Tempū Nakamura | |
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| Born | July 20, 1876 Ōji, Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | December 1, 1968 (aged 92) |
| Nationality |  Japanese |
| Occupation | Founder Shinshin-tōitsu-dō |
Tempū Nakamura (中村天風, July 20, 1876–December 1, 1968) was a Japanese martial artist and founder of Japanese yoga. He was the first to bring yoga to Japan and founded his own art called Shinshin-tōitsu-dō (心身統一道, lit. way of mind and body unification[1]), and taught it at Tempu-Kai that he established.
- ^ Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary, Kenkyusha Limited, Tokyo 1991, ISBN 4-7674-2015-6