Shibari and kinbaku in Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan hosts 101 entries documented in Shibari Atlas: studios, events, communities and practitioners with a verified presence in the city.
Entries at this location 101
- Akechi Kanna Born in Asakusa, Tokyo; Akechi / Kannawa-kai context.
- Chiaki Naka-style teaching context; limited public bio.
- Eizo Chiba
- Arisue Go
- Hajime Kinoko Tokyo fetish bar / Ichinawakai context.
- ZIMA Ichinawakai / ROPES / Jyo-mon context.
- Garen UNBOUND / WOMB Tokyo art-performance context with Hajime Kinoko, ZIMA and other Tokyo rope artists.
- VESPER Tokyo-facing Ichinawakai / Jyo-mon performance context from Hajime Kinoko's official lessons page and Tokyo Love District's 2025 Jyo-mon listing.
- Chihiro of Tokyo Public X profile mirror locates Chihiro in Tokyo; Jyo-mon 2026 posts place Chihiro in the Hajime Kinoko / Ichinawakai event context.
- BENI Tokyo-based shibari artist context from KEYI Magazine, Ichinawakai / ROPES sources and Japanese event listings.
- Kusunoko Yuu Jyo-mon in Taiwan 2024 describes Kusunoko Yuu as Tokyo-based.
- Kohei Shibusawa Tokyo-facing Ichinawakai / ROPES and event-gallery context from Hajime Kinoko, Jinny Street Gallery, Resident Advisor and Jyo-mon Taiwan sources.
- Oden Tokyo-facing Ichinawakai / ROPES context from Hajime Kinoko's official pages and ROPES-linked public social handles.
- Sangeisyoku Peco Tattooers / Appui profiles place Peco at Third Home Tattoo in Nakameguro, Tokyo; Ichinawakai Kyushu lists Tokyo / Fukuoka teaching context.
- Otonawa Ichinawakai / ROPES and Tokyo performance context.
- Tsubasa Wing Otonawa touring partner and Titty Twister context.
- Louis Kordexe Tokyo-based rope artist / Ichinawakai / ROPES context, later operating through Studio Y7 near Sasazuka / Shinjuku.
- Yukiscream Prague Shibari Festival bio describes Yukiscream and Miya as a Tokyo-based rope duo.
- Ero Ouji Tokyo Onawa / Toubaku / nawaki and performance context.
- MARUYAMA Ikuo Current note profile says he lives in Izu and is currently active around Taito and Meguro while teaching in the Ichinawakai / Fuwanawa orbit.
- masa Tokyo Ichinawakai / ROPES context.
- Nyokki Tokyo Ichinawakai first-class instructor context.
- Shinobu Fuwa Official site says Fuwa is currently mainly Tokyo-based and holds regular kinbaku classes in the city.
- Himuro Eve Roppongi / Tokyo salon and Yukimura-ryu instructor context.
- Ibarako Harumayu Nawapedia and Kinbakuwiki place Ibarako / Harumayu in Tokyo.
- Natsuki Aoyama Tokyo move, SM circle / production / safety-education work and public profile context.
- Murasaki Haruan Tokyo professional-mistress and Yukimura-ryu teaching context.
- Harutokyou Ikebukuro BUG / Haru BAR / Harutokyou Studio context.
- Naka Akira Ikebukuro / Amadas / Atelier Naka context.
- Iroha Shizuki Kinbaku model career began through Naka Akira / Nawa-Naka-Kai and Sugiura photo-shoot context.
- Ageha Asagi Tokyo-based aerial / kinbaku performance and illustration context.
- TOHJIRO
- Nobuyoshi Araki Tokyo photographer / kinbaku aesthetics context.
- Nagare Aotsuki ARCADIA Tokyo expansion from 2009; MAJESTIC Shinjuku context from 2014.
- Tesshin Doyama ARCADIA Tokyo / Kabukicho and Bakkushinkai context.
- Sakurada Denjiro GSG Planning / underground theater / Theatre Poo context.
- Shima Shikou Tokyo SM publishing / video production and later self-hosted community context.
- Takase Shinnosuke Tokyo / Shinjuku-Kabukicho Shibaraku project, salon and lesson context.
- 仁志 捌鬼 Public rope programming is tied to STUDIO涅槃 in Akabane.
- O Tori Hiro Tokyo / Nishi-Shinjuku Studio MILLENNIUM and Bakuraten event / studio-organizer context.
- Tenma Haru
- Yoi Yoshida
- Akuaku
- Kitaro Kasukabe Studio Roca / Kinbaku Magazine Roca base.
- Amrita Born and raised in Tokyo; official site describes her as based between Europe and Tokyo.
- TAIZO DX Kabukicho SM / Bar Frame production and venue context in Shinjuku.
- Wataru Shindo Official portfolio and X profile place his rope-art activity in Hajime Kinoko / Japanese performance context.
- Wakabayashi Miho Tokyo strip, underground-stage and rope-performance context.
- Ozuki Tsukio Tokyo rope-performance and SM-bar event context.
- Kaneko Misaki Instagram profile places the Misaki / @misakikaneko_ profile in Tokyo.
- Asami Hime Public Instagram profile lists Tokyo among Asami's public work bases.
- Airi Official Yoridokoro and Curiouss pages place Airi's current salon, support and show-model activity around Ikebukuro / Tokyo.
- Yossy Balpoa Official Yoridokoro pages and Yossy's public profile place his salon activity in Ikebukuro / Tokyo.
- Coach Official and public profile surfaces place Coach at Ikebukuro Ecole from 2021 and Fetish Bar Curiouss in Ueno from 2024.
- Fuu Official profile and public profiles place Fuu's kinbaku / biwa performance work around Tokyo, Kabukicho Mitsu and current Akasaka travelling Mitsu activity.
- Waka Public MilkyWay site and Bluesky profile place Waka at Gotanda MilkyWay.
- Toronawa Official site describes Toronawa as Tokyo-based and places his weekly rope salon at MilkyWay Tokyo.
- Higashi Ryuuichi Official SM Bar Mirage pages place Higashi's public work in the Tokyo / Kinshicho Mirage context.
- Tenga Jin Official site, schedule / appearance pages and Tokyo Love District traces place current Tenga Jin performance activity in the Tokyo show circuit, while preserving some Osaka appearance history.
- Sakuya Official Guernica, Note, Bluesky and Tokyo Love District sources place Sakuya's current bar, studio and rope-show work in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
- Nuit de Tokyo Kinbaku Today dates serious Tokyo-scene study to an extended stay around 2003.
- Osada Steve
- Marie Sauvage Kinoko studio study / work context named in bio.
- Shiratori Haruka Taiwan-born, Japan-based Ichinawakai instructor / performer context.
- Pablo Shibari Pablo's official bio says he moved to Japan in 2017; his current rope work is based at an Omotesando, Tokyo studio.
- Onawa Asobi
- Jyo-mon / 縄門 Shinjuku / Takadanobaba Tokyo performance-event traces.
- Nawa Cafe Recurring rope / kinbaku social at DecaBarS, Shinjuku / Kabukicho.
- Unbound Tokyo PR Times says the first Unbound event was held at Roppongi CUBE on May 22, 2021; later public editions appear at Tokyo venues including or MIYASHITA PARK, Bonobo and WOMB.
- Toro Rope Salon Weekly Monday shibari salon at MilkyWay in Higashigotanda, Shinagawa.
- Tanbikai Eizo Chiba's small study group / Aesthetic Society.
- Black Heart Ginza fetish / SM salon and kinbaku-class venue.
- Yoridokoro Official site places Yoridokoro in Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, with public address text around Ikebukuro 2-22-3.
- Fetish Bar Curiouss Official access page places Curiouss in Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo, near JR Ueno, Keisei Ueno and Okachimachi stations.
- MilkyWay Official site and Toro Rope Salon page place MilkyWay in Higashigotanda, Shinagawa, about five minutes from Gotanda Station.
- Bar UBU Shinjuku / Tokyo bar.
- Studio Y7 Private studio near Sasazuka station, about five minutes from Shinjuku.
- Mitsu Shinjuku / Tokyo bar.
- ARCADIA Group ARCADIA Tokyo expansion from 2009; MAJESTIC Shinjuku context from 2014.
- ARCADIA Tokyo Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Peer Shinjuku 3F.
- Titty Twister Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Peer Shinjuku 4F.
- SM Bar Mirage Tokyo Kinshicho / Sumida-ku SM bar; 2025 event archive marks a 3rd anniversary.
- Salon Kitagawa / salonK2 Original Salon Kitagawa / asanawa gathering period.
- Nawa Naka Kai Roppongi / Tokyo Naka-style private rope-meeting and study context.
- Yagami Juku Tokyo location from Ren Yagami's official imprint and Tokyo rope-place directory evidence; public sources keep the exact Yagami Juku / salon venue by direct contact.
- Studio SIX Ikebukuro / Tokyo dojo.
- Ichinawakai
- Atelier Naka
- Shibaraku Official pages place the current salon and lesson space in Shinjuku-Kabukicho at Hasegawa Building 4F.
- STUDIO涅槃 / Akabane Nawa Akabane / Akabane-iwabuchi station-area public location only; exact room address is not documented.
- MK Studio Official site places MK Studio in Hyakunincho / Okubo, Shinjuku.
- Yaminawakai Sources place the recurring Yaminawakai rope / kinbaku salon context around MK Studio in Shinjuku / Okubo.
- Studio MILLENNIUM Current Studio MILLENNIUM profile keeps the location private; older public profiles place related O Tori Hiro studio / bar infrastructure in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku Hyakunincho and Kawasaki.
- Grace Rope Lab Murasaki Haruan's Yukimura-ryu teaching project; no public standalone venue address is listed.
- Studio Roca Studio Roca is the Tokyo studio / publishing base for Kinbaku Magazine Roca.
- DecaBarS / Decabar Super Shinjuku / Kabukicho, ASAHI Building B1.
- Bar Frame Shinjuku / Kabukicho venue listed by Maruku Nawa.
- Hidden Layer Studio Pablo Shibari's official bio and sessions page place the working studio in Omotesando, Tokyo.
- KAGURA / Kagura UtuTu Public surfaces place the original KAGURA and the Kagura UtuTu installation branch in Shinjuku / Kabukicho.
- Studio H Official Mirage profile identifies Higashi Ryuuichi as owner of private Studio H; the public Studio H Bluesky account ties it to the SM Bar Mirage Tokyo general-manager surface.
- Mistress Bar Guernica Official site and Tokyo Love District place Guernica near Ikebukuro Station's west exit, Toshima-ku, Tokyo.