Japan's senses being stimulated with a Dutch therapy

Japan's senses being stimulated with a Dutch therapy

Photo taken March 18, 2016 shows Yoshiko Komoto, who introduced Snoezelen, a multisensory environment originating in the Netherlands, to Japan, at Ashitaba, a facility for persons with intellectual disabilities in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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