Jyowa is a made-up word created by Yukimura Sensei which merges the characters for “rope” and for “speaking or communicating”, hence it can...

This feature documentary 'The Pleasure of Rope' explores Kinbaku, the art of Japanese rope bondage. Director Bob Bentley goes backstage at events and...

In Shinto religion, in order to make something sacred, man will tie a rope around it. This sacred quality of the tying can be applied also to...