Toyohari (which translates from the Japanese as “East
Asian Needle Therapy”) is a refinement of the 2,000 year
old tradition of meridian-focused acupuncture, and is
derived directly from classical East Asian medical
theory.
Many interpretations and approaches to acupuncture have
been derived from the early Chinese texts, amongst them
(in Japan) Keiraku Chiryo or “Meridian Therapy” which is
an approach which focuses particularly on the Five Phase
theories originally outlined in the Nanjing. It is an
approach which proved to be particularly influential and
effective during the re-acculturation of acupuncture in
Japan in the twentieth century. The Toyohari Association
has innovatively reviewed this approach in the light of
modern clinical experience, modern illness, and in the
context of the realities of the times in which we live,
creating its own vibrant living tradition from these
ancient, venerable but often arcane texts.
