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Sen no Yado — How to Use

How to Use the House

Press the buttons marked with red numbers

Lighting

Light Switches

Floor plan (1F and 2F)

5 wall switches (1st floor)

  • 1Entrance (inside & outside) / hallway …… entrance hall wall
  • 2Water heater (bath & hot water) …… turn this ON too
  • 3Dining room
  • 4Washroom
  • 5Stairs

Bedrooms have no wall switches. Use the lighting remote control placed in each room.

Air Conditioner

Air Conditioner (Remote)

Hitachi AC remote 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7

Buttons

  • 1暖房 Heating (red)
  • 2除湿 Dry (green)
  • 3冷房 Cooling (blue)
  • 4停止 Stop
  • 5Room temperature ▲/▼
  • 6風速 Fan speed
  • 7風向 Air direction

Press any of 1–3 to start. If it doesn't warm up or cool down, check the mode, set temperature and fan speed.

Hot Water

Hot Water (Water Heater)

One panel controls hot water for the bath, washroom and kitchen.

The panel is above the kitchen gas stove !

Where the panel is

  • !On the wall above the kitchen gas stove
Paloma MC-150 water heater panel 1 2 2

How to use

  • 1運転 …… power ON/OFF (green lamp = ON)
  • 2▲▽ …… hot-water temperature

No hot water? Check that the 運転 lamp is on.

Toilet

Toilet

Washlet wall panel 1 2 3 4 5 6

Wall panel

  • 1Flush (full)
  • 2Flush (light)
  • 3Eco flush
  • 4Stop washing
  • 5Rear wash
  • 6Bidet
Tank lever toilet 1

If there is no panel

  • 1Turn the lever on the tank to flush (大 full / 小 light)

A plunger is available in the toilet room in case of clogging.

Please flush used toilet paper down the toilet Toilet paper in Japan dissolves in water. Please do not put it in the bin — flush it down the toilet.
◯ Flush it ✕ Not in the bin

Washer & Dryer

Washer-Dryer

A drum-type machine that washes and dries. Only 3 buttons.

Washer-dryer control panel 1 2 3
  • 1電源 Power …… press and hold to turn on
  • 2洗乾切替 …… switch between wash only / wash & dry
  • 3スタート Start / pause

Detergent: put one gel ball (on top of the machine) under the laundry. Keep gel balls away from children.

TV & Nintendo Switch

TV & Games

Japanese terrestrial (broadcast) TV channels are NOT available. The TV is for internet streaming only. Apps such as TVer, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and YouTube are installed — please enjoy those instead.
TCL TV remote (upper half) 1 2 3
TCL TV remote (lower half) 4

Remote

  • 1Power
  • 2Input …… choose HDMI 2 for Nintendo Switch
  • 3Home …… back to the start screen
  • 4NETFLIX …… already logged in, enjoy!

If you log in with your own account, be sure to log out before check-out.
Dock the Nintendo Switch to play on the big screen.

Others

Other Equipment

Towels and toothbrush

One towel set per person

One face towel and one bath towel per guest — also for multi-night stays. Please wash & dry them with the washer-dryer.

Blankets

Blankets for cold nights

Stored in the 2nd-floor closet. Help yourself.

Breaker panel

Power suddenly off? (Breaker)

There are 8 switches — check that all point up; flip up any that are down. The breaker is on the wall at the back of the kitchen, above the washer. Contact us if that doesn't fix it.

Baby crib

Baby crib

Please set it up yourself and check it is safe. Don't forget to lock the casters.

When cooking, please use the kitchen exhaust fan. For garbage sorting, see the House Rules.