Kobido® is a registered trademark in Japan, the United States, Italy, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, Lithuania, Russia, and many other countries. The unauthorized use of the Kobido name constitutes misrepresentation and trademark infringement and is disrespectful to the Kobido lineage and art. 

• “Kobido” is a company name. There are many unauthorized and untrained individuals in Europe claiming that “Kobido” means “Japanese facial massage”. This is misleading and disrespectful to us as well as to other Japanese companies that offer facial massages.
  

• Kobido is just one among many Japanese facial massage companies and styles. In the same way that "Toyota" does not mean "Japanese car", "Kobido" is not a synonym for "Japanese facial massage". Just like a car is only a Toyota if manufactured by Toyota, a Kobido treatment is only Kobido if it is performed by the Kobido company and its affiliates.
  

• Most so-called “Kobido”schools in Europe have no knowledge of the Kobido training. While some of these practitioners may have studied with us up to Level 4 and 5, these levels are limited in content and do not qualify them to teach or represent Kobido.

We urge you to be cautious and discerning, referring directly to our website to identify our authorized instructors here.