PROFILE
Director
Masashi Tsuruta
Qualifications:
- Licensed Acupuncturist
- Licensed Anma, Massage, and Shiatsu Practitioner
- Licensed Judo Therapist
(All are national licenses in Japan)
Affiliation:
Hokkaido Acupuncture, Massage, and Judo Therapy Cooperative Association
Biography
| 1970 | Born and raised in Osaka |
| 1995 | Graduated from Hokkaido University |
| 2004 | Graduated from Yukinooka Acupuncture College (Osaka) Obtained licenses as Acupuncturist and Anma-Massage-Shiatsu Practitioner |
| 2009 | Graduated from Kansai Medical Academy, Judo Therapy Department Obtained license as Judo Therapist |
| 2014 | Opened “Niseko Dome Clinic” in the Kondo area, Niseko Town, Hokkaido |
Career
From my student days, I devoted myself to strengthening my body in nature through activities such as mountaineering, canoeing, and cycling trips, and through these experiences I developed a strong interest in the “harmony of mind and body.”
After graduating from university, I worked at an oil company, but seeking a path where I could engage more directly with people’s bodies, I shifted to the world of traditional Eastern medicine.
While attending vocational school, I gained clinical experience at acupuncture, moxibustion, and massage clinics, and after graduation, I further honed my practice in a variety of medical settings, including orthopedic and internal medicine clinics.
During the period when I was considering opening my own clinic, I experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake and became deeply aware of the “finiteness of life and time.”
I then moved to Hokkaido, a place I had admired since my student days, and established my clinic in Niseko Town.
The year after obtaining my acupuncture license, I was hospitalized in the ICU due to acute hepatitis, which awakened me to the importance of mental well-being.
Since then, I have continued to pursue “true health of body and mind” through yoga and meditation.
Hobbies & Life Work
- Reading
- Yoga & Vipassana Meditation
- Visiting Hot Springs
- Shoveling Snow & Splitting Firewood
- Comics / Manga
- Indian Culture & Philosophy
- Both my work and hobbies are connected to “balancing mind and body.”
What I aim for is not temporary relaxation, but treatment that fundamentally restores your body’s constitution and function.
Through personalized care tailored to each individual, I help draw out your natural healing ability and restore your body’s natural rhythm.
Amid the beautiful nature of Niseko, let’s work together to reclaim your true self and your health.