Experiences / Wellness
Shiatsu, properly
本式の指圧 ほんしきのしあつ
Wellness · Quiet · Rainy day
The Japanese pressure massage, licensed as a medical practice: an hour on a futon in a quiet room, fully clothed, with a practitioner who trained for three years and works along the meridians with thumbs and palms. The Namikoshi school's clinic in Ginza is the origin; small clinics in every district take walk-ins. It is not a spa and that is why it works.
- How to arrange it
- Book a day ahead for the known clinics; say where it hurts; tipping is not done.
- Price band
- ¥¥
- Allow
- 60 min
Where to book it
Nakameguro, Daikanyama & Ebisu
AN Oriental & Ryodoraku Medicine Centre
AN鍼灸指圧マッサージ
¥¥ · 60 min · English: yes
A Meguro clinic combining shiatsu, acupuncture and massage under one licensed practice, staffed bilingually so visitors can describe symptoms in English rather than relying on gesture. Treatment is built around a proper consultation rather than a fixed-menu spa course.
Nakameguro, Daikanyama & Ebisu
Daikanyama Acupuncture & Massage Clinic
代官山鍼灸マッサージ院
¥¥ · 60 min · English: no
A neighborhood clinic between Daikanyama and Ebisu run by a licensed anma-massage-shiatsu practitioner (an national qualification distinct from relaxation-salon massage), the kind of address locals use rather than a spa built for tourists.
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