Kokoro Studio Hong Kong
Kokoro Studio Hong Kong, 2015–2025, is a Hong Kong-based studio in the bakushi / kinbaku ecosystem.
Active: 2015–2025
Era: 2010s
Hong Kong shibari studio founded by Naoko / Subay in 2015. Subay's official site frames Kokoro Studio as her Hong Kong rope base; later Studio Yukari / Yugen Studio sources describe Kokoro Studio as her Hong Kong studio before her London move. The public archive preserves rope lessons, rope salons, Queerope 2020 participation and a 2020 virtual sharing session with Ibarako. A direct May 2025 notice says the ten-year project paused all activities in June 2025 and left its physical premises after a final rope meeting on May 23.
Official links
Sources
- Instagram: Kokoro Studio HK / @_kokorostudiohk_ catalogue record
- Linktree: Kokoro Studio 心繩屋 catalogue record
- Subay official site catalogue record
- Subay / Kokoro Studio events archive catalogue record
- Studio Yukari: Founder Naoko catalogue record
- Instagram: Kokoro Studio activity-pause notice catalogue record
- Nawa Jyou Wa: About Naoko catalogue record
- Instagram: Kokoro Studio final rope meeting / Awa catalogue record
People associated with Kokoro Studio Hong Kong: Naoko, Ibarako Harumayu, AwA.