First visit
75 minutesA long conversation, a touch-based assessment and a first treatment, then a plan you are free to change.
Kaimuki, Honolulu
Japanese-style acupuncture, one practitioner, one quiet room
Fine needles, shallow insertion and a lot of careful touch. I see adults and families by appointment, and children have a session of their own with gentle tools.
Tad Oshiro
Acupuncturist and owner
I learned this style from one teacher, and I still study it every month.
Japanese-style acupuncture is quiet work: fine needles, shallow insertion and a lot of palpation. Before I place anything, I feel the pulse, the skin and the belly, and I let that tell me where to begin. Many visits use only a few needles, and some use none.
My teacher trained at a small school in western Japan that taught touch before needling, and he taught a handful of working acupuncturists here in Honolulu. I studied with him for years. I still meet with a study group each month to compare notes and keep my hands honest.
Training
Graduate degree in acupuncture
Studied the Japanese style with one teacher
Monthly study group with other acupuncturists
Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.) · HI License no. 000000
The style
What stays the same at every visit
The details change with the person in front of me. These four things don't.
Touch first
We start with the pulse, the skin and the belly, so the treatment begins from what I feel and not from a checklist.
Fine, shallow needles
Thin, single-use needles, placed shallowly and often only a few. Some visits use none at all.
A quiet rest
You rest under a blanket while I check in. The room stays quiet, and you can say stop at any moment.
One small thing at home
Perhaps a warm towel, a seed taped to the ear to press now and then, or nothing at all.
Sessions
Choose a session
Every session starts with a conversation, and we agree on what to do before anything begins.
Adults and teens
Follow-up visit
45 minutesA short check-in, the treatment and a note on what to try before next time.
Session without needles
45 minutesTouch, warmth and gentle tools over the skin, with nothing inserted. For anyone who would rather not have needles today.
Short visit
30 minutesA brief treatment for someone who already has a plan with me: a few points, some warmth and a quick check-in.
Children
A parent or guardian stays for the whole session.
Pediatric session
30 minutesTapping and stroking with gentle tools, no needles inserted, at the pace your child sets.
Parent and child
60 minutesA parent and a child, one after the other, in a single booking.
Ask for a written estimate when you book.
The room
One table, a few tools, plain light
Everything in the room is here for a reason, and you can ask me about any of it.
Sample photos.
Who you will see
License and certification
Tad Oshiro is the only acupuncturist here, and his state license is listed at the bottom of every page.
State license
Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.)
HI License no. 000000 · Hawaii Board of Acupuncture (DCCA)
Allows the holder to practice acupuncture in Hawaii
National certification
Diplomate of Acupuncture (Dipl. Ac.), certified by NCBAHM (formerly NCCAOM)
National board certification
Education
Graduate degree in acupuncture
From an accredited acupuncture program
Request a visit
Tell me how to reach you and when suits you. I reply by phone, text or email.
Phone(808) 555-0106
Hours
- Tuesday – FridayToday
- 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Sunday and MondayToday
- Closed