Japanese Spa Offers Guests to Bathe in Wine

[saikira]

This is what we call life of luxury. A sommelier pours Beaujolais Nouveau red wine into a "Beaujolais Nouveau bath" at a hot springs spa resort in Hakone, west of Tokyo:



Visitors to the resort will be able to enjoy the bath, which incorporates real Beaujolais Nouveau along with bathwater additives, until November 25.

Source: Mainichi

[democritus]

i'm just wondering about the kids in the picture.... i don't know what the laws for under age drinking in japan is but i guess bathing in it doesn't count...

[Tsuki_Panda]

wine is actually good for the skin >.> its not ridiculous at all

[Fralin]

wine is actually good for the skin >.> its not ridiculous at all

yeah its good for the skin
but what will happen to that kids if they drink it?

[asay]

i'm just wondering about the kids in the picture.... i don't know what the laws for under age drinking in japan is but i guess bathing in it doesn't count...

Lol its only bathing in a bit of wine, most of the water is natural thermal spring water, plus who drinks diluted bath water?

This really isnt that new, in france some of the vineyards are actually setup day spa's which correspond with the grape picking season.

What they do is set aside some green grapes and basically have the massuers massage you with the usual oils and grapes to exfoliate your skin and stuff.
After the initial session they send you to the bath where they add wine and other crap from the vineyard . 3 Day spa & massage retreats will probably set you back around 3000+ euros though

[Yochoko]

Beaujolais Nouveau is a bad wine. I'm glad it can be used in this way, really. At least it can be good for the skin.

But..., when I first looked at this photo, I rather had a thought of blood bath... -.-