A Survey Report on Ikki-Ryo : A Moxibustion Clinic Affiliated with the Uchihara Training Camp (1938-1945) for the Japanese Youth Volunteer Brigade for Reclamation of Manchuria and Mongolia

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  • YAMASHITA Hitoshi
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences Acupuncture Information Center

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  • 満蒙開拓青少年義勇軍内原訓練所の灸療所「一気寮」に関する調査報告
  • マンモウカイタク セイショウネン ギユウグン ナイ ゲン クンレンジョ ノ キュウリョウショ 「 イッキリョウ 」 ニ カンスル チョウサ ホウコク

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<p>Ikki-Ryo was a moxibustion clinic established as part of a national project facility that belonged to the Uchihara Training Camp (1938-1945) for the Japanese Youth Volunteer Brigade for Reclamation of Manchuria and Mongolia. Since such a case is extremely rare in the modern medical history of Japan, this article summarizes the information on Ikki-Ryo obtained through documents collection and analysis, interviews, and fieldwork investigation. Ikki-Ryo was proposed by acupuncturists Bunshi Shirota and Kyohei Tanaka, and was established under the directorship of Kanji Kato. It played a role in the clinical practice and training of moxibustion techniques. The data suggests that Ikki-Ryo provided advantageous clinical effects in the promotion of good health and in the treatment of some diseases (e.g. enuresis, suspected tuberculosis) for the trainees, while it is indicated that this clinic had a certain geographical, organizational, and emotional distance from other medical or healthcare departments at the camp. Although the role of moxibustion has changed throughout history, the concept and activities of Ikki-Ryo are still thought-provoking from the perspective of the diversity, versatility, complementarity, and sustainability of healthcare tools.</p>

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  • Kampo Medicine

    Kampo Medicine 71 (3), 251-261, 2020

    The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine

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