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The Practitioners

Who you will see.

Movement. Japanese acupuncture. Clinical precision. Hands-on release.
Distinct specialisms — available together when needed.

Hide Kuwabara — Physiotherapist & Founder
PHYSIOTHERAPY

Hide Kuwabara

Physiotherapist & Founder

Founder

Movement analysis · Sports rehab · Injury prevention · Athletic performance · East–West integration

Amsterdam Zuid daily · Amstelveen Friday mornings

Contact: hide@alterphysio.com

Hide trained in physiotherapy and went on to study Japanese acupuncture — not as a separate discipline, but as an extension of the same question: why does this body move the way it does?

His work covers injury recovery, athletic performance, and the kind of chronic pain that standard treatment has not resolved. He works with professional athletes and everyday movers alike, with the same underlying method: understand the pattern, correct the root, train the body to hold the change.

He is fluent in English, Dutch and Japanese.

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Haruki Sakai — Japanese Acupuncture & Therapeutic Oil Massage
ACUPUNCTURE & MASSAGE

Haruki Sakai

Japanese Acupuncture & Therapeutic Oil Massage

Independent

Japanese acupuncture · Therapeutic oil massage · Seitai · Chronic pain · Stress & sleep · Circulation

Amsterdam Zuid only

Practiced under Haruki Works

Contact: haruki.sakai.0925@gmail.com

Haruki’s mission is simple: a deeply relaxing experience that also delivers real, lasting results. He combines virtually painless Japanese acupuncture and moxibustion with a restorative oil massage, tailored to each body.

This melts away deep muscle tension, balances the nervous system, and boosts circulation — for chronic neck, shoulder and back pain, sports injuries, stress, sleep problems, fatigue, and digestive or hormonal imbalance.

He works in Japanese and English.

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Soichiro Funo — Acupuncturist — Orthopaedic & Clinical
ACUPUNCTURE

Soichiro Funo

Acupuncturist — Orthopaedic & Clinical

Independent

Ultrasound-guided needling · Electro-acupuncture · Orthopaedic conditions · Allergy & immune · Sports injury recovery

Amsterdam Zuid daily · Amstelveen Friday afternoons

Practiced under BodyRemaker

Contact: wnoxp45@gmail.com

Soichiro worked in orthopaedic settings before specialising in acupuncture — an unusual combination that shapes how he thinks about injury, recovery, and the body’s capacity to heal.

He uses ultrasound guidance for precise needle placement, and electro-acupuncture for injury recovery and musculoskeletal conditions. He also treats allergic conditions and immune-related concerns, drawing on both Western pathology and Eastern regulatory principles.

For patients who prefer a clinical explanation of what is happening and why — Soichiro communicates with the clarity of someone trained in both worlds.

He works in English, Dutch, and Japanese.

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Keigo Arakawa — Acupuncturist & Seitai Bodyworker
MASSAGE & ACUPUNCTURE

Keigo Arakawa

Acupuncturist & Seitai Bodyworker

Independent

Seitai Japanese massage · Japanese acupuncture · Deep tension release · Postural & structural balance · Stress & nervous-system relaxation

Amsterdam Zuid · by appointment

Practiced under Yoin_. Acupuncture & Seitai — River International

Contact: arakawaanitora@gmail.com

Keigo works where the body has forgotten how to rest. Trained in both hands-on Japanese massage (Seitai) and Japanese acupuncture, he releases deeply held tension while restoring balance through the body’s structure and its regulatory systems.

Through Seitai, he encourages relaxation from within — creating the conditions for the body to soften, regulate, and recover naturally. Through acupuncture, he addresses the outer layers of dysfunction: muscular tension, postural imbalance, restricted movement, and accumulated stress.

His work is for symptoms that are persistent, recurring, or hard to resolve — chronic tension, stress-related complaints, physical discomfort, or the sense that the body never fully switches off.

He works in Japanese and English.