陶盤浴/陶板浴

English translation: ceramic tile hot bed

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Japanese term or phrase:	陶盤浴/陶板浴
English translation:	ceramic tile hot bed
Entered by:	Naomi Roulston

04:19 Dec 16, 2016

Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty / Day spa/hotel

Japanese term or phrase: 陶盤浴/陶板浴

Hi everyone. I'm translating a website for an onsen hotel and need help getting an English equivalent for 陶盤浴 (can also be written as 陶板浴). Google image shows it's a ceramic tile floor that you lay down on for relaxation and beauty purposes, but I cannot find an English equivalent anywhere. I've tried dictionaries and Google, and the hotel and day spa websites I've searched don't seem to offer this sort of treatment. Here is the sentence it appears in:

陶盤浴は、お一人様xxx円（税込）にてご利用頂けます。

Any help greatly appreciated.

Naomi Roulston KudoZ activity Questions: 1 (none open) Answers: 2 Australia
Local time: 23:45

heated tile bed

Explanation:
Turkish baths use hot tiles. I'd include bed to convey the nuance of time being a factor, like with a sun bed or massage bed.

Selected response from:

David Gibney
Ireland

Grading comment

Thank you. I ended up going with "ceramic tile hot bed". I added "tile" after reading your comment. I used "hot bed" as that is what I found on the Ecoparadise site, which had the most information on this therapy in English.
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Summary of answers provided

3 +1

bedrock bathing

Port City

3 +1

heated tile bed

David Gibney

Summary of reference entries provided

FYI

cinefil

heated ceramic (tile) lounger

multiverse

Answers

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

bedrock bathing

Explanation:
It seems the same as 岩盤浴, which is often translated as bedrock bathing.
http://www.ganbanyoku.org/eng/whats.html
http://www.blissreflexology.com/what-is-ganbanyoku

https://www.spafinder.com/blog/spa-travel/ganbanyoku-japanes...
This one simply uses "ganban yoku".
http://www.antioxidantwellness.com.sg/ganbanyoku.html

Port City
New Zealand
Native speaker of:

Japanese

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you. This was a big help, but the place I was translating for specifically used ceramic tiles so I couldn't use "ganbanyoku".

16 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

heated tile bed

Explanation:
Turkish baths use hot tiles. I'd include bed to convey the nuance of time being a factor, like with a sun bed or massage bed.

David Gibney
Ireland
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 10

Grading comment

Reference comments

17 mins

Reference: FYI

Reference information:
http://www.ecoparadise.com.sg/index.php/ali-deoxidationthera...
http://www.lumian-group.co.jp/toubanyoku/index.html

cinefil
Japan
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 16

Note to reference poster

Asker: Thank you. These were a big help in deciding on my translation.

1 day 22 hrs

Reference: heated ceramic (tile) lounger

Reference information:
This one seems perfect.

multiverse
Japan
Native speaker of:

Japanese

Note to reference poster

Asker: Thank you. "Lounger" has a "chair" nuance so I went with "bed" to better convey the laying down aspect of the therapy.

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