I came across an article from Midori. Her article resonated extremely with me, for one that it puts Japanese bondage (kinbaku, shibari) in a realistic context. It's an approach that I support and follow.
A few months ago when I knew this day was getting closer I came up with big plans, Big, BIG plans! But I live in a roller coaster and [...]
Every August, as Japanese spirits return en masse from the otherworld, Tokyo's Zenshoan temple (map) exhibits a spine-chilling collection of 19th-century ghost scroll paintings This painting by Ito Seiu, the [...]
Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters, 712). The stories tell of the formation of the Japanese islands and the founding of human society. One of the most important stories in this [...]
The origins of Japanese civilization are buried in legend. The legend, myth, about the origin of Japan can be read in the Kojiki and Nihonshoki. The Kojiki is one of [...]
One thing that must be understood about kinbaku is that it has a long history before it developed into the shibari that is practised in Japan today and has a [...]
Introduction My decision to write an article about the history of shibari was an easy one, actually writing it was much, much, more difficult than it sounds. For one there [...]
The history of S&M in Japan S&M Art has taken many forms in Japan and this relates directly to the history of Japan. One established genre of S&M art in [...]
In 1985, a bondage enthusiast circle was established under the name of Kinbiken (an abbrevation of Kinbakubi Kenkyu Kai). Its founder was a bondage master Chimuo Nureki (who also produced [...]
It is said that American John Willie's bondage work first appeared in Japan during the Korean war; in the "abnormal" magazine Kitan Club. Indeed, the link between Japanese and American [...]
