The Bindery, 2020s–, is a Australian studio in the bakushi / kinbaku ecosystem.
2020s–
Era: 2020s
Boorloo / Perth shibari community rope space offering jams, beginner classes, workshops and performances. Its public bio.site page frames it as a community rope space in Perth, and Humanitix listings show The Bindery hosting a November 2025 Akechi Kanna / Akechi Kagura weekend with assistance from Nawashi Supaku.
An interactive genealogy of bakushi and kinbaku —
the Japanese rope traditions that grew from Edo-period hojōjutsu
through twentieth-century SM magazines into today's global
shibari scene.
People
327
Entities
246
Connections
1441
Eras
9
Each record is sourced from public material — Nawapedia,
ShibariStudy, festival rosters, interviews, archived studio
pages — and curated by a single researcher.
Beta — structure and interface are public;
data is still being expanded and corrected.
How to read it
Vertical position is time: the 1800s at the
top, the 2020s at the bottom. Cards are coloured by
school or lineage; lines between them carry
the relationship type:
deshi — direct apprenticeship
influence — peer study, mentorship
thinner colours — venue, magazine, production
card colour = school / lineage
Click a card to open its bio, antecedents and descendants.
Filters in the top bar narrow by era, entity type, or
relationship.
Caveats
Inclusion is selective: a person or studio appears only when
there's enough public evidence to anchor them meaningfully.
Missing birth years are deliberate — many practitioners don't
publicise them. Errors and gaps will exist; corrections
welcome at pussynawa@proton.me.