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– You will be directed to our Registration page.
– After the application is submitted and payment is received you will be given access to the “Members-Only” pages of this website.
– You will receive emails on the status of your application through the email address you provide.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
- 1 Year
What are the benefits of a Full Year membership?
Why Join the NBTHK-AB?
In one word……Education
The benefits of the American Branch membership are identical those received through the Main Branch in Tokyo, and our mission is to educate people about Japanese swords (Nihonto). These educational benefits include:
- You are enrolled with the NBTHK – Tokyo and receive all of the same benefits as members with the Main organization
- Monthly issues of the Token Bijutsu (The Journal of Japanese Art Swords)
- English translations of portions of the Token Bijutsu each month
- Translated articles and related materials on Kodogu twice yearly
- Discounts on Branch publications and semi-annual newsletters pertaining to Branch activities
- Reduced fees for submission of items for judgment and documentation of authenticity
- NBTHK Convention in Japan every few years (additional fee applies to all)
- Admission to the sword and Kodogu lectures and Kantei (sword judging) sessions conducted at the Tampa, Florida, Chicago, Illinois, and San Francisco Sword Shows.
- The opportunity to view, and study in hand, examples of fine works from every period of Japanese Sword history.
- In addition, these conventions offer a superior method of education that no two-dimensional image can ever provide.
- Access to Member-only pages on NBTHK-AB Website
- Access to all NBTHK-AB Zoom Meetings at no additional charge
Do you prorate membership if I join partway thru the year?
The American NBTHK Branch now offers a prorated membership to any new members who are joining the American NBTHK Branch later in the calendar year. Please note that the Japanese fiscal calendar year for your membership actually runs from April 1st to April 1st of the following year. As per the wishes of the NBTHK, the prorated and adjusted rates for new members joining the NBTHK American Branch are as follows:
- Joining January 1st to March 31st: The fee is $250.00. By joining during this period, your paid dues will be held and applied to the next full year of membership beginning on April 1st.
- Joining April 1st to June 30th: The membership fee is $250.00.
- Joining from July 1st to September 30th: The fee is $187.50.
- Joining from October 1st to December 31st: The fee is $125.00.
What is the Fiscal Year
Please note that the Japanese fiscal calendar year for your membership actually runs from April 1st to April 1st of the following year. We collect annual dues in Q1 of the US calendar year, however this will apply to your membership from April 1st to March 31st of the following calendar.
What are Payment options?
We now accept payments by credit card (via Stripe) or PayPal. Select the membership above and you will be redirected to a registration page where you can select the payment option you prefer.
Upon selecting “Sign Up” you will be redirected to the selected payment gateway to complete the transaction before being redirected back to the NBTHK American Branch.
I currently have a membership with NBTHK in Japan, can I join the American Branch?
If you have a current membership with Japan NBTHK, all you must do is pay the difference to be able to have access to the translations and events here in the United States. Please include your membership # and a letter stating that you are a current member of the NBTHK in Japan. You will continue to receive all the same benefits including the magazine “Token Bijutsu” along with the translations that follow. Members will also have first chance at any publications offered by/to the American Branch, including special articles