Kamijo Saki (上条早樹)—dominatrix, shibari artist, musician and event producer, whose name is also written 神條咲—moves easily between the worlds of SM, kinbaku and punk rock, with the confidence of someone who has built her own universe from scratch.
She was born in the Kansai region in the seventies (Showa era) and has never lost touch with her roots, especially Kobe, a city whose rough, rhythmic energy fits her style perfectly.
She entered the professional SM scene around 2004 through Kansai’s underground community and opened her first venue, SM PISS, in Osaka.
The club quickly became a pillar of the local SM culture and her creative base: a space to experiment freely, fusing kinbaku with live performance in a way few had dared to before.
It was there that she laid the foundations of her dual identity as a dominatrix and kinbakushi.
In her early years, Kamijo made her mark on major national stages such as DX Kabukicho (DX歌舞伎町) and Theater POO (シアターPOO).
By 2012, her art had crossed borders. She began touring abroad—Taiwan, the United States, Mexico and Europe—bringing the raw, theatrical energy of the Japanese underground scene to international venues.
As her career grew, music became an inseparable part of her identity.
A singer and guitarist, Kamijo channels unfiltered rock energy through an erotic horror approach in shows such as the Rokkin Shibari Horror Show (ロッきん縛ホラーショー): a wild, provocative fusion unlike anything else, bearing her unmistakable stamp.
In her early days she was known as “the fastest kinbakushi in the world.”
Over time, her technique evolved beyond speed toward something more cinematic: telling stories through rope, performance and atmosphere.
Her current stage work combines eroticism, theater and collaboration, without losing an ounce of the edge that has always defined her.
Based mainly in Osaka and Kobe, Kamijo lives what she represents on stage.
Her love of music and nightlife is well known, as is her fondness for beer, shochu and fish roe.
The electric, smoky energy of rock and the spell of erotic horror are not just influences for her: they are the pillars of the world she builds on stage.
Largely self-taught in kinbaku and SM performance, she developed a rough, visceral style that combines speed, tension and theatrical impact.
Her fascination with punk, rock and horror gives her shows coherence and makes them deeply personal.
A familiar figure in the SM circles of Osaka and Tokyo, she has performed and worked with leading artists such as Naka Akira (奈加あきら), Nawashi Kanna (縄師カンナ) and Sugiura Norio (杉浦則夫).
As a mentor, she has trained artists such as Hoshiya Aya (星谷亜耶), emphasizing speed, safety and artistic expressiveness in bondage.
Career highlights
According to available records, in 2004 (year 16 of the Heisei era) she opened SM PISS in Osaka and established herself as a dominatrix and kinbakushi (緊縛師). In 2005 she took part in large-scale productions such as SM DX WORLD at DX Kabukicho (ＤＸ歌舞伎町); in 2006 she performed in Project Show Up SM Final Legend at the same venue; in 2008 she was part of Aesthetic SM at Hamageki (浜劇); in 2009 she took the stage at Joosama no Dokutsuya-kai (女王様の毒壺屋会) Vol. 8 in Tokyo, at Theater POO; and in 2010 she appeared in SM World in Night, Joosama no Dokutsuya-kai and SM LIVE SHOW DX, at DX Kabukicho.
2012 was a breakthrough year: she performed at BAR BARA 16th Anniversary, toured Taiwan and San Francisco, taught kinbaku (緊縛) workshops and gave shows at Bondage a Go Go and Wicked Grounds in California. In 2013 she toured the United States, performed at Onawa Asobi (大縄遊び) in Osaka and at the London Festival of Japanese Bondage Art alongside Naka Akira and Sugiura Norio, and made numerous appearances in the LIBIDO series and at the SM Fan Thanksgiving events. In 2014 she expanded internationally with shows in Chicago and Vancouver, the second Onawa Asobi in Osaka and BondCon 2014 in San Francisco; she headlined the Kamijo Saki (神條咲) Special SM Show at DX Toji (ＤＸ東寺) and performed at Moscow Knot.
In 2015 she spent a week in Mexico as a guest of the Instituto Mexicano de Shibari and was the first—and, as of 2026, the only—Japanese bakushi (縛師) to visit the country and teach workshops there; she also organized the third Onawa Asobi in Osaka and performed in the Onawa Asobi showcase at Roppongi Club (六本木クラブ). In 2017 she exhibited at the Zen Nihon Kinbaku Hakurankai (全日本緊縛博覧会), and in 2018 she took part in Nawa Oni Matsuri (縄鬼祭) Final Chapter – Goku (獄) and the SM Taikai (SM大会) at DX Kabukicho, and produced and starred in her Rokkin Shibari Horror Show at Chicken George (チキンジョージ) in Kobe (神戸).
In 2021 (year 3 of the Reiwa era) she launched a regular column, Kaettekita! SM Jinsei Dojo (帰ってきた！SM人生道場), in Tokyo Supotsu (東京スポーツ), alongside other prominent figures. In 2022 she performed at Kazami Ranki Kanreki Shukuen (風見蘭喜 還暦祝宴) and took part in the art exhibition Ozuma Yoko & Ozuma Kaname Shasei genga-ten "Shisei bijin" (小妻容子＆小妻要 写生原画展「刺青美人」) at A Stair Gallery (エーステアギャラリー), which included talks and live kinbaku events.
From 2023 to 2025 she remained active on stages across Japan (日本), leading workshops and live shows at venues such as DX Kabukicho. Although her recent years have focused on the domestic scene, she remains an active and recognized artist in the country. In 2026 (year 8 of the Reiwa era) she announced a new edition of the Rokkin Shibari Horror Show for March 20 at Shinjuku Loft (新宿ロフト) and appeared as a special guest at Crimson Trap.
In 2026 she runs VampireSquid in Kobe—her latest creative headquarters—a space that fuses live music, art performances and underground energy on a single stage.
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