ISJKM organizes own international symposia and workshops, and organizes the Society's participation at relevant international research conferences.

Cordial Invitation to the 7th International Symposium for Japanese Kampo Medicine!

Our next symposium will take place in the medieval town of Chinchón near Madrid in Spain.

Date: Friday 19.09.2025 – Saturday 20.09.2025

The Venue will be the beautiful Finca Venta Reyes within the old town, an ideal location to gather for scientific exchange on Kampo Medicine and to enjoy the specialities of Spanish culture and cuisine!

The Theme of the symposium is:

"Challenges and Chances for Kampo Medicine in a changing world”

Call for Abstracts

Call for abstracts is now open! Participants are invited to submit their abstracts on all fields of Japanese Kampo Medicine, including clinical and preclinical research results, historical, educational and international aspects.

Please follow the abstract guidelines and the abstract examples as seen below. Please also indicate if you wish an oral or a poster presentation, however oral presentation cannot be guaranteed. 

Kindly send your abstract by email to:   mail@isjkm.com

The Abstract Deadline is April 18, 2025!

Accommodation

Chinchón is a small medieval town and there are several hotels in short walking distance to the venue, the Finca Venta Reyes. Our local organizers have now put together a list of recommended accomodations which can be booked online on the usual booking platforms. 

The list of hotels can be reached by the following link and may be directly booked, the language and number of nights may be ajusted:  

Hotel List Chinchón

Please book your hotel as soon as possible! Chinchón is a very popular place for tourists and hotels may be filled up quickly.

Organization of Airport Transport

We plan to organize a shuttle service from Madrid Airport to Chinchón town and return.  For planning purposes, we need to know the demand, especially the number of persons who wish a shuttle transport and their flight time details. Once you have booked your flight and your accommodation, please fill in the form as provided in the link below.

Inquiry Airport Shuttle Demand

Please send us your request as soon as possible!

Registration

Online Registration is now open! 

Please register by booking a participation ticket as provided in the link below. 

The Symposium ticket fees include the scientific program on Friday and Saturday including full catering on both days and two dinner events on Friday and Saturday with music and dance. On Saturday there will be a Flamenco Dance Performance!

We also provide Additional Dinner-only tickets for accompanying persons. 

The different Participation Ticket Fees are as follows:

- Regular Symposium Fee incl. Catering + two Dinner Events on Fri. and Sat.                        £260.-

- Reduced Symp. Fee for ISJKM-Memb. incl. Catering + two Dinner Events on Fri. and Sat.  £240.-

- Reduced Student Fee including Catering + two Dinner Events on Fri. and Sat.                     £180.-

- Additional Dinner-Ticket for one accompanying person for Fri. 19.09.2025                              £60.- 

- Additional Dinner-Ticket for one accompanying person for Sat. 20.09.2025                             £60.-

The 6th International Symposium for Japanese Kampo Medicine took place at Christchurch College in Oxford, UK on September 22-23, 2023.

The Theme of the symposium was:  Kampo in Modern Health Care 

80 participants from nine countries around the world gathered in the historical medieval setting of Christchurch College. Excellent lectures gave insight into recent reseach results and current discussions. The side program allowed extensive networking at two evening events on Friday and Saturday with dinner, music, and dance.

Please see attached the program:

The 5th International Symposium for Japanese Kampo Medicine

took place on September 6 – 7, 2019 in the Welfenschloss Castle in Hann. Münden near Göttingen, Germany.

–  also celebrating the 10th Anniversary of ISJKM –

Theme:

Connecting Tradition, Scientific Evaluation and Individual Patient Care

With 80 participants from 10 countries this one and a half day symposium highlighted recent advances on all major aspects of Japanese Kampo Medicine including historical and education topics, basic and clinical research results, and international developments. 

New were workshop sessions on Friday afternoon including a clinical teaching session "Meet the expert" followed on Saturday by plenary oral presentations.

Please see attached the Symposium Brochure with Program and Abstracts:

Cooperation Partners of the 5th ISJKM Symposium

The 4th International Symposium for Japanese Kampo Medicine

took place on Saturday, May 6, 2017 in the  Hotel Maritim pro Arte in Berlin.

The Title was:

Highlights of Japanese Kampo Medicine:

Tradition, Modern Evaluation and Comprehensive Patient Care

The one day symposium with 80 participants from 12 countries highlighted recent advances in all major aspects of Japanese Kampo Medicine including historical, preclinical, and clinical features. Japanese acupuncture and combined therapy of herbal medicine and acupuncture was also covered in presentations.

Leading experts from Japan and the West in this field discussed and shared their clinical experience.

The third international symposium on Kampo Medicine was held on Friday, June 19, 2015

in Vienna, Austria at Hotel de France.

The title of the symposium was:

Highlights of Japanese Kampo Medicine: Traditional Knowledge, Modern Research and Clinical Practice

Cooperation Partners of the 3rd International Symposium for Japanese Kampo Medicine:

The second international symposium on Kampo Medicine was held on Wednesday,

April 10, 2013 in London at Asia House, New Cavendish Street.

The title of the symposium was:

Our symposium was a cooperating event for celebrating the 400th Anniversary of Japan-British relations: www.japan400.com

ISJKM acted as participating organization at the 

8th Annual Congress of the International Society for Complementary Medicine Research (ICCMR)

at the Institute of Education, London from April 11-13, 2013.

This first international symposium on Kampo Medicine was held on Friday, November 25, 2011 in Munich, Germany and was organized by the International Society for Japanese Kampo Medicine (ISJKM). There were 80 participants from all over the world. The title of the symposium was:

The Value of Japanese Kampo Medicine from an International Perspective: Evidence from Research and Clinical Practice.

Dr. H. Reissenweber, President of ISJKM

Private Clinic for Japanese Medicine, Graefelfing, Munich and

Competence Center for Complementary and Natural Medicine, Technical University of Munich

Technical University of Munich, Klinikum rechts der Isar

Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675 Munich, Germany

In 2010, ISJKM organized a Preconference Workshop on Kampo Medicine in cooperation with the

5th International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research (ICCMR) at Tromsoe, Norway

on May 18, 2010. 

Main topic: Japanese Kampo Medicine from an International Perspective: Challenges of Research and Clinical Practice.