Bondage leather hoods from Tennosuke
Written by: Taro on July 30, 2010 at 2:53 am | In Hands-on Reports | No CommentsRecently I’ve been getting into bondage. Though I still steer clear of some of the tougher toys out there (nose hooks!), I love putting on the gear. There’s nothing quite like the feel of thick leather wrapping around your skin.
Girls always tell me I’m hot but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate a good hood. Tennosuke is a Tokyo leather studio that has a HUGE range of hand-made BDSM toys.
I’ve been trying them out. The newest on release is the “N Mask”. Not sure what the “n” means — “naughty”? “Nihilistic”? Either way, it made me look like an executioner. Needless to say, I took Megumi to the gallows and back!
From executioner to jailer, next I tried on the Jail Mask bondage hood, which is like a grate over your face. (Though with useful holes for mouth and eyes!) The red one is the most vibrant and kind of erotic — or so Megumi told me!
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Kinbaku Japanese Bondage Phone Straps
Written by: Megumi on May 18, 2010 at 1:59 am | In Erotic Japan Blog | 1 CommentKeitai (cellphone) straps are HUGE here, almost everyone has some kind of cute thing dangling from their handset. Kinbaku (緊縛) — traditional Japanese bondage — is a bit more underground, but there’s no reason why mainstream can’t meet subculture for some fun.
And that’s what the makers of Kinbaku Strap think too!
These are decorative phone straps for your cellphone in the guise of traditional Japanese bondage. As you can see from some of the range above, you get a naughty-looking figurine tightly bound in the customary way. Attach it to your keitai and you can advertise your sexual tastes to the rest of the world!
Amazingly it seems that Takara Tomy is even producing some of them. Perhaps there’s a bigger market for bondage goods than we figured!
We’ve long been an admirer of kinbaku and shibari on this blog, and once visited Steve Osada’s amazing Tokyo bondage dungeon for a show.
Nothing beats seeing a young lady trussed up with the shibari rope techniques — but we also like the idea of reminding ourselves of the joys of bondage every time we look at our cellphone!
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World of L: Luxury S&M and Bondage Adult Toys
Written by: Tadashi Anahori on December 29, 2009 at 3:48 am | In Product Releases | No CommentsWe have previously reported on this blog of erotic wonders about the Lux Heart Paddle, a stylish way to spank your partner!
Well, now those good folks at the Kanojo Toys Shop have just added a full range of devilish goods from the same series, the World of L. The brand is for those who like their bondage the chic way — look fashionable whilst strapped down!
There are neck collars, eye masks, mouth gags, ankle and hand cuffs…you name it, they’ve got it!
I don’t know what you are into but I like a good collar around my cock. Kanojo Toys also has another superb range of bondage goods from Tennosuke. Here you can have hours of fun with a whip, yet more ankle cuffs and neck collars…There’s even a full body suit! Oh, I’m spoiled for choice!
And let’s not forget that stalwart of the Tokyo bondage scene, the mighty Osada Steve, master of the art of kinbaku and Japanese binding, shibari. We previously wrote about his amazing S&M shows on this blog and naturally KJT offer one of his rope-tying products in their line-up.
There is certainly a lot to get spanking for!
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Osada Steve: King of Tokyo’s Shibari Scene
Written by: Taro on March 26, 2009 at 5:44 pm | In Erotic Japan Blog | No Comments
(Photo copyright Max Hodges)
Ever heard of Osada Steve? If you’re not a regular on the traditional Japanese bondage scene, you may not have, but within the shibari houses of Tokyo’s seedy Kabukicho district, he’s the Man. Shibari, also known as kinbaku, is the Japanese art of erotic bondage, differentiated from Western bondage by its focus on ties that actively pleasure the bottom, as well as its minimalist, often asymmetric, aesthetic. While not the only culture to enjoy tying their lovers up, the Japanese may be more open about it than most; here’s a demonstration of the shibari “rope harness” on the prime-time comedy show Yarisugi Koji:
Osada Steve is one of the few living grandmasters of this art (yes, in Japan there’s a grandmaster for everything), and he teaches classes, performs live, and runs a great Shibari-oriented website.
The star student of Osada Eikichi, usually recognized as popularizing shibari and bringing it into the Japanese mainstream, he is the first and last word in traditional Japanese rope arts, and mesmerizing to watch- his hands dance over his subject, rhythmically and deliberately, as he combines sexual power-play and minimalist art. A review of Osada Steve performing at Loft Plus One captures the essence of performance shibari, a stage art exclusive to Japan:
A moonlit stage and a large, gently moving, white cloth bag create an air of mystery and conjure up a world of the surreal where anything might happen as if in a dream. Luckily for us this pouch contains and this dream revolves around the ravishing Asagi Ageha, Steve’s partner of choice of late and a beautiful girl that’s fast becoming a major star in the Tokyo SM nightclub scene.
After emerging from her silky cocoon the butterfly Ageha is captured in a beautifully executed Tasuki shibari before being lifted aloft by Steve into a graceful Aomuke zuri (face-up suspension) and spun as if on a silken web. This is a gorgeous image of kinbaku and worthy of the great Akechi Denki. Without missing a beat Steve then folds his partner into a graceful ball and suspends her head down for more vertiginous spins. The effect is dramatic as the sensei propels the bound and spinning girl out and over the audience before treating her to a thorough waxing that leaves her dazed.
By now these partners have performed so often that every move is picture perfect and the intimate understanding between them always results in great drama and beauty. This is one dream it’s a shame to wake up from.
Hear an exclusive interview with the man himself, as well as walking narration that unlocks the secrets of all the dark stairwells and neon facades just east of Shinjuku station, with the Tokyo Realtime: Kabukicho guide from White Rabbit Press.
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