See Seven Crazy Cosplay Characters, and more photos from Mizucon 2012. Walking among Mizucon’s cosplay, anime showings, and teens eating Japanese candy, you would think that the annual convention of ...

You may be using your time in self-isolation to learn a new hobby, like making bread, puzzling, or (consensually) tying your partner up with intricate Japanese bondage. Whether you've always been into ...

Japanese rope bondage – more often known as ‘shibari’ – is an ancient art form which is becoming ever more popular. What is transvestic fetishism? We investigate the fetish for dressing in the ...

Kinkster or no, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of shibari, Japanese rope bondage. Perhaps you’ve perused pictures of this sensual and twisted practice, puzzling over what on earth could possibly ...

Subay is part of a small underground group in Hong Kong practising shibari, the Japanese art of rope bondage. It may sound saucy and there’s certainly a kinky element to it, but there’s more to ...

Shibari is a form of rope-bondage roleplay introduced to the world by Japan. As with western BDSM practices, shibari employs a dominant (dom) role and a submissive (sub) role, with each participant ...

Daniel Kok and Luke George explore the delicate rules of submission and domination in shibari while binding each other, and audience members, in rope Dark lighting combines with booming music. With ...

"I was in the Scouts learning knots and ropes, when I wondered if I could tie up a person," says Paul, a 26 year old from Lithuania who has in fact just been tying up a person. He explains, "I was ...

To most people, the idea of tying up your partner sounds ultra kinky, and ultra scandalous. But there is a difference between simple rope play and Shibari, a Japanese art in the use of rope with a ...