saki massage chairs are the largest company in the industry in the United Sates. A common question we get is are brand name Osaki Massage Chairs made in the USA? What we find is the answer may surprise you.
Despite being known for high quality, all Osaki massage chairs are made in either China or Japan. In fact, Luraco is the only massage chair manufacturer who makes their chairs in the US.
There are a number of reasons for this:
Massage Chairs are a bigger industry in Japan and China
Incredible stat: 27% of Japanese households have massage chairs. The rest of Asia the massage chair adaption rate is around 10%. Compare this to the US market with about 1% of market penetration.
With such a large market, we see much of the innovation come from the Chinese and Japanese massage chair markets.
It's Much Cheaper To Manufacture In China And Japan
Massage chairs made in China are much cheaper to manufacture compared to other parts of the world. It's a country with excellent port access so a majority of massage chairs sold in the US come from China. Japanese massage chairs also have a large footprint in the US. Japan chairs are manufactured efficiently due to their advanced factory technology. This keeps the costs close to Chinese made massage chairs. Many other brands such as Kyota, JP Medics, Infinity, Positive Posture, Panasonic, Human Touch, are made in Japan or China.
American made massage chairs Have A Smaller Market
Due to the high Sea freight costs, almost all high quality massage chairs from the US are sold in the US. Luraco makes outstanding massage chairs and is very competitive within the US, but sells a very small percentage of chairs outside America.
There Is More Innovation With Chinese and Japanese Massage Chairs
With the massage chair industry being so competitive, manufacturers are forced to constantly innovate. In recent years this has lead to advanced features such as: Dual Track rollers, AI driven body scanning and health detection. It's now common for AI driven muscle tension detection to completely customize your massage based on your current state.
Other features that we've seen over the past few years are intelligent voice control, space saving technology and zero gravity massage inspired by NASA. My personal favorite is the heated foot and calf massage.
A Simple Guide To Where Osaki Massage Chairs Are Made
If you want to know where an Osaki massage chair is made, it's easy. All massage chairs made in Japan have a JP in the name. So a JP chair you can know is made in Japan. All of their other massage chairs are made in China.
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