THe toured the US from December 4th to December 21st. He performed shows and workshops in Miami, Chicago, Detroit, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

2024.11
The installation work "A New age is Coming" was announced at the Shibuya Art Festival 2024, which was held from November 4th to 10th. Seven huge installation works were exhibited in the Sand Court of Miyashita park, Shibuya Ward.

At the event "UN BOUND" held at the Shibuya club WOMB, he performed in which five women were hung at the same time.

2024.9
The installation work "LINK" was exhibited at Roppongi Art Night, which was held from September 27th to 29th. The left and right canopies leading to the West Walk of Roppongi Hills were connected with pink ropes, creating an installation in the night sky.

2024.7
He toured Europe from June 29th to July 13th. He performed shows and workshops in London, Stockholm, paris, Berlin and Rome.

2024.3
The solo exhibition "The Marrow of Ropes" was held at the Akio Nagasawa Gallery in Minami Aoyama from March 8 to March 30, 2024. The exhibition featured 47 pieces, mainly monochrome works of Japanese bondage and color works of Western bondage.

2023.9
On the rooftop of GINZA SIX, the artist created "ENISHI," a hands-on installation for children to play with, which was exhibited from September 8 to October 8, 2023.

2023.8
Demonstrated bondage skills by tying up Daisuke Namikawa and others at AbemaTV "28 Hours of TV with Seiyu and Nightlife: The Great Appreciation Festival ~Challenge Again~".

2023.5
A solo exhibition, "Bisou in Bondage," was held at +ART GALLERY on the 14th floor of Shibuya Scramble Square from May 1 to May 7, 2023, and a photo book, "Bisou in Bondage," was released at the same time.

2023.3
Rope art was applied in a 360°VR live music video for the song "Re:Last petal" by FAKY, a 5-piece female dance vocal group.

2023.1
Rope art was applied to the interior decoration of "010 BUILDING," a culture-oriented complex located in Nakasu, Fukuoka, and a rope art show was held at the same venue.

2022.5
Rope stage decorations and children's playground equipment were created for the Karatsu Seaside Camp 2022 music festival in Saga prefecture.

pInstallation at Natural Ellipse, Maruyamacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.

performed building installation and live performance of tying 5 models to the wall at StandBy in Jingumae.

Exhibition of Rope Installation "Black and Red Labyrinth” from December 19th to December 28th, 2021. This was a new attempt to tie the entire venue and it was displayed at the European antique studio La vie en Rose in Tokyo Mejiro.  This is planned by AFF (ART for the future!) culture and art related  organizations.

A Japanese Kinbaku show was organized by Satellite Art Basel in Miami in December. Then, we held a rope installation show at an event venue in New York in front of a large audience, including fashion model Cara Delevingne.

An exhibition with artist COOKIE, known as Japanese comedian duo Yaseibakudan and artist Mr. Yasumasa Yonehara. The works were displayed and sold at the gallery "pARCO GALLERY W" in Ikebukuro pARCO fashion building.

We have done several shoots as a project for NFT, which combines digital art and virtual currency blockchain technology.

performed rope art for the music video of "En -YUÁN-" by Snow Man, a male idol group from Johnny's Entertainment.

Applied rope art as styling for the fashion brand KIDILL's Spring and Summer collection 2022.

The up-close film documentary “Levechi na hito mitsuketa (Found person who is on another level)“ hosted by famous Japanese actor Beat Takeshi was broadcast as a special report on Tokyo affiliate television.

The solo exhibition "-Tracks-" was held from May 13 to May 17, 2021 at Sapporo Arts and Culture Center, operated by Sapporo City, Hokkaido. An installation was exhibited along with a total of more than 100 works.

Exhibited for the fourth time at "ART FAIR TOKYO 2021", one of the largest art fairs in Japan. Exhibited and sold new artwork "Kikuriki" which is tied to a piece of driftwood and numerous rope bondage photos.

We exhibited at "OR" a culture hub station located in MIYASHITA pARK as part of the art project "OR TWELVE ARTISTSOTAQUEST+DA.YO.NE" which was curated by artist Yasumasa Yonehara and presented shibari performance. 

produced an installation on TBS TV drama "Oh! " My Boss! Love is in another book”. photographed the cover image of the magazine that was used as a prop and appeared in drama scenes.

The solo exhibition “Wayo Kinbaku Miyabi” was held at Gallery Le Deco in Shibuya, and an art photo book “Wayo Kinbaku Miyabi“ was released at the same time. A live performance show was performed and live streamed.

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participated in the music video for singer Minami Kaji's "Tokyo Tower" with rope art and created an installation.

performed shibari and lectured on modern rope bondage at the symposium "Bondage New Wave x Asian Humanities" held at Kyoto University attended by prof. Deguchi, prof. Yoshioka, and others. 

performed a rope installation at the fashion show of an accessory brand "GLAMHATE" that sells ideas, not fashion.

In Detroit, the center of culture, the epicenter of fashion, a rope installation show was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD).
The museum also attracted 600 spectators which is one of the largest in the past, and attracted the audience.

Rope installation and rope art were exhibited at the entrance space on the first floor of Daimaru's Umeda store, a long-established department store that has been in business for over 300 years.

Collaborated with photographer Mario Testino （Leading fashion photographer working on GUCCI, Dolce & Gabbana, and other high brands) in his photo shooting of art work twice.

I did performance at "NYLON JApAN 15TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW" with pole dancer IG and MOMO.

Built an entrance gate and the big wall in the terrace space at the one of the most famous night club “Dragon I” in Hong Kong. Also performed a two rope art shows in the the show time with DJ.

Released on November 13, in charge of the rope art for the jacket of Kumi Koda's album "re (CORD)". Using colorful silicone tubes, decorated Kumi Koda with microphones and headphones in the installation.
It is also used for the main scene in the MV of the song on the album.

Hold an international shibari event "Japanese Shibari Week"
There are various events such as a show that Japanese bondage teachers who are active in the world got together, a three-day workshop by Hajime Kinoko, an exhibition of photography by 20 photographers from all over the world, you can experience at once. Many visitors came from all over the world for this event.

Exhibited at artKYOTO. Announced “Bondage Aesthetics Sugaroku” ,based on the paintings of the Edo period, hand-crafted with ropes of the generation and scattered the interspersion of Sugoroku in the calligraphy and Japanese traditional style Kinbaku photography, and also announced released works such as “Via Lattea”.

At the magazinne NYLON JApAN, He is expressed the love between men and women using colorful yarn. Responsible for both photography and rope art.

In a popular singer-songwriter Aimyong MV "Smell of a Midsummer Night", he applied a crescent hanging technique called Crescent to create a visual with Aimyong that suspended in her air.

At FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '19, build a total length of 4m GIANT with a rope. performed at the show with two dancers.

Decorated the exterior of the sea house “SAIL HUS” with rope art at Isshiki Coast in Hayama.

At TSUTAYA SHOTEN in GINZA SIX, held a release commemorative event for the photo book "ONIKINBAKU”. performed live performance of rope installation.

He is in charge of visuals of the main scene on the stage "Lonely person" produced by Enon Kawatani, who is active in "Gesu no Kiwami Otome" and others.

Appeared in an anniversary event of the "palais de Tokyo / Site de création contemporaine". In collaboration with famous American rapper Brooke Candy, and performed a live performance with her constructing rope installation.

In charge of rope art for JICHOUKACHOU’s Komoto in the MV “Konyaha Eeyan” of the unit Yoshimotozaka 46 produced by Yasushi Akimoto.
According to the concept of the song and Mr. Komoto’s character, "Owner of the shop that welcomes guests while being tied up with a rope from the ceiling. He can feel freedom only by being tied up.”, Kinoko use a Kinbaku technique to direct the role of Komoto.

Exhibited at ART FAIR TOKYO 2019 which is one of the largest art fair in Japan. The new work "Via Lattea” , rope installation in an acrylic case, and a number of bondage photographs were exhibited and purchased by VIps in overseas, and received a great response.

Apply rope art to chairs in the Gallery Bar and Junior VIp Seat at the newest nightclub SEL OCTAGON TOKYO, produced by avex entertainment.

His complications of exhibition 「perfect Red」was held at Gallery LE DECO in Shibuya from December 17th to 23rd, 2018 and released photo book「perfect Red」at the same time.

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Collaborated with Brooke Candy for 3 days for the show performance, photo shoot of Japanese bondage and installation.

In charge of rope art for the MV “Aishikabukiganai”, the idol group "Last Idol" produced by Yasushi Akimoto, and created a huge installation wich is 6 meters wide and 5 meters high.

performed at the "Museum of Sex" in New York presented as a special event of the Araki Keisuke exhibition.
After the show, the organizer HEAVENSAKE served the “Heaven Sake”, a fusion of sake and wine.

The work of Hajime Kinoko was featured in a Asahi Camera and Geijutsu shincho.
His work was starting to featured in Japanese art magazines, and camera magazines, and many other medias, then his works were began to recognized in people.

He produced a total length of 6 meters GIANT at 「Spring Love Harukaze 2018」
About 60,000 people attended the event, and the main visual of this event was as remarkable as it could be said.

Held an exhibition 「NAWA-ATO -Rope Marks-」at Shimokitazawa BALLON D’ ESSAI from March 20th, 2018 to March 25th, 2018.
photo Book「NAWA-ATO」（m-up）also released at the same time.

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Introduced Art rope installation for the promotional visual of the song titled "HYDRA" by MYTH & ROID which is the theme music of TV Animation "Overload Ⅱ".

presented Art rope installation and performed Rope show at the Burningman (U.S., 2017) which marked 80,000 participants. Having been invited as an official artist, displayed the giant rope object with a total length of 17 meters based on the bamboo structure in the vast desert by gaining support from the 10 volunteers. Rope show was taken place inside of the art installation in the traditional Japanese style. In 2018, released a calendar featuring photography from the event.

participated in group exhibition for "ART FAIR TOKYO 2017" at Tokyo International Forum. Having the rope art installations tied and attached with replicated drawings from his photography, many of which were displayed at the booth of Komiyama Bookshop.

Exhibited Art rope installation with white ropes for the music video of Uru's new single titled "Feesia". The tune is the theme song of TV Animation series "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphan" (2nd season starting in January 2017, MBS/TBS) which has been nation-widely distributed by 28 channels.

Simultaneously held two exhibits called, "hanafuda kinbaku bijin," based on a traditional Japanese card game called "hanafuda." The rope work featured the twelve seasons, twelve plants, and twelve beautiful rope models from February 25th to March 5th at Creation Gallery Nihonbashi-Hakozaki and Sapporo's to ov cafe / gallery.

January: pine tree

March: cherry tree

December: tung tree

Held a collaboration show with AyaBambi at Shinjuku's ArcH/SODOM&FancyHIM. During this performance, Kinoko suspended Ayabambi -- a duo known for having been Madonna's backup dancers -- five meters in the air, showcasing a new frontier for rope shows.

Hajime Kinoko's 10th anniversary photo essay book titled "Ichigo Ichie" (meaning “every meeting is a precious one that will never happen again” in Japanese) was published through Sanwa publishing. As a book-launching event, a 10th anniversary event (meaning "Until I became Kinoko" in Jpaanese, was held at Creation Gallery Nihonbashi-Hakozaki More than 500 artworks and a mass-scale rope installation was exhibited to commemorate his ten years as a professional rope artist.

Had Kinoko's Kin-baku-man published on the centerfold of Shukan playboy magazine’s 32nd edition. The photo featured as models two Japanese comedians -- Kendo Kobayashi and Hollywood Zakoshisyo -- who are known fans of the popular wrestling comic called Kin-niku-man (meaning, “Blazing Muscle-man” in Japanese) both tied up in fighting wrestling positions. This luxurious feature was approved by Kin-niku-man artist Yudetamago, and was widely lauded.

performed a show and made a rope installation for the opening of the Minami Aoyama flagship store for fashion brand CHRISTIAN DADA, a fashion brand that participates in paris Fashion Week. In the Singapore shop that opened simultaneously, a massive installation under the theme of “heart” was installed in Orchard Road, Singapore’s famous shopping street. This installation was also widely covered by the local media.

Additional exhibits of “Red” were held in Tokyo (at Shinjukuza), in Sapporo (at OYOYO), in the U.S. city of Baltimore (at G788), and the Taiwanese capital of Taipei (at Little Moca).
A photo book featuring the art works exhibited at “Red” were compiled into a phot book and published by Myway publishing Company. Film director Shion Sono and artist group Chim↑pom’s Ellie provided recommendations about kimono obis (belts).

It’s unbelievably amazing! It exceeds kinbaku! This is art.
(Shion Sono)

＜Chim↑pom ellie＞
When I see Hajime Kinoko’s photographs, I feel nostalgic. It blends the familiar landscapes I saw as a child and the dangerous adult scene.
(artist group Chim↑pom’s Ellie)

performed a Japanese-style kinbaku show at a party for a paris-based sake brand, “HEAVENSAKE”, which was held during the paris Fashion Week. The show appealed to top model Cara Delevingne, Vogue Japan’s Giovanna Battaglia, and other celebrities.

Held an exhibit titled, "Red," at an art gallery in Jimbocho, a town historically known for its numerous book stores. The installation of red rope in the white space gained attention, and attracted roughly 3,000 visitors.

Released his first photo book titled “Beni Tengu" (which means “red long-nosed goblin” in Japanese), in which he was in charge of both rope and photography. The book, published by Sanwa publishing, gained attention as Kinoko being a new-generation rope artist.

He was also in charge of a rope installation at Italian fashion brand DIESEL's global launch event. The event, which was held at Tokyo's art studio space TABLOID, attracted more than 1,000 celebrities and industry insiders including model Georgia May Jagger.

Was featured in a documentary by Vice Japan called, "Bondage Art with Hajime Kinoko." His rope work involving rocks, which were shown in the documentary, went viral in and outside of Japan, exceeding 2 million views on YouTube.

Began shooting his own photographs for his artworks, and started his career as a photographer.

Held his first solo exhibition titled, "The young woman and string" At Lovelies Lab in Harajuku. proposed a new image of kinbaku through his work which incorporated a pop taste. That same year, he began engaging in rope art workshops and shows overseas.

performed at the Fuji Rock Festival and All Night Fuji.

Began performing and producing artwork under the stage name of Hajime Kinoko.

Realized the beauty of expression through rope.