Midori
Educator and writer on SM, fetish and human sexuality, Midori has traveled the world presenting to universities,
the SM community, media, and the greater society.
Born in Japan and raised in a feminist intellectual Tokyo household, she enlisted and was subsequently commissioned
as a US Army Reserves Intelligence officer while earning her psychology degree from University of California,
Berkeley. Active exploration and participation in the SM/Leather/Fetish communities combine with numerous years
as a sex educator with San Francisco Sex Information complete the dynamic blend of experiences that give her such
breadth and depth of knowledge in human erotic expression.
Midori has presented at U.C. Berkeley, San Francisco State, Institute for Human Sexuality (San Francisco), Society
of Janus, California State University, Northridge, Leatherfest (San Diego), Black Rose (Washington D.C.), Shibari
(Las Vegas), QSM (San Francisco), Odyssey (San Jose), (New York), LSM (New York), Exiles (San Francisco), Beyond
Vanilla (Dallas), and more.
Her writings and contributions have appeared in Beauty of Fetish (Indtroduction to the book), Skin Two (UK),
Ritual (UK), Secret (Belgium), Spectator (San Francisco), Mademoiselle (US), Sojourner (US), Playboy (US and
abroad), Taboo (US), Glamour, San Francisco Chronicle, Village Voice (New York) and other publications as well
as a college human sexuality textbook. She is currently working on several books. Midori has also appeared on
several television stations including HBO, Playboy, Peep (German), and others. She was nominated in 2000 and
2001 for the Pantheon of Leather, Western Region award.