Introduction
Welcome to Kobe Kitano Acupuncture Clinic
Thank you for visiting our website.
Located in Kobe Kitano, a unique area where Eastern and Western cultures merge, we are pleased to announce the opening of Kobe Kitano Acupuncture Clinic.
Our mission is to provide a second opinion for intractable conditions through the lens of acupuncture and Oriental medicine.
For symptoms that conventional medicine typically addresses through testing and medication, we offer alternative insights rooted in Oriental medicine, along with acupuncture’s distinctive treatments. (Please refer to the “Treatment – How We Treat” section on our website for details.)
Using traditional tools, we aim to unwind the root causes of pain and discomfort, supporting your journey toward better health and well-being.
Education & Professional Experience
Born in Singapore, Raised in Osaka
- 2004: Graduated from Osaka Prefectural Senri High School, International Liberal Arts Program
- 2008: Graduated from Osaka University, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Majoring in Chinese Language
- Joined Itochu Corporation, assigned to the Machinery Company
- Worked in translation and organic farming in Japan.
- Employed at a Japanese manufacturing company in Thailand (nameplate industry)
- Completed Advanced Thai Massage Course and learned Tok Sen (Wooden Mallet Therapy)
- 2018: Graduated from Morinomiya Medical College, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
- 2019: Master’s degree in Chinese Health and Humanity, University College London
- After licensing, trained at a long-established acupuncture clinic, obtained MA in the UK, and worked in a pediatric psychiatry clinic specializing in developmental disorders
- Engaged in the regional revitalization project in Tamba-Sasayama City
- Established Kobe Kitano Acupuncture Clinic
Memberships
- Member of the Japanese Pediatric Acupuncture Society
Publications & Conference Presentations
September 2019
Master’s Thesis, University College London (First Class – Unpublished)
“A Transnational History of Blind Massage: Unpacking the Conditions that Facilitated the Reception of the Japanese Blind Massage Practice by the London Institute for Massage by the Blind in 1901”
December 2022
In “THE BODY AS SUBJECT Body Images Transformed” (Rinsen Shoten, Kyoto) Volume 1, Chapter III-2 (Co-authored with Dr. Jiang Shan),
“The Boundary between Life and Death: Concept of the Body in Edo Period Acupuncture Figures”
(International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Joint Research Report 172)
November 2020
14th Annual Conference of the Japanese Pediatric Acupuncture Society
“On the Description of ‘Skin’ in the Huangdi Neijing Ling Shu”
November 2019
International Forum on the History of Medical Instruments, Peking University
“Decoding ‘Shinkyu Chouhouki‘ (1718): An Overview of the Development of Japanese Gold and Silver Needles and Tube Needling Techniques”