Japanese Crown
The japanese crown has become widly popular as a lanyard for tying the kadara body harness. It is one of the few knots used in Japanese bondage that is actualy of Asian origin. Also called the ten-knot because it looks like the kanji character for ten (å) because of how the underneath side of the knot appears.
Begin with 2 parallel lines. Shown here in red and black for clarity.
Wrap one line around your hand. The other line will now be warped around exactly the same but at right angles to the first.
Take the other line and place it underneath the upper coil of the other line.
Wrap the second line around your hand. It may not be clear yet that this is going at right angles to the first.
Pull your hand out. Now it should be slightly clearer that the two coils are at right angles to each other.
Just as you passed the second line under the first to start the process, end the knot by passing the second line under the first.
Tighten up carefully and a neat and tidy pinwheel pattern will form.
Pull both tails all the way through the hole.