Nawapedia

Nawapedia is the online encyclopedia of Japanese Bondage and related kinky activities. Its aim is to bring information about Japanese SM to rope bondage practitioners and lovers. Due to the language barrier, much of the information about Japanese bondage was inaccessible to non-Japanese speakers. Consequently, Nawapedia’s goal is to share all the information and knowledge with a wider audience. It is a reliable source of information about Shibari.

Nawapedia, in other words, is the Japanese Bondage Database. In it, you will find everything you need to know and learn about the Japanese Bondage practice and culture.

The name comes from the word “Nawa” which means rope in Japanese. Nawapedia focus primarily on Japanese rope artists, called Kinbakushis, as well as in Japanese writers, photographers and performers. All of them share their knowledge and experience with Rope Bondage practitioners and enthusiasts.

Nawapedia gets its material from SMpedia, which is in Japanese. Then, they translate articles to English and post them in Nawapedia. The encyclopedia is also opened in article contribution, so if you would like to share an article, of course, related to the Japanese bondage subject, you will only need to follow their format, where the article needs to be written from an objective point of view, citing sources, and without any self-promotion.

In Nawapedia you will find the Kinbaku Glossary with all the words you should know in Japanese Bondage. You will also find different videos about Shibari, where you will be able to learn Shibari step by step. In the videos and DVD’s you can see the whole process of Shibari. Therefore, you will learn a lot from these videos. In Nawapedia you can find the most relevant books about Shibari, as well as magazines, articles and photos. This will lead you into the Japanese Bondage world.