09/17/2025
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Usui Sensei Updated History: by Su Mach'ado Centro de Treinamento de Reiki - Felicidade
This excerpt is taken from Suās most recent article. The complete article provides further detail and context.
In April 2025, newly uncovered archives in Taiwan revealed original government documents about Mikao Usui Sensei, the founder of Usui Reiki Ryoho. These findings confirm details of his education, professional background, and his role as a government official during Japanās colonial administration of Taiwan.
The records (dated August 23, 1904) show that Usui was appointed by GotÅ Shinpei as a temporary employee of the Taiwan Traditional Customs Research Committee. His work involved studying local customs, language, and traditions to support policymaking.
-His handwritten rƩsumƩ in the archives details:
-Graduation from Kayo School (1885).
-English studies in Tokyo (1889ā1891).
-Literature and psychology studies (1893).
-Law studies at Nihon University (1893).
-Study of psychology and philosophy at Hocking School, USA (1895ā1896).
-Teaching certification (1894).
-Roles as educator, school founder, business advisor, and even working in San Francisco.
These records provide evidence-based clarity to Usuiās life, reinforcing what was written on the Usui Memorial Stone, and confirm his connection with GotÅ Shinpei, who later awarded him for relief efforts after the 1923 Great KantÅ Earthquake.
This discovery is considered one of the most important in 30 years of Reiki history research.
References:
Min Wang, āč¼äŗēē·ļ¼ę·å²ęä»¶ē¼ē¾ččč,ā Qiyuan Dezhi Reiki Study Center, April 8, 2025.
Justin B. Stein, Facebook post, April 12, 2025.
Taiwan National Archives: https://onlinearchives.th.gov.tw
Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2025, āUsui Sensei Updated Historyā by Su Machāado
For larger versions of the original documents, visit: https://www.reiki.org/usui-historical-documents