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Sokushindo Foot Reflexology on East Maple Street To Close Oct. 31

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Nearly 18 months after opening on East Maple Street, Sokushindo foot reflexology is slated to close at the end of next month, officials with the business say. According to May Zhang, Sokushindo’s always-sunny receptionist, despite many customers who spread word about the unique Japanese service to friends and family, the rent was prohibitively high to make the business work. “We love this town, have a good business in town and want to stay but for a lot of reasons, we can’t,” Zhang told NewCanaanite.com. A type of massage based on the principle that different parts of the body are connected to reflex points in the feet, hands and head, the word ‘Sokushindo’ is from the Japanese “Soku” meaning foot or leg, “Shin” heart, center or core, and “Do” a discipline or way. The business opened late last April.

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‘Sokushindo’ Reflexology Opens in Downtown New Canaan

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New Canaan now has a commercial space in its downtown dedicated exclusively to reflexology, a type of massage based on the principle that different parts of the body are connected to reflex points in the feet, hands and head. Sokushindo opened last Friday, April 25, at 10 East Maple St., catty-corner to the Center School parking lot. Northeast China natives MingKun Song and May Zhang—co-owner and receptionist, respectively–said “Sokushindo” is a Japanese tradition in reflexology (“Soku” means foot or leg, “Shin” heart, center or core, and “Do” a discipline or way). “We just drove around here and we loved the community,” Zhang said of the choice of New Canaan for the business. “It’s very peaceful, very nice.”

She added that Song’s Pittsburgh-based U.S. partner, a friend of his mother’s, urged Song to look for a location in Greenwich or Fairfield County, and that their own research told them New Canaan has women and sports-minded, active youth who may avail themselves of reflexology.