reset, or to disappear into the city for a while. Whatever you're chasing, the door's open.

Better rates Real support Referrals only Free trip planning
The Go Banana townhouse from the street — a slim Tokyo home with a blue tiled roof.

Made for creatives

An exclusive
creative residence.

A proper home for people who actually live and work while they travel — with all the good stuff the cramped Tokyo rentals leave out: room to spread out, a full kitchen, a real washer, and Wi-Fi you can genuinely get things done on.

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The custom wooden shelving

"Ohhhh, so rare!" — the gas-setup guy actually exclaimed when he saw it. Custom-built wooden shelving holding a fresh collection that's growing with every guest who stays.

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The long table

The amazing centrepiece of the home — one big communal table for friendly eats, laptop days, dinner parties, or all three at once. Full kitchen right behind it.

High-speed internet

Fast fibre Wi-Fi that actually holds a video call — a MUST, duhh. Plus a proper desk nook and calm light for real work.

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Washer & dryer

A real washing machine and a dryer in the house — pack light, stay a while, and never live out of a laundromat.

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Deep soaking bath

A proper Japanese ofuro — plus a separate washlet toilet and washroom — to melt the city off at the end of a long day.

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Real neighbourhood

Fujimigaoka — quiet and local, yet steps from amazing shops and cafés. A 3-min walk to the train, then 17 to Shibuya, 6 to Kichijōji, and 14 to Shimokitazawa.

Floor plan of the two-storey Go Banana townhouse.

Beyond the tourist map

The underground
side of Tokyo.

Choose to stay and you get my fully custom, tailored insider's guide to Tokyo — the city that isn't in the guidebooks. Low-key wanderers and full-send party-goers both find their thing in it: record shops, tiny bars, listening rooms, cafés, and the good stuff locals keep to themselves.

And unlike most travel advice, it's frequently refreshed and updated — so you skip the tourist traps and see the real Tokyo.

🚶 A 3-minute walk to the train — then by rail:

17 minTo Shibuya
6 minTo Kichijōji
14 minTo Shimokitazawa

Availability

When's it free?

Live from the Go Banana calendar. Dates with a block are already taken — everything else is open. Found a window? Send Harrison a note to lock it in.

Booked / unavailable Open — enquire to book
Enquire for dates & pricing

💛 Pricing is tailored — inquire for a quote. It depends on length of stay, time of year, and more.

Come stay

Go Banana.

Drop Harrison a line — tell him a little about your trip and when you'd like to come.