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I practiced massages in my childhood

Massagen in Stäfa, die Kranich Apotheke

While receiving massages is something special and luxurious in Switzerland, having a regular professional massage is a part of culture in Japan. When I was a child, for instance, my mother went often to a massage therapist. I also went to get a massage during my days of working in Tokyo.

 

Massages among family members was usual in my childhood in Japan.  I used to massage my mother (almost whole body---from the neck to the feet). She knew what acupressure points and which areas I should press and knead. I was pleased to see her relaxed every time I gave her a massage.

 

She, my father and my grand mother massaged me (head, shoulders and feet) from time to time.