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Hawayo Takata plays a critical role in Reiki history because she brought the practice of Reiki from Japan to the West. Prior to this, Reiki was practiced only in Japan.

Though Hawayo Takata was an American citizen born in the then-territory of Hawaii, she was of Japanese heritage, so she was able to walk in both Eastern and Western worlds.

Hawayo Takata was born on Christmas Eve 1900 and named for her birthplace of Hawaii. Her parents had emigrated from Japan. To take care of personal business and health matters, Hawayo Takata traveled to Japan in 1935.