Yada Kinbaku

Yada Kinbaku is a Thai nawashi.

Era: 2010s

NAWASHI · TEACHER

Thai shibari artist, educator and facilitator based in Bangkok, and founder of Kotori Studio / Kotori People Studio. Student of Yoi Yoshida; began exploring Japanese rope bondage in 2015, started teaching in 2018, and has hosted workshops under the KOTORI name since 2019. Current Kotori profile frames her practice at the intersection of rope, embodiment and social inquiry, adapting rope to participants rather than teaching one fixed style, with consent, communication, vulnerability, agency and political / storytelling expression central to the work. Helsinki Shibari describes her approach as non-verbal communication and bodily attention rather than merely tying someone up. The official Onawa Asobi Europe performer page also places her in the 2024 Antwerp lineup with Miss Bop and describes her as active with classes and performances across Thailand, Japan, Taiwan and Europe.

Influences (mutual or directional): Yoi Yoshida.

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Kotori People Studio, Onawa Asobi Europe.