Akane (あかね)

Akane (あかね) is a Japanese model in the Yukimura-ryū.

Era: 2010s

MODEL · PERFORMER

Japanese kinbaku model / ukete and performer. Studio Yukari describes her as working professionally as a kinbaku model in Japan since 2016 and collaborating with Yukimura Haruki, Naka Akira and Sugiura Norio. Shibari Lounge frames her as one of the best contemporary Japanese ukete, active as a model under Yukimura, recording kinbaku sessions with Naka and collaborating in kinbaku videos / photography with Kasumi Hourai. Rope Tales / Yugen Studio sources describe her as an important Japanese kinbaku model whose work attracts both semenawa and aibunawa audiences, with continuous Sugiura publication context and a 2023-2026 collaboration line through Rope Tales, Kirigami and Yugen Studio. Public European traces include Onawa Asobi Europe 2020 with BeShibari, Studio Yukari 2025 with Nuitdetokyo and Naoko, and a 2026 Kasumi Hourai / Akane weekend at Shibari Lounge. Door's model bio names Nomura Akane as a model influence.

School: Yukimura-ryū

Influences (mutual or directional): Door, Kinbakuartistmiki.

Collaborators: Yukimura Haruki, Naka Akira, Norio Sugiura, Kasumi Hourai, BeShibari, Shibarista Jess, Federico Kirigami, Nuit de Tokyo, Naoko.

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Onawa Asobi Europe, Shibari Lounge, Yugen Studio, Studio Yukari.