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| Man Spa! | (Entered Apr. 23, 2008) | When in Tokyo... | |||||||
Girls always seem to be going to the 'spa' here in Japan. What's all the fuss about anyway? They go on about that massage, or this facepack, or that esthetic treatment, etc. Are men missing out on something here? Can a man go to the spa and still call himself a man? Is it possible to take the term 'metrosexual' a bit too far? Only one way to find out!
It's always good to have an excuse when you do stuff like this. In my case, I was getting married, and Kumi convinced me to join her in this package deal for a 'couple' spa treatment.
I'm not getting embalmed, just getting a little eye spa. They think of everything here.
To be honest time really dragged on, and the guy seemed to spend an inordinate amount of time on every little thing. Lying back in a chair getting 200 different creams, packs, oils, emulsifiers, and what have you, applied to your skin is pretty dull. I think I might have dozed a bit.
The hot towels were pretty good though, and I had warm steam blown into my face a lot of the time too. Gotta open up those pores! I think I had a total of ten hot towels put on my face. If nothing else, this place doesn't skimp on towels.
The pore sucker was the highlight of the whole experience, although I have to question its effectiveness. I somewhat doubted that it could really pull out dirt or blackheads with it's minimal suction power. Double or triple the power and then let's see what happens.
The whole experience took around an hour, but it seemed longer. At the end the guy asked me if I wanted a massage and when I said 'no thanks' he promptly went ahead and started pounding on my shoulders. Maybe he couldn't believe that I'd actually turn down such an offer? Apparently my shoulders are quite stiff, something I've never noticed. I never really had much use for massages and this one didn't change my mind much.
What would a spa treatment be without a little video footage? Thanks to Kumi who dutifully filmed and snapped pictures throughout the whole tedious process.
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Harajuku to Tokyo, Park Photowalk |
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