Japanese Acupuncture, An Introduction

Though contemporary Chinese acupuncture, or TCM, is the most commonly practiced style of acupuncture in the world today, numerous other styles exist. They equate heavily with the unique cultural aspects of the location of origin. Hence, Chinese acupuncture looks and feels very different than Japanese acupuncture, and both are very different from South East Asian styles, as well as Korean Acupuncture. Even within different countries, there are variations in method and technique from region to region. Further subtle variations exist among different schools of thought, as well as among different teachers of a particular style of acupuncture.

Beneath the overarching umbrella of Japanese Acupuncture are a multitude of styles and approaches, all with their own unique perspectives. The Kiiko Style of acupuncture is a contemporary Japanese Acupuncture style that is based on a modern interpretation of classical Acupuncture Texts. It was created by Kiiko Matsumoto and is a living style, in that it is being continuously recreated and improved.

The Japanese approach, both taken as a whole and in particular with the Kiiko Style, has a variety of characteristics that differentiate it from other acupuncture methodology.