Solechika
A bright treatment room with wooden shelves

Movin’, Himeji, Hyogo

Akihiro Nakamura

Loosen, settle, start moving.

The entrance to Movin’
Language
  • Email booking not available yet
  • English is difficult at the salon. Bring a translation app.Use what Japanese you can, too.
  • Salon website in Japanese only
The work
Joint, cranial and muscle adjustment, working gently on twists and fascia across the whole body.
Background
A licensed judo therapist, which is a national qualification in Japan. Has attended Koto’s study groups without a break since 2021.
Getting there
About 2 minutes’ walk from Shikama Station on the Sanyo Electric Railway. Parking for three cars.
Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9:00–12:30 and 15:00–19:00. Wednesday 9:00–12:30. Closed Sundays and holidays. By appointment.
Fees
Listed on the salon website, in Japanese ↗
Good to talk about
Judo, dance and cafés.
A first session
About 60 minutes, ¥8,800. Cashless payment accepted. First visits are limited to two people a day.
Booking
Email booking not available yet
Find the salon

Your body is the one car you’ll ever own.

Akihiro asks you to imagine owning one car, knowing you can never have another. You’d take care of it and drive with care. Your heart and body are the same: the vehicle you’ll rely on for life.

Injury and mental strain wore Akihiro down as a student, and the wish to understand that body led into this work. The path wandered, but a fragile body is what led to today’s delicate touch.

The name comes from “move”: giving movement to the joints, building a body that moves more freely, and moving the heart.

The greatest joy these days is cheering on a small son at judo, who fights with everything, win or lose.

Akihiro Nakamura sitting at a table with a meal
Akihiro, off duty.
“See the trees, and see the forest too. It’s actually the shortcut.”
On the whole body
“I try to give the session I’d want to receive, and want to come back for.”
On the work
“Your heart and your body are your greatest assets.”
On why it matters

Why Tadahiro Koto recommends Akihiro

Chosen for sincerity, not flash.

Nakamura has built everything through steady effort, with no showy promotion or self-display, only careful attention to each person.

The work is rooted in the local community, yet word spreads on its own, and referrals keep coming from nearby cities and other prefectures.

At my study groups since 2021, without a miss, Nakamura is always among the very best: a real sense for the work, with hands that are both delicate and steady.

Getting to the salon.

Nakamura Mansion 1F, 130 Shimizu, Shikama-ku, Himeji, Hyogo

For taxis and map apps

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Akihiro Nakamura at the clinic
Akihiro at Movin’.

Email booking isn’t available yet.

We don’t have an email address for this salon yet. In the meantime, you can see the sensei who take email bookings.