You don’t have to fly to the Land of the Rising Sun for an authentic Japanese experience. Ikeda Spa offers more than ten types of facials to choose from, including treatments for V-face slimming, wrinkle refining and acne-reducing, on top of its onsen experiences.
We recommend the Geisha Organic Facial ($240/90min). Uguisu no fun, or 'nightingale faeces' in Japanese, is the main ingredient used in this facial treatment popular with geishas in the 17th century. It’s said to brighten and even out skin tone as well as treat acne scars and sun damage. Don’t be too grossed out: the Japanese bush warbler, the species that provides the raw ingredient, is reared in farms and fed a diet of organic berries for the sole purpose of harvesting its faeces.