CLASSES

ROPES

MEET UPS

*WRITTEN FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND FROM MY POINT OF VIEW. DEFINITELY THIS IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE ON JAPANESE SHIBARI, JUST A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF MY JOURNEY, THAT CAN BE HELPFUL TO OTHERS.. YOU ARE WELCOME TO COMMENT AND SHARE YOUR OPINION

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Contents

01 INTRODUCTION

02 CLASSES

03 MASTERS

04 PRICE GUIDE

05 ROPES

06 WHERE TO FIND SHIBARI

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Hello Friends

Let's talk about Shibari in Japan. I am writing this while traveling around Japan in January 2024. This is my 5th time visiting Japan, I can't believe it!

This is my little overview on the information and experienced I gathered over these years of coming back to Japan.

Is it worth coming for classes here? And how much will that be?
About my experience, classes, ropes and community.

Spoiler - of course it is worth it , and it is expensive. (Like anywhere in the world, basically).

I always say, that Shibari can be pretty much anything , depending on your interpretation. But on this trip to Japan to learn a lot about how many more variations can be there.

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So how are the classes?

As you probably know, traditional Shibari in Japan is quite different from what you see on my page or many other western artists. Shibari in Japan is a discipline. It is like a martial art. Every movement of your hands and fingers count. And learning is also very different. You don’t just come take a single Shibari class and then suddenly become a coach. lol.
You come consistently for years and then maybe stop underserving and actually can start assisting the teacher.

The pace of teaching and learning is very slow, since you need to get every detail and believe me, there is A LOT of detail in Shibari.

People ask me a lot about taking classes in Japan. I think it is not the best for beginners. (personal opinion tho) . But it is a must do (if you can come all the way here) when you already firmly know your basics and know what further style/ties you want to learn. Choose your teacher wisely, styles and attitude differ a lot!

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Occurring classes

NOT ALL OF THOSE ARE “GAIJIN* FRIENDLY” , BUT HERE IS ONE OF THE POPULAR.

*GAIJIN - FOREIGNER

Hajime Kinoko has classes every Tuesday at the dojo, IchinawaKai. Those are foreigner-friendly, but not always there will be teachers that speak English, so, unless you speak Japanese, be ready to be a little lost.

https://shibari.jp/lesson/ichinawak ai.html

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Continue reading about my class recommendations, Shibari Models, Shibari Masters, ropes and prices, and most importantly

WHERE TO FIND SHIBARI in Japan???

in this PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fc0utf6xx6aEnYVo3nm0HgrltVYy_3ig/view?usp=share_link (because I can make this way more good looking than a blog post)

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THANK YOU for downloading my little book of tips =)

I hope you weigh pros and cons and decide for yourself how your next visit to Japan is going to be!

Please if you downloaded this PDF, don’t share it to social media and if you have any questions or feedback, or want to add something - text to IG @voudou.ropes

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