Takayuki Koei Kuwahara, LAc. has been practicing Acupuncture and Ki therapy for forty years in Boston and Japan, employing both Japanese styles classical Acupuncture and Medical Ki therapy.  Afte graduating from Tokyo Therapeutic Institute in 1979, he went on to complete an intensive five-year live in Deshi(apprenticeship) with Fukushima Kodo, renowned master and developer of the Toyo Hari systems of acupuncture.

Having taught for the Toyo Hari Association for 15 years, Mr. Kuwahara now teaches his own unique (Hari / Kototama) style of acupuncture that draws from the various systems practiced by his teachers: practitioners such as Sensei Masamichi Shimada (Kototama) Tetsuo Shiomi, Masakazu Ikeda, Denmei Shudo (Meridian therapy), Kunsei Kudo (Bloodletting), Masanori Tanioka (Pediatrics), and Masato Nakagawa (Shinkiko/ Ki-therapy). Since visiting to New England School Acupuncture as guest instructor in 1989, He has been teaching several JAS courses, advanced continuing education programs at NESA in Boston, in many part of the world. He is the editor of Traditional Japanese Acupuncture –Fundamentals and Clinical Guide of Meridian Therapy, and of numerous acupuncture articles. Also he has practiced Aikido and Iaido for 45 years. He lives in Watertown, MA USA and maintains a private practice.