Articles
Nureki Chimuo’s Talking Theater Part 3
In Part 3 of Nureki Chimuo’s Talking Theater, Nureki turns again to the emotional and theatrical dimensions of kinbaku, blending personal recollection with sharp...
Announcements
Japanese SM Magazine Archive
New Magazine Archive and Search Now Live
Kinbaku Today has launched a new archive page for historic Japanese SM magazines.
The archive brings together issue summaries,...
Obituary: Tohjiro (17 June 1955- 17 July 2026)
An Announcement from Dogma
Dogma’s leader, TOHJIRO, had been undergoing medical treatment for some time. We regret to announce that he passed away on July...
Randa Mai: That Line is Alive
This work celebrates the legacy of one of the world's greatest and most influential kinbakushi: Randa Mai. A visionary ahead of his time, Randa...
Obituary: Master K (April 18, 1950-Jan 26, 2026)
Master K, author of the books Shibari and The Beauty of Kinbaku was a kinbaku artist and teacher in Los Angeles. He passed away...
Featured Translations
Fifteen Ways to Tie the Female Body
Itō Seiu presents fifteen rope-restraint configurations for women, combining historical claims about Edo-period arrest and punishment techniques with observations from his own experiments and an…
New Styles of Torture
Kita Reiko proposes a distinctly modern, domesticized form of sadistic imagination built from mass-produced objects, clothing, medical technology, insects, and situations drawn from everyday life.…
Roundtable: Remembering the Artist Seiu
This eight-page memorial roundtable records reminiscences of Itō Seiu shortly after his death on January 28, 1961. Participants who knew him across several decades recall…
When I Draw a Woman in Torment (女の責場を描く時の心境)
Itō Seiu gives a compact autobiographical account of how his lifelong interest in depicting women under restraint began during adolescence. He recalls tracing newspaper illustrations,…
Galleries
Gallery: Yukimura Haruki and Shimada Aiko
Yukimura Haruki began work in the Japanese AV industry in the 1980s working mainly as a photographer and began working in the video industry...
Iroha (La Quarta Corda)
A beautiful fusion of two traditional Japanese arts. The rope of Andrea from La Quarta Corda and the masterful calligraphy of 良友 combine to illustrate...
Most Popular Stories
Signs of Shame: Understanding Japanese Bondage Images
If you watch Japanese bondage videos, or have ever flipped through old Japanese SM magazines such as Kitan Club or Sun and Moon, you've...
Aibunawa and Semenawa: Pleasure and Endurance
A lesson from Yukimura sensei
Not long before Yukimura sensei passed away I was lucky to be able to spend some time with him in...
Why Eros Matters: Keeping Shibari Dirty
There is probably no greater debate in rope circles today then the question of whether or not shibari is "sexual." Whether you suggest...
Ibarako: Tying Men
This video is more than a simple “how to tie.” It will teach you how to create amazing rope scenes for you and your partner to enjoy.
Kinbaku – An Evolving Era – Part 1
KINBAKU TODAY CHRISTMAS DEBATE
The COVID crisis has given us all pause for thought. Seeing how Kinbaku has evolved, is a new era appearing on...
Model Spotlight: Kawakami Yuu (川上ゆう)
Kawakami Yuu, born March 3, 1982, is one of Japan's best known and most prolific kinbaku models and video stars. Originally performing as Morino Shizuku (debuting...
The Eroticization of Suffering (Updated)
Red Sabbath explains how she eroticizes the experience of semenawa.
So You Are New To Shibari? How To Get Started
Over the past few years the interest in Japanese erotic rope bondage has exploded. Whether you call it shibari or kinbaku or just...
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New Styles of Torture
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KK Correspondence, July 1953
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