BENI

BENI is a Japanese shibari artist in the Ichinawa-ryū.

Era: 2010s

SHIBARI ARTIST · PERFORMER · DIRECTOR

Tokyo-based Japanese shibari artist, performer and director in Hajime Kinoko's Ichinawakai / ROPES orbit. Public Instagram confirms the BENI SHIBARI handle used for contact; Hajime Kinoko's official lessons page lists Beni as a domestic Second-Class Instructor License holder, and the ROPES page lists Beni among the group supporting Kinoko's artwork. A Piccadilly Osaka 2025 event bio says she began in 2019 as Hajime Kinoko's show model, later appeared in Art Basel Miami / Satellite Art Show context and performed in Mexico, Los Angeles, London, Melbourne and Singapore. KEYI Magazine describes her as a new-generation shibari artist based in Tokyo, and BAKUKA / 縛華 sources identify her as the shibari / art-direction side of a shibari x ikebana project with Loyalty Flowers.

School: Ichinawa-ryū

Certifications / instructor licenses from: Hajime Kinoko.

Collaborators: Aimi.

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Ichinawakai.