There are two fees payable after admission, an Admission fee and an annual membership fee. The fees are listed in the table below.
Note: Annual membership fees are discounted quarterly for members joining after January 1 in any calendar year. The quarterly discount is not available to supporting members.
| Classification (month of admission) | Admission fee |
Admission in January – March (1st quarter) |
Admission in April – June (2nd quarter) | Admission in July – September (3rd quarter) | Admission in October – December (4th quarter) |
| Regular membership (Individual) | 2,000JPY |
10,000JPY |
7,500JPY (Total 9,500JPY) |
5,000JPY (Total 7,000JPY) |
2,500JPY |
| Student membership | 2,000JPY |
4,800JPY |
3,600JPY (Total 5,600JPY) |
2,400JPY (Total 4,400JPY) |
1,200JPY |
| Supporting members (Corporate) | N/A | 50,000 JPY per supporting membership | |||
Note: Magazine delivery outside Japan will incur an overseas delivery charge of 1,200 JPY per year.
Note: From next year onward, bills for annual membership fees will be sent in October.
Fees are payable by the end of the year. All fees are payable in advance.
Example:For a full-year membership in 2020, the bill will be sent in October 2019. Payment is due by the end of December, 2019.