Take a Tour of Beverly Hills’ Haute New Tomoko Spa

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As went mentioned, this spa is unobtrusive and very, very minimalist, with a Japanese-specific design as created by Thea Home. Upon entrance, you’re immediately divested of your shoes, shod in Japanese slippers and sent to a waiting room for welcome tea and chocolate in front of a crackling fire.

A courteous, quiet masseuse will then offer you a  foot bath (Ashiyu) and find out what ails you for a perfectly customized experience.

Given the quality of the treatments, the pure luxury of the spa itself and the privacy you’re sure to enjoy here, the sticker price of each treatment is worth it. A 120-minute Zenshin massage, which promotes a holistic balance by addressing the energy of your medium tissues, combining Swedish techniques with Japanese and other traditions and includes a warm stone treatment as well as a Japanese sake treatment (utilizing the Japanese drink, sake, of course) tops out at $440. The Ashiura reflexology massage, which costs the same, aids in alleviating stress and boosting body circulation with a concentrated pressure-point therapy for your hands, scalp, feet and lower legs. This treatment possesses the power to boost immunity, prevent disease, reduce pain and fatigue, and reverse low energy levels.

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Couples can get in on the action here together as well. The three hour, $710 Couples Treatment includes a Detox Foot Soak, the Ofuro natural bath and an 80-minute  “Tomoko Massage.” All guests have the option of adding on theJapanese Ofuro bath, a meditative soak ritual used by the Japanese people for centuries to expel toxins and ease physical and mental maladies.