Frequently Asked Questions
- 1912 - Shiatsu therapy developed by Tokujiro Namikoshi aged 7, when he cures his mother's arthritis
- 1925 - Namikoshi founds first shiatsu clinic in Hokkaido
- 1933 - Namikoshi opens shiatsu clinic in Tokyo
- 1940 - Japan Shiatsu College established
- 1947 - Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan begins eight-year clinical investigation period to ascertain which of 300 treatments get results and should be legalised
- 1955 - Shiatsu officially legalised in Japan as medical therapy
- 1957 - Japan Shiatsu College officially licensed by Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan
- 1964 - Shiatsu recognised as an individual therapy by the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan
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Important dates in the History of Shiatsu
In 1955, Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan officially legalised Shiatsu therapy in Japan as medical therapy. Tokujiro Namikoshi (1905-2000) is considered to be the founder of Shiatsu Therapy.