Eric Shinichi is the founder and director of Ikeda Spa, Singapore's first authentic Japanese day spa, opened in Bukit Timah in 2009. A cosmetic chemist by training, he has spent 17 years adapting Japanese wellness traditions, from onsen ritual to anma massage, for Singapore. Ikeda Spa is among the most-awarded Japanese day spas in the country, recognised by Singapore Tatler, Harper's Bazaar Singapore, and Her World. He also founded IREN Shizen, a Japanese clean-beauty skincare brand, and Laboratoires Cosmefides, a cosmetics OEM and regulatory consultancy based in Singapore and Paris. His work spans three countries, anchored in the Japanese principle of omotenashi: hospitality without expectation of return.
