How to join

Member Categories

Member Categories Membership Fee (valid until Dec. 31) 1)
Individual Member 9,600 JPY
Senior Member 2) 4,800 JPY
Student Member 2,000 JPY
Supporting Member 40,000 JPY / unit ~
Subscription Member 15,000 JPY / unit (「KOGAKU」 : Japanese journal of optics)

1) Information for membership renewal will be sent by the end of November every year. 2) Please contact the secretariat via E-mail (info@myOSJ.or.jp), if you wish to change your membership category from “Individual” to “Senior”. The permission conditions are that you are 60 years of age or older and don’t have any regular occupation.

Benefits & Services

* Individual and Senior members can receive the printed Japanese journal of optics “KOGAKU” and can browse the electrical contents from “Optical Review” the international journal of optics.

* Student members can browse the electrical contents from “KOGAKU” Japanese journal of optics and from “Optical Review” the international journal of optics. (Students who wish to receive the printed journal of “KOGAKU” are welcome to join as Individual member.)

* Supporting members can receive the printed Japanese journal of optics “KOGAKU” and can receive prescribed service.

* Subscription members can receive the printed Japanese journal of optics “KOGAKU”. Research institutes and/or libraries are possible to join.

Join/Renew

Private Member

Individual Member 9,600 JPY Join / Renew
Senior Member 4,800 JPY Join / Renew
Student Member 2,000 JPY Join / Renew

Note: At the present, the registration system is available only in Japanese.

Supporting Member

Please download an application form for supporting member and send to the secretariat. (The address of the sending destination is indicated on the form.)

*Application form for supporting member [EXCEL version]
An invitation to the Supporting Member

Subscription Member

Please download an application form for subscription member and send to the secretariat. (The address of the sending destination is indicated on the form.)

*Application form for subscription member [EXCEL version] [PDF version]
An invitation to the Subscription Member

Donation Recruitment

The Optical Society of Japan is an organization for the researchers, technical experts and students who are engaged in science and technology of the optics and photonics. Your donations are sincerely welcome and appreciated in order to develop our activity.
Please remit your donations to the bank account below, and inform your name, contribution amount and date of transaction to the secretariat via E-mail(info(at)myOSJ.or.jp).

Bank account information

Bank Name: Itabashi Branch, MUFG Bank, Ltd.
SWIFT code: BOTKJPJT
Address: 4-11-1, Itabashi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-0004, Japan
Phone: +81-3-5248-3001
Beneficiary Account Number : 895-0110446
Beneficiary Name : The Optical Society of Japan