Nawakai (縄界)

Nawakai (縄界), 2010s-, is a Canadian dojo in the bakushi / kinbaku ecosystem.

2010s-

Era: 2010s

Montreal shibari / kinbaku school and community hub associated with Isabelle Hanikamu. Hanikamu's official learning page describes Nawakai 縄界, formerly Kinbaku Dojo Montreal, as her school and a hub for Japanese-bondage learning, with private, group and hosted workshop options. Nawakai's own official pages present it as a safe, inclusive Montreal space dedicated to teaching and sharing knowledge about shibari, kinbaku and Japanese rope bondage, with current course offerings and peer-rope / collaborative learning context. documented as Hanikamu's teaching infrastructure, not as a formal Naka-ryu branch or certification body.

People associated with Nawakai: Isabelle Hanikamu.