Oriental Medicine

What we do

Department of Oriental Medicine (Kampo Medicine)

~ Medicine that Empowers Your Body’s Natural Capacity to Heal ~

All living beings possess homeostasis—an innate ability to maintain internal balance and recover from illness or injury. While modern Western medicine is indispensable for acute care and surgeries, standard medical treatments achieve their maximum efficacy when a patient’s inner vitality and natural healing capabilities are strong.

Oriental Medicine (Kampo) views the human mind and body as an integrated whole. By identifying subtle systemic imbalances and restoring your optimal internal state, our care aims to maximize your natural self-healing power.

Whether combined with Western treatments or utilized for chronic, unexplained discomforts, we collaborate seamlessly with other medical departments to enhance your overall Quality of Life (QOL).

Key Clinical Focus & Unique Strengths

Holistic Mind-Body Evaluation: Treating the person as a whole, rather than focusing solely on isolated organs or diseased parts.

Synergistic Integrative Care: Working alongside Western medical therapies to optimize treatment outcomes, reduce side effects, and accelerate recovery.

Addressing Functional & Unexplained Symptoms: Effectively relieving persistent discomforts where standard laboratory tests show no structural abnormalities (e.g., sensitivity to cold, fatigue, autonomic dysfunction).

Conditions we handle

While acute conditions and surgical emergencies require immediate Western medical intervention, Oriental Medicine offers effective support for functional disorders, chronic conditions, and wellness optimization:

Allergic & Constitutional Conditions: Atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, and hay fever.

Mitigation of Cancer Treatment Side Effects: Alleviating side effects and weakness caused by chemotherapy or radiation therapy to support treatment continuity.

Refractory Chronic Conditions: Supporting cases with limited progress under standard therapies—such as unexplained infertility, tinnitus, and post-stroke sequelae (cerebral infarction/hemorrhage).

Functional & Unexplained Symptoms (Normal Test Results): Sensitivity to cold (Chills/Hie-sho), dysmenorrhea (painful periods), and menopausal syndrome.

Pre- and Post-Operative Recovery: Restoring appetite, physical energy, and mental vitality before and after major surgeries.

Geriatric & Frailty Care: Managing age-related symptoms (frequent/nighttime urination, weakness, fatigue) and building constitutional resilience in elderly or frail patients.

Number of cases

Total Outpatient Consultations: 7,717 patients

(FY2024)

Operation results

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List of Doctors

Chief of Oriental Medicine

Kiyoshi MINAMIZAWA

Subspeciality
Oriental Medicine

Department name	Oriental Medicine
Medical School	Tohoku University， School of Medicine
Special Qualifications	Board Certified Specialist and Advanced Certified Specialist of The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine Board Certified Specialist and Advanced Certified Specialist of The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Board Certified Specialist of Japanese Association for Acute Medicine
Education & Career	1991.Mar. Graduated from Tohoku University， School of Medicine 1991.Apr. Residency in Japan Red Cross Musashino Hospital 1993.Apr. Oriental Medicine， Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital 1995.Apr. Internal Medicine， Suwa Chuo Hospital 1996.Apr. Internal Medicine， Narita Red Cross Hospital 1998.APr. Oriental Medicine， Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital 1999.Apr. Oriental Medicine， Iizuka Hospital 2001.Apr. Oriental Medicine， Toyama University Hospital 2006.Apr. Oriental Medicine， Tonami General Hospital 2009.Apr. Chief of Oriental Medicine， Kameda Medical Center

Chief Physician

Nobukazu HORIE

Subspeciality
General Oriental Medicine

Department name	Oriental Medicine
Medical School	Iwate Medical University School of Medicine
Special Qualifications	Board-Certified Kampo (Japanese Herbal Medicine) Specialist, Japanese Society of Oriental Medicine
Education & Career	"March 1987 – Graduated from Iwate Medical University School of Medicine April 1987 – Junior Resident, Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University Dec 1989 – Pediatric Physician, Hidaka General Hospital April 1992 – Chief Pediatrician, Nachikatsuura Town Hospital Hot Springs Hospital April 2003 – Physician, Department of Kampo Medicine, University of Toyama (formerly Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University) April 2004 – Director, Pediatrics, Kinan General Hospital April 2005 – Chief Physician, Kampo Medicine Department, Iizuka Hospital April 2008 – Chief Physician, Wakan Medicine Department, Kobe Centennial Memorial Hospital April 2019 – Joined Kameda Medical Center, Department of Oriental Medicine as Chief Physician"

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