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パワースポット室戸で浄化旅

Hoshino resort UTOCO

水平線の彼方からゆっくりと昇る朝日を眺め、美味しい空気を胸いっぱいに吸い込んで、波の音に耳を澄ませる。

世界的なメイクアップアーティストのシュウウエムラ氏と室戸の海洋深層水の運命的な出会いによって誕生した「星野リゾート ウトコ オーベルジュ&スパ」は、生命の活動の源となるエネルギーが集中している場所とも言われる、高知県室戸岬の先端にあります。

雄大なランドスケープに抱かれながら、日頃の生活で心身や心に溜まった毒素の浄化を目指す、さまざまなプランが用意されています。2012年の幕開け、心身ともにリフレッシュして、新たな気持ちで迎えたい人にもってこいの施設です。

Cleansing Tour to Power Spot in Muroto

Watch the sun slowing rising from beyond the horizon and breathe in a lungful of tasty air while listening the sound of waves.

“Hoshino Resort Utoco Auberge & Spa,” created through a fateful encounter of the international makeup artist, Mr. Shu Uemura with Muroto’s deep ocean water, is located at the tip of Muroto Cape in Kochi prefecture—an area concentrated with energy that is a source for life activities.

A variety of stay plans are offered to help you to cleanse toxins accumulated in your heart and body in everyday surrounded by great landscapes. This is perfect for people who want to start a new year with both body and heart refreshed.

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約1200年前、19歳の若き空海(弘法大師)が修行の場として選んだのが室戸岬で、波に浸食されてできた洞窟「御厨人窟(みくろど)」で寝起きし、この地の空と海を眺めながら難行苦行の末に悟りを開いたと伝えられています。この洞窟から見える空と海にちなんで、弘法大師は「空海」と名乗るようになったとも。そのためか、この洞窟には空海の霊力が宿るとされ、近年は心と体をいやすスピリチュアルなパワースポットとして人気を呼んでいます。

About 1,200 years ago, story has it, the 19-year-old Kukai (Kobo Daishi) chose Muroto Cape as his training spot, lived in “Mikurodo cave,” which was created by eroding waves, and finally achieved enlightenment after going through all sorts of hardships against the background of the sky and sea of Muroto. The story also has it that Kobo Daishi took the name “Kukai (Sky and Sea)” in honor of the sky and sea that can be viewed from the cave. For this reason, perhaps, this cave has been recognized as a spiritual power spot with healing power to rehabilitate both the heart and body, and has been attracting people who believe that Kukai’s psychic power resides in the cave.

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ウトコにはさまざまなテーマで滞在することができます。たとえば、昨年世界認証された、室戸ジオパークや遍路道を通り、「室戸岬空海七不思議ウォーク」を楽しむステイや、テラピーセンターにて、深海をイメージした薄暗い部屋に海洋深層水を霧状にして満たし、霧をゆっくりと吸い込み呼吸器の浄化を促すようなスパ中心のステイ。美食好きにはたまらない、室戸の新鮮な海山里の恵みを海洋深層水で調理した、ヘルシーな料理「黒潮のイタリアン」を堪能できるオーベルジュステイもお楽しみいただけます。

You can stay for many different purposes and experience on a variety of themes. For example, you can select the plan to enjoy the “Muroto Cave Kukai Seven Wonder Walk” that leads from Muroto Geo Park, which was internationally certified last year, to the pilgrimage road. You can stimulate cleansing of your respiratory system by slowly breathing in the mist of Muroto’s deep ocean water during a spa-centered stay. Of course, if you are a gourmand, you can pick the auberge stay package and enjoy to your heart's content  the healthy “Kuroshio Italian” dishes prepared with the fresh bounty from Muroto’s sea, mountain and field and its deep sea water.

Hoshino resort UTOCO

他にも、さらにスパを追求したい方には、二泊三日で心身を浄化する、滞在型の「ディープシーカタルシス」(“カタルシス”とはギリシャ語で“浄化”を意味)プランがおすすめです。ウトコの海洋深層水は、水深374mもの深海から汲み上げた特別なもの。「世界一深いプール」と称される、海洋深層水のプールにプカプカ浮かんでいるだけでも癒されそうですが、数ある海洋深層水の中でも最高レベルの品質で、浄化や美肌効果があると科学的にも立証されていて、細胞レベルから生まれ変わるような心地よいデトックス効果が期待できるそう。

Moreover, if you want to pursue the spa effects further, the “Deep Sea Catalysis (“purification” in Greek)” plan, which cleanses your heart and body during your stay of three days and two nights is highly recommended. Utoco’s deep sea water is especially pumped up a depth of 374 meters. The place has everything for everybody—even if you just want to float in the pool of deep sea water, called “the world deepest swimming pool,” you can still get considerable benefit, because the water is of the best quality among deep sea waters and its efficacy to purify the body and to make skin more beautiful has been scientifically proven. You can expect the soothing detox and rejuvenating effects working on the body’s cells.

プールに置いてある浮き棒に身をゆだねるもよし、ジェットでコリをほぐすもよし、屋外バスで爽やかな潮風を浴びながら太平洋を一望するもよし、海藻パックに身を包むもよし。スパは男性も利用可能なので、記念日にカップルで訪れてもいいですね。ほかにも、おひとりさまに嬉しい「贅沢な大人の休日」コースもあるので、そのときの気分に合わせてプランを選んでみては。身体や心をリセットしたいとき、深呼吸をするようにゆっくりと訪れたい場所です。

You can lie on a noodle float, relax your whole body in the Jacuzzi bath, take an open air bath while breathing in invigorating salt air and looking at the Pacific Ocean, or have a luxurious seaweed mask to take care your whole body.  These treats are not just for women, of course, and so you can plan a romantic getaway for you and your beloved for a special anniversary. Or you can go to the completely opposite way and come alone and enjoy the “Luxurious Holiday for Grown-ups” package. You can choose whatever plan your mood dictates at the time. It is just like taking a deep breath when you are rushed—come and enjoy your leisurely stay and reboot your body and heart.

Hoshino resort UTOCO Auberge&Spa http://www.utocods.co.jp/