Atlas — Bakushi Map: geographic distribution of bakushi and kinbaku

Geographic atlas of the Bakushi Map — 590 bakushi / kinbaku studios, bars, dojos, events, communities and practitioners across 104 cities in 43 countries, pinned on an interactive world map with per-location node lists.

The map below pins 590 nodes from the Bakushi Map dataset across 104 cities in 43 countries. Categories: Places, Events, People. Places include studios (training spaces), bars (rope-friendly venues), dojos (formal teaching spaces), communities (local collectives) and platforms (online schools / publishing). Events cover festivals, conventions and gatherings. People are practitioners with a documented home city or country.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

4 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Buenos Aires, Argentina page for full details.

HaruTsubaki — person , 2014–
NegraNoche — person , 2019–
KinbakuMania Dojo — dojo , 2014–
Muganawa Kinbaku Dojo — studio , 2022- . Buenos Aires / Ituzaingo dojo.

Yerevan, Armenia

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Yerevan, Armenia page for full details.

Aleksandra Bor — person , 2020s–
ParanFest Yerevan — event , 2026

Adelaide, Australia

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Adelaide, Australia page for full details.

Sparks — person , 2015–
Shibari Adelaide — dojo , 2020s–

Brisbane, Australia

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Brisbane, Australia page for full details.

Jake — person , 2018–
Laced — person , 2018–
Nawa Musubi — dojo , 2018–

Melbourne, Australia

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Melbourne, Australia page for full details.

Ash Snare — person , 2010s–
Haruteru — person , 2004– . Melbourne / Australia teaching base; Kinbakuwiki and 2018 workshop archives identify him as Scott / Haruteru.
Rope Dojo Melbourne — dojo , 2010s–

Sydney, Australia

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Sydney, Australia page for full details.

Hebari — person , 2011–2025
Sydney Rope Dojo — dojo , 2011–

Australia

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Australia page for full details.

Shibari Perth — dojo , 2024–
The Bindery — studio , 2020s–

Vienna, Austria

5 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Vienna, Austria page for full details.

Vinciens — person , 2008–
Kenyade — person , 2014–
isith — person , 2010s–
Kinbaku Studio Vienna — studio , 2014-
Shibari Dojo Vienna — dojo , 2011-

Austria

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Austria page for full details.

Kata — person , 2020s– . Returned to southern Austria while continuing bodywork and rope classes.

Minsk, Belarus

8 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Minsk, Belarus page for full details.

Mihail Balabanchik — person , 2000s–2016
Aleksei Kalatsky — person , 2020s–
Drinking Fox — person , 2018–
Stan Lee — person , 2020s–
Mikhail Karlson — person , 2020– . CityDog identifies him as a Minsk bondage artist at a 2020 Minsk shibari festival; current public Instagram uses the same Mikhail Karlson / master_karlson identity.
RebootHome — studio , 2020s
Nawashibelarus — community , 2016–
Shibaripanda Minsk — event , 2020

Novopolotsk, Belarus

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Novopolotsk, Belarus page for full details.

Velad — person , 2010s– . Belarus / Novopolotsk RopeFest performer and teacher context.

Vitebsk, Belarus

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Vitebsk, Belarus page for full details.

Andrei Tanto — person , 2017 . ShiFest Belarus 2017 is described by Nawapedia.ru as one of his most significant festival events.

Antwerp, Belgium

8 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Antwerp, Belgium page for full details.

Etheros — person , 2021–
Shadow — person , 2000s–
BeShibari — person , 2016– . Shibari Lounge Antwerp founder / teacher context.
Shibarista Jess — person , 2016– . Shibari Lounge Antwerp co-founder / teacher context.
Ligatio — person , 2020s–
Studio TIEY — dojo , 2021–
Onawa Asobi Europe — event , 2020, 2023–
Shibari Lounge — studio , 2016–

Brussels, Belgium

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Brussels, Belgium page for full details.

Nicolas Yoroi — person , 2010s– . Belgian rope artist / educator; current dojo site gives a Brussels / Anderlecht address.
BeShibari — person , 2009 . Go Arisue Brussels hosting context named in bio.

Belgium

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Belgium page for full details.

Lizanne — person , 2010s– . Belgian bondage / fetish model with Ligatio.
Nicolas's Dojo — dojo , 2015– . Current official dojo address: Chaussee de Mons 26, 1070 Anderlecht.
Atelier Mae — studio , 2020s– . Operating address: Rue Simone Veil 6, B-5101 Erpent.

Sofia, Bulgaria

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Sofia, Bulgaria page for full details.

Ludvig Rigger — person , 2008–
Sekibaku Shibari Dojo — dojo , 2017–

Toronto, Canada

4 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Toronto, Canada page for full details.

Tifereth — person , 2011–
Osaka Dan — person , 2013–2014
Toronto Kinbaku Salon — dojo , 2013-
Birdhaus — event , 2020s-

Vancouver, Canada

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Vancouver, Canada page for full details.

Barkas — person , 2010s–
Addie — person , 2010s–
TheSpace2 — studio , 2010s–

Canada

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Canada page for full details.

Mango — person , 2010s– . Canada-based rope artist; current bio sources do not provide a single city anchor.
Ebi McKnotty — person , 2010s– . Quebec City-based Rope365 author and rope educator.
Rope365 — platform , 2020s– . Online rope-education platform authored by Quebec City-based Ebi McKnotty.

Santiago, Chile

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Santiago, Chile page for full details.

Andrei Tanto — person , 2025 . 1st Shibari Convention Chile trace in public self-report.

Shanghai, China

6 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Shanghai, China page for full details.

Hua Hua — person , 2017–2022 . Founded first public bilingual Shanghai shibari events.
Davide LaoDai — person , 2010s
Kuku — person , 2020s
Gandalf — person , 2020s–
Borderline Shibari — community , 2017–2022 . Founded as bilingual Shanghai shibari events.
Studio K Shanghai — studio , 2010s

Bogotá, Colombia

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Bogotá, Colombia page for full details.

Berilio Art Shibari — person , 2020s–
Shibari Night Bogotá — studio , 2020–
Bogotá Shibari Week — event , 2022–

Zagreb, Croatia

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Zagreb, Croatia page for full details.

Matija Vid Peček Black — person , 2010s– . Zagreb-based contemporary rope artist, photographer and self-tying educator.
Zagreb in Ropes — event , 2026-
Knot Noir — studio , 2020s-

Croatia

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Croatia page for full details.

Kokxxx rope — person , 2025– . Public registry context for the Kokxxx rope education business; no private residence is asserted.
Shibari Camp by kokxxx_rope — event , 2023– . CoreEvent places the 2026 camp near Rivalno / Ludbreg, Croatia.

Prague, Czech Republic

7 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Prague, Czech Republic page for full details.

Soptik — person , 2000s– . Prague-based teacher, performer and Prague Shibari Festival organizer.
Joan von Brook — person , 2013– . Prague Subspace studio co-founder / presenter context.
GNBY — person , 2020s–
Prague Shibari Fest 2010s — event , 2016–2019
Prague Shibari Fest 2020s — event , 2020s–
Subspace Prague — studio , 2020s
Rope Spirit — event , 2010s-

Copenhagen, Denmark

9 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Copenhagen, Denmark page for full details.

Yukinaga Max — person , 2010–
Scot Kinbaku — person , 2010s– . Kinbaku Lounge Copenhagen co-organizer / teacher context.
Namarié — person , 2010s– . Kinbaku Lounge Copenhagen co-organizer / performer context.
RedLily — person , 2010s–
Anitta — person , 2010s–
Gabrielle — person , 2010s–
Copenhagen Shibari Dojo — dojo , 2010–
Kinbaku Lounge Copenhagen — studio , 2013-
Copenhagen Queer Knots Festival — event , 2020s-

Sønder Felding, Denmark

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Sønder Felding, Denmark page for full details.

MyShibari — studio , 2023- . Central Jutland venue.
Pinse Camp Denmark — event , 2024–
Danish Shibari Festival — event , 2020s-

Denmark

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Denmark page for full details.

Kinbaku Camp Denmark — event , 2025- . Fruerlundparken / Hadsund-area camp location in the 2025 and 2026 public listings.

Helsinki, Finland

4 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Helsinki, Finland page for full details.

Saara Tsuru — person , 2020s–
Amy May — person , 2015–
Helsinki Shibari — event , 2015-
Kakumei Kan — studio , 2020s–

Finland

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Finland page for full details.

Saara Rei — person , 2014– . Finnish performance / rope-practice context.

Nice, France

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Nice, France page for full details.

Akuaku — person , 2020s

Paris, France

7 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Paris, France page for full details.

Erato Bänana — person , 2018–2023 . Atelier Simonet / Paris teaching context.
Docvale — person , 2007–
May Dosem — person , 2014–
Benoit Descordes — person , 2014–
Atelier Simonet — studio , 2018–
Ecole des Cordes — dojo , 2010– . Paris-area school context from current and 2015 school sources.
Port d'attaches — studio , 2019-

France

6 nodes at this location. See the dedicated France page for full details.

Gorgone — person , 2010s– . French / European shibari scene and Shibari Study context.
DirtyVonP — person , 2010s– . French Ecole des Cordes / Naka Ryu teaching context; current sources do not provide a single city anchor.
Stephanie Doe — person , 2015– . French shibari teaching / authored-work context; current sources do not provide a single city anchor.
Lola Bunny 666 — person , 2019– . French rope model / Onawa Asobi Europe performer context.
Marie Sauvage — person , 2017– . French rope artist / Kinoko teaching-license context; current sources do not provide a single city anchor.
Misungui Bordelle — person , 2020s– . French performer / domina / sex educator context.

Berlin, Germany

37 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Berlin, Germany page for full details.

Tamandua — person , 2016–
Fuoco — person , 2010s . Began bottoming for rope workshops in Berlin.
Osada Steve — person , 1952
Felix Ruckert — person , 2007–
Dasniya Sommer — person , 2010s–
Kristina Marlen — person , 2010s–
Hagen Pürzel — person , 1999– . Berlin Osada Kinbaku Dojo / EURIX teacher context.
Dan Carabas — person , 2010s– . Berlin Shibari Studio / schwelle7 / EURIX context.
Yulia Vasileva — person , 2020s . Kyiv / Berlin teaching and EURIX context in public bio sources.
Caritia — person , 2010s– . Karada House / OhYesPlease / EURIX Berlin educator context.
Enji Rayd — person , 2010s–
Arlis — person , 2010s–
Ceci Ferox — person , 2014–
Renée de Sans — person , 2019–
Florian Geldner — person , 2015–
Xa Na — person , 2010s–
UnkownRigger — person , 2010s–
Alexander MA — person , 2011–
Natasha NawaTaNeko — person , 2011–
FrlLilly — person , 2017–
Seilartig — person , 2017–
Anna Lysee — person , 2016–
Velvetine — person , 2020–
Shibari Study — platform , 2019–
EURIX 2010s — event , 2012-2019
EURIX 2020s — event , 2020-
IKSK Berlin — studio , 2020–
Karada House — studio , 2019–
Osada Kinbaku Dojo Berlin — dojo , 2010–
Daruma Berlin — studio , 2020s
Queerope — event , 2026 . Queerope Berlin 2026 in-person edition at KARA / Karada House.
OhYesPlease — platform , 2020s-
ropeXchange — event , 2020s-
Thick Hitches Conference — event , 2025- . Karada House public pages document the 2025 and 2026 conference editions in Berlin.
schwelle7 — studio , 2007-2016
Discover Kinbaku — studio , 2010s–
KOR Berlin — studio , 2020s– . Sonnenallee 200, Berlin-Neukölln.

Düsseldorf, Germany

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Düsseldorf, Germany page for full details.

UnkownRigger — person , 2010s

Halle, Germany

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Halle, Germany page for full details.

Shibari Sari — person , 2020s–

Hamburg, Germany

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Hamburg, Germany page for full details.

Matthias T. J. Grimme — person , 1990s–

Munich, Germany

4 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Munich, Germany page for full details.

Sin — person , 2010s–
BoundCon Munich 2010s — event , 2004–2019
BoundCon Munich 2020s — event , 2020s–
Tengu Shibari Munich — studio , 2010s-

Stuttgart / Ludwigsburg, Germany

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Stuttgart / Ludwigsburg, Germany page for full details.

Sakura Rope — studio , 2021-

Germany

10 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Germany page for full details.

Michael RopeKnight — person , 2014– . Fourelements describes its dojo as located in western Germany / the Cologne-Bonn region.
RopEmotion — person , 2010– . Ruhr Valley / Gelsenkirchen RopEmotion context.
Nawasabi — person , 2015– . Germany / BoundCon and international workshop context; current bio sources do not provide a single city anchor.
Atypi — person , 2026 . Germany-based BoundCon 2026 performance / workshop context; current sources do not provide a single city anchor.
Mie Neko — person , 2017– . Ruhrgebiet / Essen / Dortmund scene context.
RopeCat — person , 2000s– . German RopeCat / Matthias Grimme co-trainer context.
Happa Von Kruemel — person , 2020s– . Onawa Asobi Europe 2026 lists Happa Von Kruemel with a German country tag.
Fourelements Kinbaku Lounge — dojo , 2014– . Official page describes the dojo as located in western Germany / the Cologne-Bonn region.
Shibari Bremen Dojo — dojo , 2019–
Fesselkunstraum — community , 2020s– . Ostbrandenburg / Strausberg community project with Berlin event traces.

Athens, Greece

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Athens, Greece page for full details.

WisDomme — person , 2012- . BalkanBound places WisDomme in Athens and connects her to AthenShibari, which operates classes, events and a space in Athens.
NyxRope — person , 2021- . BalkanBound presents NyxRope as an Athens / AthenShibari model, performer and co-teacher whose professional rope work began in 2021.
AthenShibari — community , 2018-

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Hong Kong, Hong Kong page for full details.

Naoko — person , 2011–2022 . Born and raised in Hong Kong; Kokoro Studio founder.
Steve Freeman — person , 2020s–
Kokoro Studio Hong Kong — studio , 2015–2025

Reykjavik, Iceland

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Reykjavik, Iceland page for full details.

Spektrum Reykjavik — community , 2020s–

Iceland

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Iceland page for full details.

Kata — person , 2010s–2020s . Lived in Iceland for eight years and built Reykjavik rope-community spaces.

Tel Aviv, Israel

5 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Tel Aviv, Israel page for full details.

Goldie Sunshine — person , 2015- . BalkanBound identifies Goldie Sunshine as a Tel Aviv-based Israeli rope artist and performer; EURIX XI / Autumn 2017 lists MyMay & Goldie Sunshine from Tel Aviv.
RomKnots — person , 2020s–
NatNata — person , 2020s–
Dom Ragnar — person , 2025– . Secret Tel Aviv lists a 2025 Dom Ragnar shibari masterclass / performance in Tel Aviv; the Academy for Shibari in Israel is Israeli and Hebrew-language.
Morikai Studio — studio , 2018–

Israel

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Israel page for full details.

Academy for Shibari in Israel — platform , 2026– . Hebrew-language online education platform; contact trail is Israeli, but no single city is stated for the platform.

Florence, Italy

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Florence, Italy page for full details.

Andrea La quarta corda — person , 2010s–
Winter — person , 2020s–

Milan, Italy

4 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Milan, Italy page for full details.

Federico Kirigami — person , 2016–
Marta Tenshiko — person , 2011–
Ema Kuroko — person , 2020s– . Yugen Studio / Yugen SM editorial context.
Yugen Studio — studio , 2020–

Milan / Turin, Italy

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Milan / Turin, Italy page for full details.

Andrea Kurogami — person , 2018– . Peony Studio lists Andrea Kurogami as a certified Kinbaku LuXuria educator in Milan / Turin.

Modena, Italy

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Modena, Italy page for full details.

Andrea Ropes — person , 2006–

Rome, Italy

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Rome, Italy page for full details.

Xa Na — person , 2010s–
MaestroBD — person , 2012–
Shibari Dojo Italy — dojo , 2012– . First Shibari Dojo Italy school.

Turin, Italy

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Turin, Italy page for full details.

Andrea Kurogami — person , 2024– . Peony Studio / Kinbaku LuXuria teaching base.
Shiawase — person , 2024– . Peony Studio / Kinbaku LuXuria teaching base.
Peony Studio — studio , 2024– . Official Peony Studio pages place the studio in Turin and say it opened in July 2024.

Italy

6 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Italy page for full details.

Red Sabbath — person , 2010s– . Italian rope model / teacher in Kinbaku LuXuria orbit.
Riccardo Wildties — person , 2010s– . Italian Naka-ryu / Kinbaku LuXuria context.
Chiara Fenice — person , 2010s– . Italian Andrea Ropes collaborator / model context.
Sarca Martello — person , 2015– . Iyasu Ropu History says Sarca discovered rope around 2015.
La quarta corda — platform , 2010s– . Italian education / performance project; city not fixed in current node sources.
Iyasu Ropu — platform , 2020s- . Italian Sarca Martello method / platform.

Edo / Tokyo, Japan

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Edo / Tokyo, Japan page for full details.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi — person , 1839–1892 . Born in Shimbashi district of Edo; later Tokyo woodblock print context.

Kanazawa, Japan

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Kanazawa, Japan page for full details.

Saikatsu — person , 1940

Kyoto, Japan

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Kyoto, Japan page for full details.

Ryuzaki Asuka — person , 1990–
BAR-BARA Kyoto — bar , 1995–

Nagoya, Japan

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Nagoya, Japan page for full details.

Kasumi Hourai — person , 1990s–
Norio Sugiura — person , 1942

Osaka, Japan

8 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Osaka, Japan page for full details.

Shishiwaka — person , 2010s– . Kansai / Osaka rope and bar-scene context around Black Pearl, Shishinawakai and FetishBar ZOO.
Saki Kamijoo — person , 2004–
Nagare Aotsuki — person , 2003– . ARCADIA Osaka origin.
Tesshin Doyama — person , 1966–2009 . Born in Osaka; ARCADIA Osaka customer / performer context before moving to Tokyo.
SM Salon PISS — bar , 2004–
ARCADIA Group — bar , 2003– . ARCADIA Osaka origin.
ARCADIA Osaka — bar , 2003– . Umeda / Doyamacho SM bar and ARCADIA origin venue.
Bar BlackPearl Osaka — bar , 2010s . Osaka Umeda / Kamiyamacho Black Pearl venue associated with Shishiwaka.

Tokyo, Japan

71 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Tokyo, Japan page for full details.

Akechi Kanna — person , 1972– . Born in Asakusa, Tokyo; Akechi / Kannawa-kai context.
Chimuo Nureki — person , 1930–2013 . Asakusa / Tokyo kinbaku and publishing context.
Denki Akechi — person , 1980s–2005 . Studio Phantom / Shibuya context.
Chiaki — person , 2010s– . Naka-style teaching context; limited public bio.
Eizo Chiba — person , 1970s–
Go Arisue — person , 1970s–
Hajime Kinoko — person , 2000s– . Tokyo fetish bar / Ichinawakai context.
ZIMA — person , 2010s– . Ichinawakai / ROPES / Jyo-mon context.
Otonawa — person , 2009– . Ichinawakai / ROPES and Tokyo performance context.
Tsubasa Wing — person , 2010s– . Otonawa touring partner and Titty Twister context.
Ero Ouji — person , 2009– . Tokyo Onawa / Toubaku / nawaki and performance context.
masa — person , 2020s– . Tokyo Ichinawakai / ROPES context.
Nyokki — person , 2020s– . Tokyo Ichinawakai first-class instructor context.
Shiratori Haruka — person , 2023– . Taiwan-born, Japan-based Ichinawakai instructor / performer context.
Shishiwaka — person , 2011–2018 . Toubaku 2011 / Jyo-mon 2018 performance traces.
Eve Himuro — person , 2007– . Roppongi / Tokyo salon and Yukimura-ryu instructor context.
Hayakawa Yoshikazu — person , 2000s . Mugen SM Bar / Roppongi context.
Hiroshi Urado — person , 2011 . Jyowa documentary / Tokyo studio context.
Ibarako Harumayu — person , 2000s– . Nawapedia and Kinbakuwiki place Ibarako / Harumayu in Tokyo.
Kitagawa — person , 2003–2009 . Salon Kitagawa / asanawa gathering context.
Shuhei Kitagawa — person , 2005–2012 . Roppongi Mistress / mode et Baroque / Onawa Asobi / Kinbaku documentary context.
Mai Randa — person , 1990s–2022 . Tokyo SM / Roppongi / adult-production scene context.
Murasaki Haruan — person , 2002– . Tokyo professional-mistress and Yukimura-ryu teaching context.
Naka Akira — person , 1990s– . Ikebukuro / Amadas / Atelier Naka context.
Iroha Shizuki — person , 2011– . Kinbaku model career began through Naka Akira / Nawa-Naka-Kai and Sugiura photo-shoot context.
TOHJIRO — person , 1956–
Nawa Yumio — person , 1950s–2006 . Masakikai / central Tokyo context.
Nobuyoshi Araki — person , 1990s– . Tokyo photographer / kinbaku aesthetics context.
Nuitdetokyo — person , 2003– . Kinbaku Today dates serious Tokyo-scene study to an extended stay around 2003.
Osada Steve — person , 1980s–
Nagare Aotsuki — person , 2009– . ARCADIA Tokyo expansion from 2009; MAJESTIC Shinjuku context from 2014.
Tesshin Doyama — person , 2009– . ARCADIA Tokyo / Kabukicho and Bakkushinkai context.
Saikatsu — person , 2000s–2024 . Akechi / Black Heart Ginza context.
Sakurada Denjiro — person , 1970s– . GSG Planning / underground theater / Theatre Poo context.
Seiu Ito — person , 1882–1961 . Born in Asakusa, Tokyo; foundational Tokyo visual culture context.
Shigonawa Bingo — person , 2010s–2025 . Bar UBU / Mitsu Shinjuku context.
Tenma Haru — person , 2010s–
Yoi Yoshida — person , 2007–
Marie Sauvage — person , 2017– . Kinoko studio study / work context named in bio.
Miumi-U — person , 2010s . Tokyo shibari-club / Ichinawa-kai / Kinoko study context.
Akuaku — person , 2004–
Kitaro Kasukabe — person , 2020s– . Studio Roca / Kinbaku Magazine Roca base.
TAIZO — person , 2013– . DX Kabukicho SM / Bar Frame production and venue context in Shinjuku.
Kinbaku Academy — platform , 2021– . Online teaching platform produced in the Osada-ryu HQ / Studio SIX orbit.
Tanbikai — dojo , 1990s– . Eizo Chiba's small study group / Aesthetic Society.
Black Heart — bar , 1998– . Ginza fetish / SM salon and kinbaku-class venue.
Bar UBU — bar , 2012– . Shinjuku / Tokyo bar.
Good-Studio (Enma) — studio , 2007–2011 . Kabukicho / Shinjuku salon.
Mitsu — bar , 2013– . Shinjuku / Tokyo bar.
ARCADIA Group — bar , 2009– . ARCADIA Tokyo expansion from 2009; MAJESTIC Shinjuku context from 2014.
ARCADIA Tokyo — bar , 2009– . Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Peer Shinjuku 3F.
Titty Twister — bar , 2016– . Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Peer Shinjuku 4F.
SM Bar Mirage Tokyo — bar , 2022– . Kinshicho / Sumida-ku SM bar; 2025 event archive marks a 3rd anniversary.
Onawa Asobi — event , 2009–
Salon Kitagawa / salonK2 — studio , 2003–2009 . Original Salon Kitagawa / asanawa gathering period.
Omuchi Asobi — event , 2014–2016
Nawa Naka Kai — dojo , 2011– . Roppongi / Tokyo Naka-style private rope-meeting and study context.
Kinbiken — dojo , 1985–2009 . Tokyo study-group context around Nureki / Kinbiken recordings.
Studio SIX — dojo , 2000– . Ikebukuro / Tokyo dojo.
Theatre Poo — studio , 1983–2019 . Shinjuku performance hall.
Studio Phantom — studio , 1987–1997 . Shibuya / Tokyo studio.
Ichinawakai — dojo , 2004–
Toubaku — studio , 2010–2011
Jyo-mon / 縄門 — event , 2018–2025 . Shinjuku / Takadanobaba Tokyo performance-event traces.
Mugen SM Bar — bar , 2000s . Roppongi / Tokyo bar.
Atelier Naka — dojo , 2018-
Amadas Studio — platform , 2009- . Tokyo / Ikebukuro production context.
Studio Roca — studio , 2021– . Studio Roca is the Tokyo studio / publishing base for Kinbaku Magazine Roca.
DecaBarS / Decabar Super — bar , 2010s– . Shinjuku / Kabukicho, ASAHI Building B1.
Nawa Cafe — event , 2020s– . Recurring rope / kinbaku social at DecaBarS, Shinjuku / Kabukicho.
Bar Frame — bar , 2013– . Shinjuku / Kabukicho venue listed by Maruku Nawa.

Japan

30 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Japan page for full details.

Milla Reika — person , 2009– . Australian-born, Japan-based kinbaku artist.
Akechi Kagura — person , 2006– . Japanese Kanna-ryu / Akechi Kanna performance, salon and workshop context.
Eikichi Osada — person , 1960s–2001 . Japanese live nude-theater / Osada performance lineage context.
Hajime Kinoko — person , 1977 . Born in Aichi Prefecture.
Ero Ouji — person , 2010s . Mumonbaku / Kamui Jyubei studio performance trace.
Nijimura Minami — person , 2020s– . Ichinawakai Sapporo branch organizer / first-class instructor context.
Haruki Yukimura — person , 1990s–2016 . Japanese Yukimura-ryu / newaza founder; sources do not fix one city in current node.
Kitagawa — person , 2009– . salonK2 / lesson context with kei.
Masato Marai — person , 1970s– . Japanese SM magazine / Nureki-Sugiura assistant context.
Nagaike Takeshi — person , 1970s– . SM Circle AMS / Japanese bakushi community context.
Akane — person , 2016– . Japan-based professional kinbaku model / ukete context.
Muryu ZOU — person , 2002–2008 . Naka Akira / Nawa Etsu Japanese video-production context.
Monko — person , 2000s– . Official Shibari & Lens blog frames his current rope / photography base as Kamata, Tokyo.
Oniroku Dan — person , 1931–2011 . Japanese SM fiction / publishing / film context; birthplace Shiga Prefecture.
Osada Kazumi — person , 1986– . Japanese Osada lineage / memorial context; limited public bio.
Ranki Kazami — person , 1996– . Kansai-based Circle M / Kazami-ryu context.
Raymond — person , 2018– . Kanna-ryu first official instructor; limited public bio.
Ren Yagami — person , 2000s– . Japanese sekibaku / Yagami-ryu founder context.
Takashi Tsujimura — person , 1950s–1987 . Kitan Club / modern Kinbaku Art context.
Takumi Miura — person , 1980s–2021 . Akechi / Bakuyukai / Japanese SM scene context.
Tenma Haru — person , 2020s– . Yokohama Gensounawa / Gensounawa-kai organizer context.
Toshiyuki Suma — person , 1950s– . Kitan Club / Reiko Kita / Kō Minomura publishing context.
Kiko Rope — person , 2025– . Kazami-style official-teacher context; current sources do not provide a single city anchor.
TAIZO — person , birth
Baku Yu Kai — dojo , 1996– . Japanese dojo; city not fixed in current node sources.
Kinbaku Diaries — platform , 2020– . Japan-based Milla Reika online video library; no single public city anchor in current node sources.
Salon Kitagawa / salonK2 — studio , 2009– . salonK2 current location context.
Yagami Juku — dojo , 2014– . Official Yagami Style / sekibaku teaching structure founded by Ren Yagami.
Gensounawa — dojo , 2020s– . Kinbaku salon / class space near Isezakicho-Chojamachi / Kannai.
Kannawa-kai / Phantom-no-kai — dojo , 2011– . Japanese Akechi Kanna organization; city not fixed in current node sources.

Negril, JM

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Negril, JM page for full details.

Tying in the Tropics — event , 2026

Almaty, Kazakhstan

5 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Almaty, Kazakhstan page for full details.

Shambler — person , 2020s–
Enot — person , 2020s–
TEMA.Space — community , 2020s–
Studio Shi — studio , 2020s– . Public posts identify Studio Shi as an Almaty venue; exact address is not modeled because posts send it only to registered guests.
Shibari FEST Kazakhstan — event , 2024–

Mexico

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Mexico page for full details.

Anastasia Suazo — person , 2020s– . Mexico-based shibari artist originally from Russia.
Voudou Ropes — platform , 2020s– . Rope Podcast EP171 describes regular classes and events in Playa del Carmen.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

6 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Amsterdam, Netherlands page for full details.

RopeMarks — person , 1999–
The Shady Lady — person , 2020s . RopeMarks source context places the duo returning to Amsterdam / the Netherlands.
Asiana — person , 2013–
Noa Shibari — person , 2020s–
RopeLounge Amsterdam — studio , 2013-
Iridescent Studio Amsterdam — studio , 2021- . Doctor Jan van Breemenstraat 1, Amsterdam-West.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Rotterdam, Netherlands page for full details.

Haag — person , 2010s–
Ellipsis Rope Events — platform , 2010s–

Netherlands

4 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Netherlands page for full details.

Door — person , 2017– . Netherlands / Asiana / RopeLounge performance-teaching context.
Noa Shibari — person , 2020s– . Official site lists a private studio in de Zaanstreek near Amsterdam.
ButterflyBondage — person , 2012– . Dutch shibari teacher / therapist; city not fixed in current node sources.
Knot Here Amsterdam — studio , 2024- . Amsterdam-area rope space; event pages describe the venue as five minutes from Weesp train station.

Auckland, New Zealand

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Auckland, New Zealand page for full details.

Kaspian Kinbaku — person , 2020s–
Auckland Shibari Studio — studio , 2024–

Norway

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Norway page for full details.

Northern Knots — event , 2020s- . The 2026 public list places Northern Knots in Norway and describes a four-day gathering for Norwegian and international rope practitioners.

Manila, Philippines

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Manila, Philippines page for full details.

Mango — person , 2010s– . International teaching context named in bio.

Krakow, Poland

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Krakow, Poland page for full details.

Marta Pagan — person , 2017–
MyShibariLife — dojo , 2017–

Międzylesie, Poland

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Międzylesie, Poland page for full details.

Shibari Camp Poland — event , 2024– . Zamek Miedzylesie camp site.

Warsaw, Poland

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Warsaw, Poland page for full details.

Moksha — person , 2020s–
Wisimi Studio — studio , 2020s–
Atelier Misiu — studio , 2020s–

Poland

10 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Poland page for full details.

Ryhor Shabeka — person , 2020s– . Belarusian rigger based in Poland in current event sources.
GanRaptor — person , 2009– . Polish shibari / BDSM-stage and Nawado.pl education context; current bio sources do not provide a single city anchor.
Slaanesh — person , 2009– . Polish shibari / BDSM-stage and Nawado.pl education context; current bio sources do not provide a single city anchor.
Moksha — person , 2026 . Rope & Resonance workshop at Akademia Przyjemnosci.
Kasia — person , 2026 . Organizer / teacher / presenter for Shibari Retreat Poland.
Tati Limati — person , 2020s– . Poland / Ukraine camp orbit after 2022.
Gordias — person , 2016– . Onawa Asobi Europe lists Gordias & Anna Aurora with a Polish country tag.
Anna Aurora — person , 2021– . Onawa Asobi Europe lists Gordias & Anna Aurora with a Polish country tag.
Shibari Retreat Poland — event , 2026 . Poland retreat; city not fixed in current node sources.
Nawado.pl — platform , 2010s– . Polish-language online manual / platform; no single city anchor.

Lisbon, Portugal

4 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Lisbon, Portugal page for full details.

Pedro Cordas — person , 2000s– . Lisbon-based Portuguese rope artist and educator context.
Morgana — person , 2017– . The Joy Spot and Sub in the City describe Morgana and Monad as Lisbon-based shibari facilitators / performers.
Monad — person , 2017– . The Joy Spot and Sub in the City describe Morgana and Monad as Lisbon-based shibari facilitators / performers.
Knot Lounge Lisbon — community , 2017– . Early public event listings place Knot Lounge rope jams at Anjos 70 / Regueirao dos Anjos in Lisbon.

Bucharest, Romania

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Bucharest, Romania page for full details.

Kitty Rea — person , 2020s–
InFLUX — studio , 2020s-

Kazan, Russia

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Kazan, Russia page for full details.

Nika Felichita — person , 2019 . Kazan RopeFest Moscow 2019 performance context.
Norton Ognev — person , 2020s–
RhinoRopes — person , 2020s–

Krasnoyarsk, Russia

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Krasnoyarsk, Russia page for full details.

Se — person , 2010s– . Krasnoyarsk RopeFest / Kinbaku Yuga performer context.
CherryRopes — person , 2017–

Moscow, Russia

27 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Moscow, Russia page for full details.

Boris Mosafir — person , 2010s– . RopeSchool / ArtCo Moscow event context.
Vlada Vedmovskaya — person , 2010s
Nick Freerider — person , 2010s– . Moscow RopeSchool / Shibaru / RopeFest context.
Master Set — person , 2007– . Moscow RopeFest / ArtCo / RopeDay context.
Zevsa — person , 2020s– . Moscow Shibaru / RopeFest / party-residency context.
Alexey Poryadnov — person , 2020s– . Moscow Shibaru / RopeFest / Por.Rope context.
Nikita Ropekit — person , 2020s– . Moscow-linked Shibaru organizer / teacher context.
Alex Hitch — person , 2010s– . Moscow bondage artist / Nawapedia.ru contributor and teacher context.
Artefackt — person , 2019– . Moscow RopeFest / RopeFest Peterburg participant context.
Salamandr — person , 2020s– . Moscow RopeFest / shibari performance archive context.
Maya Vasilevskaya — person , 2010s– . Moscow dominatrix / shibari teacher and performer context.
Andrei Tanto — person , 2018 . RopeFest Moscow 2018 trace in public self-report and Nawapedia.ru.
Yakov KINKKNIGHT — person , 2018–
Aleksandra Bor — person , 2018–
Ivan Musicf1sh — person , 2020s–
Shambler — person , 2010s–
Enot — person , 2020s– . Shibari FEST public roster lists Enot as Almaty / Moscow.
Konstantin Malinin — person , 2020s– . RopeFest Peterburg 2023 lists him with Moscow context; current public sources do not establish a single private residence.
Gor RopeKeeper — person , 2020s– . PixelAfisha and Shibari FEST traces place Gor / Gor_RopeKeeper in the Moscow current-scene context.
august — person , 2020s– . Current public traces place august in the Moscow Shibaru / Freerider / AREWAZOVI event orbit; no private residence is asserted.
RopeFest 2020s — event , 2023 . RFMSK23 / current Moscow trace.
RopeSchool — dojo , 2012–
ArtCo — community , 2010s–
RopeDay Moscow — event , 2015–
Shibaru — community , 2021–
Shibaru Fest — event , 2026
Moscow Knot / MoscowKnot International — event , 2015–

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Nizhny Novgorod, Russia page for full details.

Dmitriy Arachnid — person , 2020s–

Novorossiysk, Russia

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Novorossiysk, Russia page for full details.

Sofia Enn — person , 2020s–

Novosibirsk, Russia

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Novosibirsk, Russia page for full details.

Kano — person , 2014– . Novosibirsk shibari-club organizer / RopeFest participant context.
Julietta — person , 2010s– . Novosibirsk local community / RopeFest performer context.

Rostov-on-Don, Russia

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Rostov-on-Don, Russia page for full details.

Vasilisa Lesnaya — person , 2010s– . Rostov-on-Don RopeFest performer context.
Zlatan Sky — person , 2012– . Rostov-on-Don event organizer and RopeFest participant context.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

27 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Saint Petersburg, Russia page for full details.

Boris Mosafir — person , 2009– . Yugen / RopeFest SPb context.
Karol Soulrope — person , 2010s– . Saint Petersburg RopeSchool / RopeFest / Bondage Cafe context.
Lucretia — person , 2020s– . Saint Petersburg RopeFest performer context.
Kazak — person , 2010s– . Saint Petersburg RopeFest / Bondage Cafe performer context.
Kalahari — person , 2014– . Saint Petersburg RopeFest / Bondage Cafe / rope-maker context.
Frater — person , 2014– . Saint Petersburg RopeFest / Bondage Cafe performer context.
Konstantin Experimentator — person , 2010s– . Saint Petersburg RopeFest / PinkRabbit seminar and performance context.
Andrei Tanto — person , 2015–2019 . RopeFest SPb and BondageCafe SPb traces in public self-report and Nawapedia.ru.
Ivan Baronardi — person , 2021–
Arya Dark — person , 2020s–
Renata Fushime — person , 2010s–
Sergey Lisitsyn — person , 2000s– . Public SIBUI trace presents him as a Saint Petersburg kinbakushi with about twenty years of practice.
Alex Bombarda — person , 2016–
Tatiana Stillness — person , 2010–
Azure — person , 2020s–
Igor Ingvar — person , 2020s–
Aram Oganezov — person , 2020s–
RhinoRopes — person , 2020s–
RopeFest 2010s — event , 2012–2019 . Founding / early RopeFest slice.
RopeFest 2020s — event , 2026 . Revived RopeFest Peterburg branch.
ArtCo — community , 2010s–
Shibari Club Yugen — community , 2009–
RopeDay SPb — event , 2014–2015
Bondage Cafe SPb — event , 2012–
Yugen Shibari Convention — event , 2018, 2026
Vabi-Sabi — event , 2025–
Space shibari-party — event , 2026– . Vabi-Sabi format hosted at PinkRabbit House.

Russia

4 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Russia page for full details.

Uncle Shu — person , 2000s–2020s . Russian BDSM / shibari scene; current public sources do not fix a single city anchor.
Dreadful Rabbit — person , 2020s– . Public channel / shop traces are Russian-language online material and writing context; no single city anchor is source-backed.
ShibariTutorial — platform , 2020s– . Russian-language Telegram education platform; no single public city anchor in current sources.
Shibari.Guru — platform , 2020– . English / Russian online shibari education and performance-video archive by Boris Mosafir.

Belgrade, Serbia

9 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Belgrade, Serbia page for full details.

Angie Ziv — person , 2020s– . EURIX XXIX / Autumn 2026 lists Angie Ziv; NekoNeko and BalkanBound sources place current work in Belgrade.
Vlada Vedmovskaya — person , 2020s
Masha Mokosh — person , 2020s– . RTS and House of Mokosh sources place her Serbian shibari / studio activity in Belgrade / New Belgrade.
Sergej Pejić — person , 2010s–2020s . Serbian media sources place his public shibari work in the Belgrade / Serbian scene.
Azzky — person , 2020s– . Official site and Telegram metadata place Azzky's current shibari teaching / session work in Belgrade / Beograd.
BalkanBound — event , 2025-
NekoNeko Studio — studio , 2020s-
KnotCoven — studio , 2020s- . Public channel metadata and Chaos Essence schedule posts anchor KnotCoven in the current Belgrade scene.
House of Mokosh — studio , 2020s– . Official sources place House of Mokosh in Belgrade / New Belgrade.

Barcelona, Spain

10 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Barcelona, Spain page for full details.

Monko — person , 2013–2015 . Barcelona workshop / newspaper traces around La Orbita de IO.
Vik — person , 2020s– . Shizen Studio Barcelona / Kinbaku Lab Barcelona context.
Gala — person , 2020s– . Shizen Studio Barcelona / Kinbaku Lab Barcelona context.
Alberto Noshibari — person , 2008–
Jordi Lucena — person , 2010s–
Glü Wür — person , 2013–
Shizen Studio Barcelona — studio , 2020s–
Kinbaku Lab Barcelona — community , 2023– . Public Vik & Gala bios frame it as a Barcelona research / practice group created with other riggers and bottoms.
Noshibari Art — platform , 2008-
Sala de Luz — studio , 2022-

Gijón, Spain

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Gijón, Spain page for full details.

Ryuan — person , 2004–
Nawakai Gijón — studio , 2000s–

Madrid, Spain

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Madrid, Spain page for full details.

Zor — person , 2020s–
Margout Darko — person , 2014–
Madrid Shibari Dojo — studio , 2020s-

Spain

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Spain page for full details.

Pilar LaOtra — person , 2011– . Spanish filmmaker / Cuerdas Poeticas project; Barcelona / Madrid festival context.

Bohuslan / Gothenburg area, Sweden

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Bohuslan / Gothenburg area, Sweden page for full details.

Shibaricamp — event , 2020s-

Malmö, Sweden

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Malmö, Sweden page for full details.

Lahtnor — person , 2010s– . Malmö Tantra Festival / Swedish somatic rope context.

Stockholm, Sweden

4 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Stockholm, Sweden page for full details.

Andy Buru — person , 2010–
Sansblague — person , 2011–
Bergborg — person , 2011–
Kokoro Stockholm — studio , 2010s-

Sweden

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Sweden page for full details.

School of Tantric Ropes — studio , 2010- . Scandinavian / Sweden-origin neo-tantric rope framework; no single city anchor.

Basel, Switzerland

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Basel, Switzerland page for full details.

RopuNawa — person , 2008– . Basel dojo / Swiss rope-artist context.
isith — person , 2010s–
Freya Hellesdim — person , 2015–

Geneva, Switzerland

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Geneva, Switzerland page for full details.

Tako — person , 2020s–

Switzerland

9 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Switzerland page for full details.

Harukumo — person , 2014– . Swiss Harukumo-Juku teaching context; city not fixed in current node sources.
Ibinuphis — person , 2009– . Secret56 founder / trainer context.
Jack the Rigger — person , 2009– . Secret56 founder / trainer context.
Peter Wettstein — person , 2011– . Swiss Shibaku publishing / rope-product context.
Zehn Meter — person , 2020s– . Linktree connects Zehn Meter to Salvatore Viola's official site, which lists Zürich, Switzerland; ShibariNews separately describes Zehn Meter as German-based.
Harukumo-Juku — dojo , 2014– . Swiss school; city not fixed in current node sources.
ropehelp.ch — platform , 2020s- . Swiss rope-safety resource; no single city anchor.
Secret56 — dojo , 2014– . Current Aargau / Gebenstorf space; Secret56 itself was founded in 2009.
Shibaku — platform , 2014- . Swiss publishing / product / education project; city not fixed in current node sources.

Bangkok, Thailand

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Bangkok, Thailand page for full details.

Yada Kinbaku — person , 2015–

Thailand

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Thailand page for full details.

Davide LaoDai — person , 2020s . Current base described as Thailand in Shibari Study bio.

Istanbul, Turkey

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Istanbul, Turkey page for full details.

ShibariTurk — platform , 2018-

Kharkiv, Ukraine

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Kharkiv, Ukraine page for full details.

Yulia Vasileva — person , 2000s–2010s . Bondage Studio Kharkiv / early Ukrainian event-organizer context.

Kyiv, Ukraine

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Kyiv, Ukraine page for full details.

Yulia Vasileva — person , 2010s– . Kyiv studio / post-2022 return context from Zaborona profile.
Bondage Studio Kyiv — studio , 2010s-
Shi Fest Ukraine — event , 2015–2019

Lviv, Ukraine

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Lviv, Ukraine page for full details.

Astra — person , 2020s–
Marta Skinnysticks — person , 2021–
She.She.Shibari Studio — studio , 2021–

Ukraine

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Ukraine page for full details.

Tati Limati — person , 2010s– . Ukrainian Soul Shibari / camp context.
Shibari Camp Ukraine — event , 2020s– . Ukrainian camp / Dzin Space / Carpathians context; city varies by edition.
Soul Shibari — platform , 2010s– . Ukrainian authorial project by Tati Limati; no single city anchor.

Derby, United Kingdom

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Derby, United Kingdom page for full details.

Tangled Rope Festival — event , 2023-

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Edinburgh, United Kingdom page for full details.

Skinny Redhead — person , 2015–

London, United Kingdom

15 nodes at this location. See the dedicated London, United Kingdom page for full details.

Hua Hua — person , 2022–
Fred Hatt — person , 2013–
Anna Bones — person , 2013–
Esinem — person , 2000s–
Naoko — person , 2022– . Studio Yukari / London teaching base.
Anna Noctuelle — person , 2010s–
Nina Russ — person , 2011– . London ShibariClasses / BOUND / Esinem apprenticeship context.
Petite Pretzel — person , 2019– . Anatomie Studio London teaching context.
KinkNamePending — person , 2020s– . London / Croydon / Anatomie Studio context.
Nik Your Knots — person , 2010s– . London / Anatomie Studio / Century teaching context.
Borderline Shibari — community , 2022– . London-based online/offline community after Hua Hua relocated.
London Festival of Rope Art / Japanese Bondage — event , 2009–2015
Anatomie Studio — studio , 2015– . Peckham / London studio.
Studio Yukari — studio , 2022–
BOUND London — event , 2012-

United Kingdom

5 nodes at this location. See the dedicated United Kingdom page for full details.

Gestalta — person , 2010s– . UK-based Daruma Studio / teaching context; city not fixed in current node sources.
WykD Dave — person , 2009– . UK-based WykD Method / Studio Kokoro context.
Clover Brook — person , 2010– . England-based rope-model / photography / education context.
Daruma Studio — studio , 2020s . UK studio; city not fixed in current node sources.
Studio Kokoro UK — studio , 2019-2021

Ann Arbor, MI, United States

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Ann Arbor, MI, United States page for full details.

Cannon — person , 2010s–
Bondage Club Ann Arbor — community , 2010s–

Austin, TX, United States

4 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Austin, TX, United States page for full details.

Marc GentLeeBrutal — person , 2012–
Giotto Shelton — person , 2009 . DeGiotto's history says he began making shibari ropes in Austin in 2009.
ROPECRAFT — event , 2016–
1701 Studio — studio , 2017-

Chicago, IL, United States

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Chicago, IL, United States page for full details.

ROPECRAFT — event , 2016–
ShibariCon — event , 2004–2010s

Dallas, TX, United States

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Dallas, TX, United States page for full details.

Bondage Expo Dallas — event , 2013-

Denver, CO, United States

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Denver, CO, United States page for full details.

Studio Friction — studio , 2018–

Detroit, MI, United States

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Detroit, MI, United States page for full details.

Odys — person , 2020s . Documented Michigan teaching / conference context.

Houston, TX, United States

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Houston, TX, United States page for full details.

Giotto Shelton — person , 2020s– . The current private-lessons page describes him as Houston-based.

Indianapolis, IN, United States

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Indianapolis, IN, United States page for full details.

Indy Rope Expo — event , 2020s-

Los Angeles, CA, United States

11 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Los Angeles, CA, United States page for full details.

Master K — person , 2000s–2026
Faviola Llervu — person , 2010s– . Kinbakunomicon / Devil Mask Society / Kinbaku Minus One public-source context.
Zetsu — person , 2010–
Oji Pan — person , 2010s–
GoodMostTimes — person , 2010s–
Ordinals — person , 2010s–
Bimbo Daddy Lu — person , 2017–
Lief Bound — person , 2018–2020s
LA Rope Dojo — dojo , 2013–
Devil Mask Society — community , 2012–
Devil Mask Studio — studio , 2024–

Manassas, VA, United States

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Manassas, VA, United States page for full details.

Odys — person , 2010s– . KinbakuOdyssey / DMV NakaStyle Study Group base.
KinbakuOdyssey — dojo , 2017–

New Orleans, LA, United States

1 node at this location. See the dedicated New Orleans, LA, United States page for full details.

ROPECRAFT — event , 2016–

New York, United States

4 nodes at this location. See the dedicated New York, United States page for full details.

Petite Pretzel — person , 2019– . NYC / Anatomie Studio London teaching context.
Sam Jay — person , 2012– . NYC Shibari and NYC Street Shibari co-founder context.
Zero-Gi — person , 2017– . NYC Shibari and NYC Street Shibari co-founder context.
DirtyArchangel — person , 2020s . NYC Street Shibari photographer / team context.

New York, NY, United States

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated New York, NY, United States page for full details.

KissMeDeadlyDoll — person , 2010s–
NYC Shibari — platform , 2010s–

Oakland, CA, United States

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Oakland, CA, United States page for full details.

Blue — person , 2017–
OtaKinbaku — person , 2020s- . Oakland Rope Salon / VoxBody / Filthy Studios context.
VoxBody Studio — studio , 2017–

Orlando, FL, United States

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Orlando, FL, United States page for full details.

Nevertheless — person , 2020s–
FIRE Orlando — event , 2020s–

Phoenix, AZ, United States

1 node at this location. See the dedicated Phoenix, AZ, United States page for full details.

Fuoco — person , early 2010s

Portland, OR, United States

3 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Portland, OR, United States page for full details.

Mx Bliss — person , 2020s–
HitchinKitten — person , 2018–
Hitchin' Bitches PDX — community , 2018–

San Antonio, TX, United States

1 node at this location. See the dedicated San Antonio, TX, United States page for full details.

ROPECRAFT — event , 2016–

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States

8 nodes at this location. See the dedicated San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States page for full details.

Ivy Limieux — person , 2016–
Dancehalldyke — person , 2020s–
slab_me_harder — person , 2020s–
Lief Bound — person , 2020s–
BondageOtter — person , 2020s– . Rope Burn SF / Bay Area masc-of-center rope community context.
OtaKinbaku — person , 2010s- . Bay Area rope photography, performance and Twisted Windows context.
SweetZephyr — person , 2010s . Early kinbaku exploration and Oakland Rope Collective founder context.
Rope Burn SF — community , 2020s– . Monthly men's / masc-of-center rope jam and play-party / skill-share context.

San Francisco, CA, United States

6 nodes at this location. See the dedicated San Francisco, CA, United States page for full details.

Midori — person , 2000s–
Shay Tiziano — person , 2010s–
Giotto Shelton — person , 2010s . DeGiotto's history places him in San Francisco, working with Two Knotty Boys.
The Two Knotty Boys — platform , 2000s
BoundCon SF 2014 — event , 2014
Folsom Street Fair Bondage Stage — event , 2024– . Rope / bondage stage inside Folsom Street Fair.

Seattle, United States

2 nodes at this location. See the dedicated Seattle, United States page for full details.

Jonathan Ryan — person , 2010s– . Seattle-based rope artist and international teacher context.
Knotty Devil — person , 2020s . Rope in Seattle instructor directory lists Knottydevil among Seattle instructors and describes teaching together with Pixiebait.

United States

19 nodes at this location. See the dedicated United States page for full details.

Fuoco — person , 2016–2019 . Full-time circus training program in Vermont.
Lee Harrington — person , 2000s– . US English-language rope / kink education stream; no single city anchor in current node sources.
Damon Pierce — person , 1990s– . US Western bondage / adult-media rope-craft context.
Claire Adams — person , 2001– . US Western bondage / adult-media rope-craft context.
Knot_head — person , 1990s– . US bondage rigger / Knot_head Nylon context.
Bodacious_Minx — person , 2020s– . US rope switch / self-suspender, Tying in the Tropics presenter.
Air — person , 2010s– . US queer / disabled NB-trans rope educator; no single city anchor in current node sources.
Eve — person , 2020s– . US Shibari Academy online education context.
RopeDaddy — person , 2020s– . US RopeDaddy Studios / Indy Rope Expo context.
AuraLee33 — person , 2018– . US RopeDaddy Studios bottom-education context.
SweetZephyr — person , 2020s– . Heartland Kinbaku / Logan Square teaching context.
Kinbaku Today — platform , 2014– . US-based online journal; no single public city anchor in current node sources.
The Kinbakunomicon — platform , 2015– . US-based kinbaku-history podcast / archive source family created by Faviola Llervu.
TheDuchy — platform , 2000– . US online rope-education platform; no single public city anchor in current node sources.
Kink University — platform , 2010s . US media-education series; kept separate from broad Kink.com / Armory location modeling.
Shibari Academy — platform , 2020s– . Online platform; no public city anchor in current sources.
RopeDaddy Studios — studio , 2020s- . US rope / kink education project; no single city anchor in current node sources.
Heartland Kinbaku — dojo , 2020s– . Logan Square studio / school context from the official FAQ.
Bound Lark Rope Studio — studio , 2020s– . Maryland suburb of the DC metro area.

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