Everything about shibari, wherever you are.
What it is, where to learn it, who teaches, what’s on. From rope communities in 46 cities, for the curious and the experienced.
- QuestionWhat is shibari?The short answer, and where the word comes from
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What is shibari?
Shibari is a Japanese word for binding or tying. Since the 1990s it has become the most common name outside Japan for Japanese rope bondage: tying a partner with rope in a way that can be aesthetic, playful or intimate. In Japan the practice is usually called kinbaku.
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