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Shibari has a strong presence in the works of some renowned contemporary artists, mainly photographers, like in Japan, in the United States and in Europe.

" Kinbaku is a style of or which involves tying a person up using simple yet visually intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin often , or and generally around 6 mm 0.

A combination of things define the Japanese style which is where many people fall down as they focus on one thing.

Is it a legitimate usage? In recent years, Kinbaku has become popular in the Western scene in its own right and has also profoundly influenced bondage, combining to produce many 'fusion' styles.

If the ties are effective, does that define the Japanese style? It is the combination of all aspects together, technique, effectiveness plus aesthetic sense that makes the Japanese style distinct.

Christopher Noss, A Text-book of Colloquial Japanese.

Most Japanese kinbakushi do not object to the term shibari, as it is common vernacular in the global community.

generally considered one of the fathers of contemporary Japanese rope bondage used the term in the 1950s, with no sign of it being a "western Japonism" as did many other well known Japanese bakushi.

Whilst multiple books and articles have been written in Japanese about "shibari", no one has found evidence [ ] of there being any thought given to the distinction between these words among Japanese practitioners of the art.