Toyoshinkyu Founding and History

The History of the Toyoshinkyu College of Oriental Medicine

The Toyoshinkyu College of Oriental Medicine was founded by Sorei Yanagiya, a global authority on the medicine of acupuncture and moxibustion. His instruction of future generations of practitioners spanned from the early-to-mid twentieth century. In founding Toyoshinkyu, Yanagiya was not only cognizant of communicating to future generations a breadth of educational experience and research-based results in this academic field, but also conscious of making a contribution that bettered society.

1927 Founding of the Sorei Shinkyu Juku (Sorei Acupuncture and Moxibustion School)
1935 Reorganized into the Nihon Koto Shinkyu Gakuin (Japan Advanced Acupuncture and Moxibustion Institute)
1949 Inaugurated as the Takushoku University Seimei High School Manual Therapy Department
1957 Established as the independent Toyoshinkyu College of Oriental Medicine
Sorei Yanagiya made the first school president
Establishment of an acupuncture and moxibustion course, an anma/massage/shiatsu course, and a judo therapy course.
1959 Masao Maruyama made the second school president
Yoshio Manaka made the third school president
1960 Toyoshinkyu College of Oriental Medicine school buildings established on the grounds of Yanagiya’s former home in Kabukicho (Nishi-Okubo), Shinjuku.
1971 Nobuyasu Ishino made the fourth school president
1985 Reorganization into the Sorei Gakuen Educational Foundation Toyoshinkyu College of Oriental Medicine
Shogo Ishino made the fifth school president
Establishment of the Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Anma Course
1995 Move into the current campus buildings
2000 Establishment of the Toyoshinkyu No. 2 Building (containing an auditorium)
2001 Establishment of the Acupuncture and Moxibustion Course
(This Acupuncture and Moxibustion Course is unique to the Toyoshinkyu College of Oriental Medicine)
2003 Shohachi Tanzawa made the sixth school president
2005 Establishment of the Toyoshinkyu No. 3 Building. Clinical facilities renovated.
2007 Opening of the Sorei Memorial Hall
2009 Akizo Okada made the seventh school president
2010 Establishment of the practical training complex
2011 Hironao Takeuchi made the eighth school president
The Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Anma Course is renamed to the Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Anma/Massage/Shiatsu Course
A meeting on school founding in 1948 where earnest efforts were being made to establish an acupuncture and moxibustion school connected with the Takushoku University affiliated high school. There had been a strong relationship with this school that preceded WWII.

A meeting on school founding in 1948 where earnest efforts were being made to establish an acupuncture and moxibustion school connected with the Takushoku University affiliated high school. There had been a strong relationship with this school that preceded WWII.

First School President: Sorei Yanagiya

First School President: Sorei Yanagiya