The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the characteristics of, and opinions about masseur training systems between students with visual impairments at masseur training centers and those at iryo rehabilitation track of schools for the blind. A total of 370 students (195 from 9 masseur training centers and 170 from 12 schools for the blind) responded to a questionnaire with 15 items. The questionnaire was constructed by the researcher and data were collected from May 8th through 13rd, 2006. The results were as follows: First, students at both training institutions were on the average of 43 years old, mostly male, diverse in level of education, and the majority of them had job experience. Second, The participants were visually impaired at 27 years on the average, most of them had visual acuity of less than 0.08 with correction in the better eye. Third, the majority of students would recommend iryo education to individuals with adventitious visual impairments, agree with establishing a new institution for training masseurs and the administration of masseur certification examination. Fourthly, there were statistically significant difference between the two groups in age and level of education but no significant difference in gender, current grade, and job experience. Students at masseur centers were older and received less education compared to those at iryo track. Fifth, there were statistically significant difference between the two groups in age at onset of visual impairment but no significant difference in degree of visual impairment and experience of rehabilitation training. Finally, there were statistically significant differences between the two groups in preference of masseur training institutions, level of satisfaction with iryo education, and minimum level of degree for masseur certification.