"Why combine acupuncture and English conversation?" I often get asked this question.
I guess you don't see the two combined often.

I majored in English education at university and studied abroad in the United States. I met a lot of people with different backgrounds.
During that time, I became interested in how people acquire language.
After that, I worked as an English teacher at a public high school until I retired in Japan.

During that time, I got married, and at the age of 29, in the final month of my first pregnancy, I developed facial nerve paralysis.
I was referred to a neurology department at a large hospital, and was told that massage would make it better, so I was sent home. After giving birth, I visited the doctor with severe pain in my ear, but I was told that it was "too late" and was referred to an ear, nose and throat department. I had many tests there, but the results were the same.

With a baby on my hands, I thought about committing suicide, but my father recommended acupuncture.
That was my first encounter with acupuncture. I went to a clinic for 7 years. I can't say I'm cured, but my life has become much easier.

I always wanted to know why I got this disease.
With the deregulation of school establishment, I found out that a night acupuncture school was opening near the school where I worked, so I attended the night school while working. I obtained a national qualification in acupuncture at the age of 51.
In September of the year I retired, I opened "Kanon Acupuncture/English Conversation Salon".
I am part of the Oriental Acupuncture Medical Society. It is a gentle but very effective acupuncture which is the polar opposite of the strong stimulation and electric acupuncture I have received.

What is important at an acupuncture salon?

• We ask you to answer the questionnaire as much as possible in advance and consider possible diseases and meridians (locations) that are problematic from an Oriental medical perspective.
• We actually examine your body and approach you in an effective way while limiting the number of needles.
• At the time of your follow-up visit, we will consider the effect of the previous treatment and any shortcomings, and consider the approach method while examining your body.

I believe that a complete cure is difficult with acupuncture but We will do our best to make your body in a better condition so that you can live a better life.

What is important in an English conversation salon (Currently) It has been 6 years since we opened, and most of our customers are students preparing for exams or Eiken. If you come, we will do our best to accommodate you.

• A common problem in Japan is that even though you studied English a lot at school, you can't understand or speak it. I think that's a waste. I want to bridge the gap between school English and conversational English.
• We will create a program that suits each individual's abilities and time, such as self-introductions, family introductions, local introductions, and Japanese introductions (in English), conversations that are useful for traveling abroad, and conversations that are useful for homestays, according to your wishes.
• We would like to break down the barriers to learning English by focusing on the differences between English pronunciation , rhythm and Japanese.