Welcome to Shizuka Ryokan
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Three-time winner of the Hepburn Regional Tourism Award, multiple Finalist and Merit Awardee (Runner Up) in the Victorian Tourism Awards, Australia's renowned Japanese guesthouse is an indulgent retreat featuring traditional accommodation, delicious cuisine, luxurious spa treats as well as holistic wellness and health treatments.
Set amid tranquil bushland in central Victoria's picturesque "spa country", Shizuka Ryokan is fully authentic in every detail including its architecture, furnishings and gardens.
More important however is the genuine and warm hospitality of the Japanese and local hosts, offering generous and personalised service including the signature four-course dinner which may be served individually to guestrooms.
Whilst highly traditional, Shizuka Ryokan also caters for common creature comforts which are provided in a truly stylish environment.
Couples, singles and small groups come to the inn to relax, indulge, rejuvenate and immerse in the romance and tranquillity.
Shizuka Ryokan is also a unique venue for small community and corporate groups to conduct retreats, workshops and meetings.
Located in Hepburn Springs near Daylesford, it's a small piece of Japan that's close to home - just a 75 minute drive from Melbourne.
For Aussies, that's much more accessible than the long flight to Kyoto.
Email: info@shizuka.com.au
Telephone: Australia (03) 5348 2030 (Generally 10am to 5pm daily. Outside these hours, a message service may operate)
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Medical evidence portal demonstrates the benefits of spa and wellness treatments
SpaEvidence is the world's first portal designed to help consumers explore the medical evidence that exists for spa and wellness therapies.
With thousands of studies evaluating the benefits of approaches like massage and meditation, this new site has made it easy to search the most relevant and authoritative sources of "evidence-based medicine."
It is intended that this free resource will emplower consumers as well as medical, spa and wellness professionals to investigate the hard science behind spa and wellness treatments.
This portal provides direct access to four of the most respected, relevant evidence-based medicine (EBM) databases that doctors use - Natural Standard, The Cochrane Library, PubMed and the meta-search engine TRIP.
The portal currently offers evidence of the benefits of some Shizuka Ryokan treatments including Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Massage and Shiatsu. Other treatments will be added to the portal in the coming months.
