Yōjō: Active and Quiet Ways to Nourish Life
KAKIKOFU approaches the concept of *yojo* (health cultivation) based on five main pillars: diet, herbal medicine, moxibustion, the body, and the mind.
KAKIKOFU approaches the concept of *yojo* (health cultivation) based on five main pillars: diet, herbal medicine, moxibustion, the body, and the mind.
From “Having Something Done for You” to “Moving for Yourself” — A Change I Saw in My Mother-in-Law
Even though we know that exercising is good for our health, many people are unsure about how much activity is needed or what specific exercises to do. Yet, physical activity has long been considered a form of self-care for maintaining well-being. Let’s try to move our bodies a little more than we currently do.
Even though we know that exercising is good for our health, many people are unsure about how much activity is needed or what specific exercises to do. Yet, physical activity has long been considered a form of self-care for maintaining well-being. Let’s try to move our bodies a little more than we currently do.

Recently, a Chinese medical doctor based in Manila, Philippines, visited Japan for the first time to participate in a short-term acupuncture and moxibustion training program at KAKIKOFU.

Since opening Kakikofu (和氣香風) in 2017, we have had the pleasure of welcoming many international visitors, as well as people from overseas who live in Japan.

In the Edo period, there was a Kampo medicine beloved even by the Tokugawa shogunate. It is called Keigyokukō

In modern Japan, the nation is divided into 47 prefectures, with Tokyo standing as the capital. Yet in earlier