Glossary

Japanese: 縛る Tie or bind with a rope.

The rope used as anchorpoint for a tsuri. This rope is attached to the ceiling and lowered for attaching the nawa zuri('s). Also known as "Tsuri shiro" (suspension castle/fort).

Japanese: 真珠 Pearl. Shinju is used to refer euphemistically to the nipple.

Literally translated, “shokunin” are artists and craftsman who feel a deep obligation to ensure the best possible work. However this does not express the deeper, cultural, meaning. Some keywords that [...]

Japanese: すけべ縄 Pervert rope

Japanese: 駿河問い A torture technique from the 16th-century Tokugawa where the wrists and ankles are closely bound behind the back of the subject, then pulled up, resting the subject on the [...]

Japanese rope terminology Takatekote (高手小手) Takatekote (高手小手) is an established Japanese expression for binding the arms and hands behind the back. In modern kinbaku, the term is [...]