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Kuniyoshi Okikura沖倉 国悦
Founder of Rokuso Rendo Soho / Physical therapist and manual therapist
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Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1979. He worked in hospitals as a physical therapist for 16 years, including as a section chief training junior staff at a healthcare group with more than 130 rehabilitation staff. Through years of working with unexplained pain and stiffness, he focused on cases where "the pain comes back even after the painful spot is massaged," and developed his own system of manual techniques, Rokuso Rendo Soho (the 6-Layer Release), which applies the principle of leverage to work directly on deep sources of pain.
Based at his clinic in Omotesando, Tokyo, he has treated more than 30,000 patients with severe or long-standing pain. The technique DVD he released to the manual therapy field in 2019 ranked No. 1 in industry sales, and about 3,000 practitioners have attended the seminars he leads in Tokyo and Osaka. He also organizes a human cadaver lab in Hawaii, continuing both his own study of fascial structure on the real human body and the education of practitioners.
Affiliated with Sun Music Production. His first book, Rokuso Rendo Soho: The Latest "Zero Pain" Fascia Release, became a No. 1 Amazon Japan bestseller (Chiropractic & Seitai category), and he has been featured widely in the media, including a column series for Toyo Keizai Online, as well as on TV and in newspapers and magazines.
Career
- 1979: Born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Worked in hospitals as a physical therapist for 16 years, mentoring junior staff as a section chief at a healthcare group with more than 130 rehabilitation staff
- Developed Rokuso Rendo Soho; treats patients with severe or long-standing pain at his clinic in Omotesando, Tokyo
- 2019: Released a technique DVD to the manual therapy field; No. 1 in industry sales
- 2019: Conducted a physician-supervised clinical trial through an independent third-party organization (statistically significant differences in all measured items; zero adverse events)
- Leads the "Successor Seminar" in Tokyo and Osaka (six months, six sessions, in Japanese); graduates practice at 70 certified clinics across Japan
- Organizes and accompanies the human cadaver lab in Hawaii
- April 2025: Entered into a business partnership with, and became affiliated with, Sun Music Production, a Japanese talent agency
Books
Know How Your Muscles Connect, and You Can Ease Stiff Shoulders and Lower Back Pain Yourself
ASCOM / Published November 27, 2025 / 1,500 yen (excl. tax). In Japanese. Why don't your shoulders or back get better no matter how much you massage them? The cause may lie in "fascial adhesions." Written for general readers, it explains possible root causes of pain and self-care. View on Amazon Japan →
Rokuso Rendo Soho: The Latest "Zero Pain" Fascia Release
Kazahinobunko / No. 1 in Amazon Japan's Chiropractic & Seitai category. A book for practitioners summarizing the theory and techniques of Rokuso Rendo Soho. In Japanese.
Media coverage & appearances
- Three-page feature in the series "Energizing Japan! Profiles of Passionate People," monthly magazine Kenko 365, April 2026 issue (Kenko 365 Online)
- Self-care articles on Shogakukan's Sarai.jp (lower back pain / stiff shoulders)
- Health column series, Toyo Keizai Online (Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3)
- Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun: feature on his new book
- Nikkan Gendai (2023): feature on his first book, Rokuso Rendo Soho: The Latest "Zero Pain" Fascia Release
- Treatment broadcast live on Fuji TV's "Live News It!" (April 19, 2022); featured on Kansai TV's "Antenna San"
- Featured in LALALA USA, a Los Angeles magazine for the Japanese community
- Treatment videos on the YouTube channel Rokuso Shisho's "Releasing Adhesions Again Today!" (in Japanese)
For the latest coverage, see News & Media (Japanese).