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S5 · E15 — Massage Chairs

S5:E15 · Massage Chairs

Episodes

41 episodes in this season

Ekiden

28 min

Batteries

Batteries

28 min

Cafes

28 min

Hot Water Bottles and Pocket Warmers

Hot Water Bottles and Pocket Warmers

28 min

Ikebana

28 min

Excavators

Excavators

28 min

Woods & Forests

28 min

Japanophiles - Dhugal Lindsay

28 min

Japanophiles - Richard Emmert

28 min

Japanophiles - Art Lee

28 min

Japanophiles - Philip Harper

28 min

Kabuki

28 min

Wild Vegetables

28 min

Horses

28 min

Massage Chairs

Massage Chairs

28 min

Shikoku Pilgrimage

28 min

Regional Fast Food

Regional Fast Food

28 min

Department Stores

Department Stores

28 min

Kimonos

28 min

Aquariums

Aquariums

28 min

Confectionery

Confectionery

28 min

Dolls

Dolls

28 min

Moss

28 min

High School Baseball

28 min

Planetariums

Planetariums

28 min

Japanophiles - Adam Booth

28 min

Japanophiles - Dave Spector

28 min

Japanophiles - Euan Craig

28 min

Shamisen

28 min

Crested Ibises

28 min

Abalone

28 min

Tokyo Station

28 min

Tokyo Skytree

28 min

Tokyo Bay

28 min

Potatoes, Taros, and Yams

28 min

Name Seals

28 min

Mushrooms

28 min

Vending Machines

28 min

Scissors

28 min

Satsuma Mandarins

28 min

Gift-giving

28 min

Begin Japanology

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200828m8.0

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Massage Chairs

Season 5 · Episode 15 · Apr 26, 2012

In Japan, stress is a part of life. Giving and receiving massages, particularly shoulder massages, is a Japanese institution. And over the last several decades, the massage chair has become an equally important part of Japanese life. The world's first massage chair was invented in Osaka in 1950. Its creator was an amateur inventor who wanted his frail daughter to be able to have a shoulder massage, even when he wasn't around. Since then, massage chair technology has come a long way. The latest models can massage the whole body, and they use technologies like computers, optic sensors, and pneumatic pumps. On this edition of BEGIN Japanology, our theme is massage chairs. We look at their state-of-the-art Japanese engineering and their little-known history.

Begin Japanology

TV Series

200828m8.0

Documentary

Now playing

Massage Chairs

Season 5 · Episode 15 · Apr 26, 2012

In Japan, stress is a part of life. Giving and receiving massages, particularly shoulder massages, is a Japanese institution. And over the last several decades, the massage chair has become an equally important part of Japanese life. The world's first massage chair was invented in Osaka in 1950. Its creator was an amateur inventor who wanted his frail daughter to be able to have a shoulder massage, even when he wasn't around. Since then, massage chair technology has come a long way. The latest models can massage the whole body, and they use technologies like computers, optic sensors, and pneumatic pumps. On this edition of BEGIN Japanology, our theme is massage chairs. We look at their state-of-the-art Japanese engineering and their little-known history.

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