Japan ‘thought killers’ offer health therapy that many describe as ‘scary’, ‘intense experience’
Extreme version of TCM practice is attracting scores of Japanese celebrities eager to experience pricey procedure
As Chinese acupuncture gained worldwide recognition, it evolved into various styles, including a recent adaptation from Japan known as “thought killers”.
The term was coined to describe practitioners who help clients flush out negative thoughts and purify the mind.
The technique has attracted many Japanese celebrities and sparked lively discussions among Chinese netizens.
Acupuncture used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) involves inserting very thin needles into the skin at acupressure points along the body’s meridians – or energy channels. Japan’s version is based on that format.
In an Instagram post on August 14, Japanese actor Masataka Kubota, who has about 314,000 followers, shared photos of himself having Japanese acupuncture, which attracted more than 30,000 likes.
The images showed needles covering most of his forehead and chest, which looked so scary that Instagram flagged the photos as “sensitive content”.
