Shishiwaka
Kinbaku performer whom SMpedia records as active mainly in Kansai, founder of Shishi Nawakai in 2011, and a workshop teacher and performer at a London festival that year; Salon Isshion listed Shishiwaka for a Taipei show in 2026.
Shishiwaka (獅子若) is a kinbaku artist whom SMpedia describes as working mainly in Japan’s Kansai region; MotionGallery also describes activity in Tokyo. SMpedia gives the romanization Shishiwaka and says Shishiwaka has led the study group Shishi Nawa Kenkyūkai (獅子縄研究会) since 2012.
Teaching and organizing
SMpedia records that Shishiwaka became interested in rope and began learning in Tokyo in 2008. According to SMpedia, Shishiwaka opened the rope class Shishi Nawakai (獅子縄会) in April 2011, initially teaching at home. SMpedia adds that in June 2012 Shishiwaka started a rope class through the study group and in 2013 rented Jōya Club (丞夜倶楽部) for lessons. The SMpedia entry lists Wakafū, a regular kinbaku salon co-hosted by Shishiwaka and Kazami Ranki from January 2013, and the opening of Bar Black Pearl in Umeda, Osaka, on 26 July 2014. The MotionGallery profile describes Shishiwaka as a freelance performer working mainly in Osaka and Tokyo, host of the Shishi Nawakai salon and rope class, and master of Bar BlackPearl.
Performance
SMpedia records that Shishiwaka taught a workshop and performed at a London kinbaku festival from 23 to 26 September 2011. The same SMpedia entry lists Shishiwaka and Tenma Haru among performers in the 2014 shows 五縄の輪 in Nagoya, Kawasaki and Kanazawa.
Taipei
Salon Isshion in Taipei listed Shishiwaka among the Japanese performers of its Jouwaku 2 show on 29 and 30 August 2026. The studio’s listing names Shishiwaka as 獅子若 in a line-up with Tenma Haru and Sora.