Yamaguchi Chiyoko Yamaguchi passed away in Ausgust, 2003 at the age of 82. She was taught Levels 1 and 2 by Hayashi Chujiro in 1938. She said that she learnt both shoden and okuden together over 5 consecutive days. Many of her family members were practitioners and from one of them she learnt to perform the attunement. Yamaguchi Chiyoko has assisted her son, Tadao, teaching a style that they called Jikiden Reiki. Alive are some of their family members who are practitioners, but not teachers, in the system. Tadao is based in Kyoto, Japan.
Yamaguchi Tadao Son of Yamaguchi Chiyokoand the founder of Jikiden Reiki. He has recently co-written a book about Hayashi Chujiro with Frank Arjava Petter.
Yamashita, Kay One of Hawayo Takata's sisters and trained by Hawayo Takata as a Reiki Master. For more information about her teacher and other fellow students click here.