Oriental Bittersweet

July 1 Finally I have got a chance to visit Salon Kitagawa again after moving to Taiwan in January.

Jan. 22. I would leave Japan within three days. Visiting Beauty and Beast, I kind of felt that this woudl be my last shibari in Japan before I leave.

Jan. 16 I’ve met several nawashis in Japan, but none of them were as generous as Steve. It is as if he really loves shibari and treats everyone as friends who share the same interest. That is the reason behind his success, I believe.

Dec. 16. The highlight of the night was kinbaku of the maid SAM and the Santa Mi-co!

Dec 16. At last, we got to see Kanna’s shibari live performance again! The model is Kanna’s partener, Mio.

Dec. 16 People started shibari after Kanna’s short speech.

Dec. 16 Long-waited Incubus Christmas party!

Dec 3. “It should be alright this time,” said Kitagawa san. It was. It is difficult to describe what made the difference. Slight differences in tension here and there, all these together results in a more balanced structure. Shibari is a difficult art.

Nov. 20. we organised an Incubus kinbaku party for the first time. It was a huge success (we believe:) with so many kimbaku & kinky guests.

Nov 13.Our old friend Pedro is back to Japan again. We met in Takumi’s Salon in Sugamo and were introduced to his friends Alice and Mark. Alice brought Pedro a section of hemp rope from the memorial service of Akechi Denki so he can pray to it.
The host Takumi demonstrated some suspension, and we cannot wait to do some shibari either. Being new here, however, I ended up practicing my most confident yokotsuri — again!