At FAMILY INADA, we believe that the world can benefit from the traditions of Japanese medicine that emphasize preventive health care, especially the importance of acupressure massage in maintaining well-being. FAMILY INADA has been devoted to designing and building therapeutic massage devices for home use since we were founded in 1962. We believe in the importance of acupressure massage in maintaining well-being and that our massage chairs can become an integral part of everyone's health care regimen. Our mission is to share with the world the benefit of our years of experience and innovation in acupressure massage chairs.

FAMILY INADA Goal: From No.1 in Japan to No.1 in the world.

Our goal is nothing less than to take our winning products to the world. The Family Group has export sales divisions in the U.S., Germany and Southeast Asia. Our massage chairs are in wide use in massage training centers and day spas. Group company FAMILY INADA specializes in high-end chairs for individual home and office use. We pledge to continue to provide high-quality, high-performance machines that meet the demands of our increasingly diverse clientele.

The History of the INADA Massage Chair

FAMILY INADA INC. (known as FAMILY INC. in Japan) built the original home massage chair in Japan in 1962. Year by year our teams engineers and massage professionals added innovation after innovation, consistently defining state-of-the-art massage chair mechanisms.

1971
First Kneading Mechanism. First Rhythmic Movement Function.

1972
First to offer choice of either two or four rollers.

1973
First to offer choice of firm or soft touch kneading

1974
First "human touch" function (squeeze and press). First clutch controlled kneading and tapping function.

1979
First spinal roller. First fold-up backrest. First adjustable recline system.

1983
First replaceable roller.

1988
First with both acupressure and massage roller features.

1996
First with four rollers that move in alignment with the body.

1998
First to use air bags for massage.

1999
First combination of rollers on upper body and air bags on lower body. First infrared pressure point detection system. First preventive medicine /wellness based software.

2000

INADA Chair i.1.A captures the number One share* of the market in Japan.

2001
INADA Chair i.1.A and INADA Chair H.9.A introduced to the U.S. with a Synchronized Music Program.

2003
World's first full-body massage chair that adapts itself to the shape of your body - Relaxation from head to toe-

2004
World's first massage chair that synchronizes music and sound generated from a home theater unit with massage.