Midori

Midori (美登里) first name

Midori is a San Francisco based kinbakushi, sexologist and educator who played a pivotal role in the explosion of shibari popularity around the world in the early 2000s.

Midori

Activities

Kinbakushi, artist, sexuality researcher and educator.

Alternate Names

美登里(Japanese)

Biography

2022: Recieves aasect Humanitarian Award

Interesting points

Midori has studied kinbaku with Takeshi Nagaike.

Particiapted at the first Shibaricon in Chicago in 2004.

Selected Works

Books

• The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage (Greenery Press, 2001)

• Master Han‘s Daughter

• Wild Side Sex: The Book of Kink

• Women of Asian Diaspora and BDSM: Understanding Layers of Identity Impacting Kink Exploration & One Practical Strategy (Routledge, 2022) Chapter by Midori in "An Intersectional Approach to Sex Therapy"

Magazines

• What is Shibari or Kinbaku? Everything you need to know about BDSM rope play (Mashable, 2022) Online article by Beth Ashley

• The Many Sides of International Sex Educator Midori (Rebellious, 2017) Interview by Nicole Guappone

• Of Japanese Bondage - Censorship, Sex Work, and Othering in the World of Shibari (Spectrum)

Performances and Events

2023: May 15. "Fundamentals of Feminine Dominance" workshop at aasect (virtual)

External Links

• Planet Midori
• Fine Art & Installations
• Classes and Education
• Rope Bondage Dojo®

Connections

Takeshi Nagaike