The history of Amma goes back more than 4000 years and has its source in Northern India, Nepal and Tibet... China transmitted this technique to Japan in the year 562, which revolutionized massage and gave rise to competitions between masters. Kobido is a rigorous teaching that requires a lot of practice before being well mastered.
For centuries, Kobido has been passed down from master to student. A French style of facial massage made its appearance in Japan in 1888, accompanied by new practices of targeted care for the face, making the method evolve.
The masters follow one another, and today there are 25 generation lines. Master Shogo Mochizuki, who went to the United States to spread and teach Kobido, is today one of the heirs of the House of Kobido and represents the 26th generation as a Master Trainer.
In the past, this facial was reserved for empresses and her courtesans, who were the well-kept secret of these women with firm and radiant skin.