Outdoor hot spring baths in the middle of the city will ease your body and mind.   Time Spa RESTA is the place to go after being exhausted from the hustle and bustle of the sleepless city of Ikebukuro. It offers everything – from hot spring baths and steam rooms to a comfortable resting zone and restaurant - to sooth you for a good night sleep or recharge you for a brand new day.   Don’t miss their featured Roten buro (outdoor hot spring bath). This open-air, yet private bath makes you feel so relaxed. You can enjoy a natural breeze, garden flowers, a healing aroma (which changes every month) while your body gets warmed up slowly.   Time Spa RESTA is available only for those 18 years and up, so you don’t get disrupted by kids. But don’t be discouraged if you have small children. Baby-sitting services are available on the 2nd floor of the same building so you can relax yourself alone at the spa. A large parking space is a plus, too.   Their anti-aging restaurant serves food and drinks that are beneficial towards keeping your youth and good health.  Many spa treatments are also available such as thalassotherapy, body masque, Jurlique facials, as well as ashiatsu, Thai stretch, and reflexology.   Check out their special deals to save money – a discount for ladies every Monday and for men every Thursday. Also, if you stay there less than 90 minutes, the price is only 1,520 yen (the general fee is 2,520 yen). Good deal!      Time Spa RESTA Times Station Ikebukuro 10-12F 4-25-9 Higashi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Tel: 03-5979-8924 http://www.timesspa-resta.jp/

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