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Traditional
Japanese-style ryokan with hot spring baths is
the best place for tourists to get a first hand
experience on Japanese hospitality and culture
and when you are at the Izu-Peninsula, located
on the banks of the Inouzawa River is the
remarkable hot spring resort. If you are at the
country's capital, coming here is so easy if you
travel from Tokyo to Shimoda Station using the
Izu Express Line, a journey that takes about
two-and-a-half hours. From the station, it only
takes about five minutes to get to Seiryuso by
road. Seiryuso is located amid gently sloping
Amagi mountains and is surrounded by green
forests creating a tranquil environment perfect
for a relaxing stay.
 Seiryuso is a member
of The Leading Hotels of the World and Relais &
Chateaux since 1986. Its main attractions is its abundance
of spring water that flows into Seiryuso at an
amazing rate of over five hundred liters per
minute and the waters enter at temperatures over
1000F, which is subsequently lowered
to a more comforting level. The abundant hot
spring water comes from three different sources
which is directed to every spa facilities such
as the public bath, open-air bath, spa swimming
pool and the private bath. The mineral rich
water is good to overcome muscle fatigue,
rheumatism and hypertension. In recent times,
more people prefer to guard their privacy and
because of this, more innkeepers provide
Photo: Dining at Seiryuso
individual guests as well as couples and
families with baths for their exclusive use only
in which guest rooms have their own private onsen baths. This is reflected by Seiryuso
whereby almost all of its twenty-six rooms have
indoor private onsen baths. To add to this, many
rooms have excellent garden views and the design
follows the traditional Japanese Ma concept,
which is the concept of space, giving guests a
sense of respite, and most rooms are traditional
tatami-matted Japanese rooms.
Besides
experiencing the incredible Japanese spa
experience, other facilities to pamper the
guests include a dry sauna, a Roman-style sauna,
a vapor sauna, a garden-side bar, a tea lounge, an extravagant pool, three
communal rotenburo and a mini-theater with DVD
facility playing the
latest blockbusters but soaking in its natural
thermal waters is definitely its main
attraction. The thermal spring
water will surely relax you while the Thermarivm,
an ancient Roman style spa, aids in the healing
of body aches. Tourists will the option of
choosing the Caldarium which is a Roman steam
room with radiant heat of about 450C
filled with eucalyptus-menthol scent, or the
Laconium which is the dry Roman style purifying
and detoxifying bath of 650C filled
with chamomile scent, or the Tepidarium which is
a traditional Roman regeneration ceramic sofa
heated to about 400C or the foot bath
which is equipped with a reflexology basin
filled with variety of refreshing aromas.
Besides soaking in natural thermal waters, you
will also be treated with the well preserved
namako-kabe warehouse architecture and its
history in Shimoda.
Located at :
2-2 Kochi,
Shimoda-shi,
Shizuoka-ken
415-0011,
Japan.
Telephone : 81
(0)558 22 1361
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