kanra spa — Local services in Kyoto

It's a small beautiful space and calming spa but to be honest I'm not sure if I booked the wrong treatment or the this is a cultural thing (I am a visitor, and this was my second massage in this country in the past 2 weeks) but the pressure is very light. I booked off a Japanese website that said "body treatment for 90 minutes" but after the spa session, (my friend and I both had the same thing, and it turned out body treatment was just a very gentlerubbing of oil throughout your body (I could barely feel her hands, I fell asleep for a large majority and this normally happens when I feel nothing) . I did ask for greater pressure twice, and when i realized the most she could do was light pressure, I just gave up and hoped it would end faster. What's even stranger is that a portion of this treatment, she took her hands and ran it in between my hair in a zig zag motion. Then she started tugging my hair in the center line, bit by bit. That to me just sealed the deal as the strangest thing I've ever had. She spent quite a few minutes tugging my hair at the roots. I still think she did awesome if all the treatment was, was oil application, but I don't think I'll ever get a spa treatment in japan again. My friend normally takes light to medium pressure, and she said her massage therapist was also too light. We must've just paid for body oil application...

The massage is amazing! I got the Oriental Massage and I loved it! I highly recommend, especially after long international flight! It is very peaceful and relaxing. I also bought a bag of the herb tea they serve after massage. The tea is an olive leaf blend that has many health benefits, including preventing a cold. I really enjoyed this...

I came with a friend and we had the facial/ body massage package and it was AMAZING. I was in heaven I didn’t want it to end. 😇 The staff here is incredibly nice and polite. I highly recommend you try it. Also they stay open later then most of the spas around here. This was great since we didn’t get to Kyoto until 5pm when everyone...