Kinbaku (蝺???) means 'tight binding' Kinbaku-bi (蝺???蝢? which literally means 'the beauty of tight binding'. Kinbaku is a Japanese style of bondage or BDSM. Shibari (蝮???) is a Japanese word that literally means 'to tie' or 'to bind'.

Bondage as a sexual activity first came to notice in Japan in the late Edo period. Generally recognized as 'father of Kinbaku' is Seiu Ito, who started studying and researching Hoj?jutsu is credited with the inception of Kinbaku, though it is noted that he drew inspiration from other art forms of the time including Kabuki theatre and Ukiyo-e woodblock prints.