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The term "Traditional Japanese Reiki", is normally used to describe the specific system that formed from Usui's original teachings and the teachings that did not leave Japan. During the 1990s, Western teachers travelled to Japan in order to find this particular tradition of Reiki, though found nothing. They therefore started to establish Reiki schools, and started to teach Reiki levels 1 and 2 to the Japanese. Around 1993, a German Reiki Master, Frank Arjava Petter, also started to teach to the Master/Teacher level, and as a result, the Japanese started teaching their knowledge of Traditional Reiki. Since then, several traditions of Traditional Japanese Reiki have been established, the main traditions of which are listed below.
- Usui Reiki Ryōhō Gakkai (臼井靈氣療法學會 in Traditional Chinese Characters, meaning "Usui Reiki Healing Method Learning Society") is the name of the society of Reiki masters founded by Mikao Usui. His style is assumed to have survived to the present day (assumed as no-one knows exactly how the Gakkai practises nowadays), with Ushida being the one who, upon death, substituted the presidency of the association. This society remained secret for many years and at present, the shihan (master), Masaki Kondoh, is the president of the Gakkai. Though many of their teachings still remain secret, little by little, members of this association — such as Master Hiroshi Doi — have been sharing their knowledge with the rest of the world. In spite of this, it continues to be a hermetic society, nearly impossible to access.
- Reidō Reiki Gakkai (靈道靈氣學會, meaning "Spiritual Occurrence [and] Spiritual Energy Society") is the name given to the system that derives from the masters of the Ryōhō Gakkai, and is led by Fuminori Aoki, who added to the teaching of the Gakkai, though differences in teaching are minimal. In this system, the Koriki (meaning "the force of happiness") symbol that inspired Fuminori Aoki has been adopted.
- Kōmyō Reiki Kai (光明レイキ會, meaning "Enlightened Spiritual Energy Meeting (Association)") is the name given to the system that takes the name of a school of Japanese Traditional Reiki, and was established by Hyakuten Inamoto (稲本 百天), a Buddhist Monk and Reiki Shihan (Master Teacher) with a Japanese Reiki background. It differs from other systems in that it does not originate with the Gakkai, but instead comes from the Hayashi line, through Chiyoko Yamaguchi (山口 千代子) that remained in Japan.
- Jikiden Reiki (直傳靈氣, meaning "The Direct Teaching [of] Spiritual Energy") is the name given to the original system that was taught by Dr. Hayashi, and was founded by Mrs. Yamaguchi and her son, Tadao Yamaguchi (山口 忠夫).
- Shinsei Reiki Kai® 神聖靈氣會 - Shinsei ReikiDo® 神聖靈氣道 Shinsei Reiki® is the sacred energy of the universe. The school has a Japanese perception and follows precisely the teachings of the Hayashi Reiki Kenkyu Kai school for USUI REIKI RYOHO. It is a Reiki Ryoho, without distortions, Westernization, and additions. It balances between the teachings of the schools that belong to the Japanese branch, without being bound by their policy. Shinsei Reiki Kai® teaches four levels of Reiki: SHODEN, OKUDEN ZEN-KI &KO-KI, SHINPIDEN, & SHIHAN. The method of teaching is the same as it was in 1930 without differentiations and contemporary additions. The energy felt by the practitioners is strong and the techniques are simple with immediate effect. Shinsei Reiki Kai® -Shinsei ReikiDo®, is an independent organization and has the ability of removing additional elements from the teachings. Every technique is examined for its origins and effectiveness. The way of teaching Shinsei Reiki®, is impregnated by the Japanese concept of the importance of simplicity. Shinsei Reiki Kai® is a school Founded and Established by Dimitris Xenakis, SHIHAN, Founder of REIKI RYOHO HELLAS®.
