Toronawa Shibari Bio

Toronawa a.k.a. Toro is a rigger that lives in Tokyo, Japan. He is fluent in Japanese, Spanish and English.

Toronawa started learning Japanese rope, Shibari in 2019. In 2023 after three years as a student of Waka-sensei, He becomes the first non-Japanese rope instructor at Milkyway Tokyo.

Founded in 2002, Milkyway is one of the more active Shibari dojos in Japan. Classes of Shibari are held four days a week. More than two thousand Japanese students have learned Shibari at Milkyway.

Mondays, Toronawa teach Shibari there, at his Toro Shibari Salon, where he regularly performs in a Kinbaku show. He has a very characteristic style based on the sensual and dominant style of Milkyway.

Toronawa's rope style includes classic Shibari shapes and Semenawa, but his main focus is using rope for ecstasy. For this reason, his ties are designed to feel good first and Semenawa and aesthetics second.

Toronawa’s suspension sequences are designed to be sustainable, allowing for longer play and easy adaptation to different body types. Toronawa is also recognized by his use of neon colours and candle wax.