{"id":8319,"date":"2026-09-09T14:09:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T05:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/?page_id=8319"},"modified":"2026-09-11T02:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T17:10:26","slug":"coaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/en\/coaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Yakuzen coaching"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yakuzen coaching<\/span><\/h1>\n\n

Turning what you learned into work<\/p>\n\n

What comes after learning yakuzen differs completely from person to person. Some opened a school, some supervise recipes for companies, some launched their own yakuzen tea brand, some added yakuzen to the job they already had. The eight practitioners registered with Yasai Yakuzen each came a different way. Someone whose path is close to yours will take a 45-minute online coaching session with you about your career.<\/p>\n\n

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9,800 yen<\/p>\n\n

per session, tax included<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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45 minutes<\/p>\n\n

Online<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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5 people a month<\/p>\n\n

maximum<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

This is coaching about how to use yakuzen and where to take your career. It does not involve diagnosis, treatment, medication or any other medical act. For anything about how you are feeling, please see a doctor or pharmacist.<\/p>\n\n

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Career paths<\/p>\n\n

Ways to use yakuzen<\/h2>\n\n

We have grouped the paths our eight registered practitioners actually took into six. In 45 minutes we narrow down which one suits you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Add it to the job you have<\/h3>\n\n

A pharmacist, a yoga teacher, a chef. Some of our registered practitioners layered yakuzen onto the work they already did. We talk about which jobs it sits well with, and what order to add it in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Open a school or run courses<\/h3>\n\n

Cooking classes, yakuzen tea blending classes, online courses. Some run a course every month. We talk about how to start and how to think about where you first announce it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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03<\/p>\n\n

Recipe development and supervision for companies<\/h3>\n\n

Tie-in lessons and recipe development for food and appliance makers. Some of our registered practitioners have taken on this work. We talk about how to get in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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04<\/p>\n\n

Make your own product<\/h3>\n\n

Two registered practitioners plan and sell their own yakuzen tea brands. What to tackle first, and where people get stuck.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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05<\/p>\n\n

Write<\/h3>\n\n

Kampo columns for web media, recipes in a brand's member magazine. Coming in as a writer is another way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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06<\/p>\n\n

Move into the yakuzen and kampo industry<\/h3>\n\n

One practitioner earned the qualification while working a company job, then moved into the kampo industry. We talk about where a qualification sits when you are thinking about changing jobs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Members<\/p>\n\n

The eight registered practitioners<\/h2>\n\n

Eight yakuzen practitioners are registered with Yasai Yakuzen. All of them hold the Kokusai Yakuzenshi (international yakuzen practitioner) qualification, but their previous careers and current focus are all different.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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\"Chiho<\/figure>\n\n
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Pharmacist \/ Kokusai Chuishi (international Chinese medicine practitioner) \/ Kokusai Yakuzenshi (international yakuzen practitioner)<\/p>\n\n

Chiho Sanpei<\/h3>\n\n

After twelve years in a dispensing pharmacy, including work as supervising pharmacist and pharmacy manager, she earned the Kokusai Yakuzenshi and Kokusai Chuishi qualifications. She spent two years as an adviser at a kampo specialist pharmacy, and now works mainly on one-to-one consultations, courses and column writing.<\/p>\n\n

Add it to the job you have<\/span>\u00a0Writing<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Shuko<\/figure>\n\n
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Yakuzen chef \/ head of Shinsen Yakuzen<\/p>\n\n

Shuko Muto<\/h3>\n\n

A systems engineer in her twenties, she set out to become a chef at thirty and went to evening culinary school. She took up yakuzen around the time her child started primary school, and now runs the yakuzen tea brand adjusTea and leads cooking classes.<\/p>\n\n

Making products<\/span>\u00a0Classes<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Ryoko<\/figure>\n\n
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Yakuzen and Korean medicine researcher \/ head of Hanagoto<\/p>\n\n

Ryoko Kobayashi<\/h3>\n\n

She earned the Kokusai Yakuzenshi qualification in 2020 while working a company job, then moved into the kampo industry. Since May 2024 she has run monthly courses on Korean medicine, yakuzen and medicinal herbs, and organises trips around Korea's medicinal herb markets.<\/p>\n\n

Moving into the industry<\/span>\u00a0Courses<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Hanako<\/figure>\n\n
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Yakuzen and yoga \/ head of Kimusubi-an<\/p>\n\n

Hanako Murakami<\/h3>\n\n

Twenty years of yoga. Having a child made her look again at the link between food and the body, and she earned the Kokusai Yakuzenshi qualification in 2016. She plans and sells the yakuzen tea TOKIMUSUBI TEA and develops recipes for food and drink brands.<\/p>\n\n

Making products<\/span>\u00a0Recipe development for companies<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Mayuko<\/figure>\n\n
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Yakuzen and fermented food researcher<\/p>\n\n

Mayuko Moriyama<\/h3>\n\n

She has led StudioGift, a bread, cooking and confectionery school, for nine years. Holding the Kokusai Yakuzenshi and Kokusai Chuishi qualifications, she has taken on tie-in lessons and recipe development with appliance and food makers, and spoken at seminars.<\/p>\n\n

Classes<\/span>\u00a0Supervision for companies<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Ai<\/figure>\n\n
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Yakuzen and yoga \/ head of COCO STYLE<\/p>\n\n

Ai Haraguchi<\/h3>\n\n

Her own health troubles led her to Chinese medicine, and she now runs courses that cross yakuzen and yoga. She has taught plum-preserving courses and spice curry classes, and supervised recipes for home yakuzen.<\/p>\n\n

Courses<\/span>\u00a0Recipe supervision<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Naomi<\/figure>\n\n
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Yakuzen and wellness producer<\/p>\n\n

Naomi Tashima<\/h3>\n\n

She has worked on product development and brand production through yakuzen and Chinese medicine. As representative director of an association she runs courses, continuing programmes and a community, and is a published author.<\/p>\n\n

Making products<\/span>\u00a0Courses<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Asako<\/figure>\n\n
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Representative of YAKUZEN TOKYO Inc.<\/p>\n\n

Asako Yamakawa<\/h3>\n\n

After launching a D2C apparel business she took leave through overwork. Looking for the cause led her to Chinese-medicine yakuzen, and she earned the Kokusai Yakuzenshi qualification in 2020. She founded YAKUZEN TOKYO Inc. and handles everything from product design to packaging.<\/p>\n\n

Starting a business<\/span>\u00a0Making products<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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See all eight profiles<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Topics<\/p>\n\n

Questions people bring<\/h2>\n\n

These are the questions that come up most. The answer depends on the person, so we work it out once we have heard your situation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Should I go for Kokusai Yakuzenshi, or is an introductory course enough?<\/p>\n\n

The answer changes depending on whether you want it as a hobby or to teach. Certified qualifications require a set number of taught hours, so you cannot get there by self-study. Get clear on your purpose first, then decide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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I want to start a school, but where do the first students come from?<\/p>\n\n

Among our registered practitioners are someone who has run a cooking school for nine years and someone who runs a course every month. We talk about where to announce it first and how to keep it going.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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How do I add yakuzen to the job I have?<\/p>\n\n

A pharmacist, a yoga teacher, a licensed cook. Some registered practitioners have layered yakuzen onto work they already did. We start from the ways that fit well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Where does recipe supervision work for companies come from?<\/p>\n\n

Some registered practitioners have taken on tie-ins with food and appliance makers. We get specific about what to prepare and where to send it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Can I make a living from yakuzen alone?<\/p>\n\n

Yakuzen qualifications are mostly private ones, and making a career on yakuzen alone is not simple. We are straight with you about what the people doing well have combined it with.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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I want to start publishing, but what do I write first?<\/p>\n\n

One practitioner writes kampo columns for web media, another has had recipes run in a brand's member magazine. We talk about the order to come in as a writer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Scope<\/p>\n\n

What we can and cannot advise on<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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What we can advise on<\/h3>\n\n