1) Although many people all over the world are aware of traditional Chinese medicine, kampo medicine is not as well known. Kampo, traditional Japanese herbal medicine, is an integral part of medical practice in Japan and deserves greater attention. 2) In response to increasing interest in kampo we have created a web-based virtual class as a reliable source for information about kampo medicine. This virtual class incorporates the latest data on kampo and numerous features to pro- mote a basic understanding of kampo. 3) Through this website and virtual class for health professionals, knowledge of the reliability, usefulness, and safety of kampo will be shared with the world.

1) For third-year students at Keio University Medical School, 10 lectures are given about why kampo medicine is effective, Fourth-year students receive 8 lectures on kampo medicine and participate in independent study sessions 3 times a week for 4 months.
2) In lectures entitled “Why Is kampo Medicine Effective?”we introduce the functional mechanism of action of kampo medicine and address the skepticism of medical students. In the lecture series entitled “Kampo Medicine, ”we introduce the clinical foundations of kampo practice and provide students with a checklist of the key points of each lecture.
3) In the independent study sessions, several students perform mentored basic-science research into kampo's mechanism of action.