Join Us
How to join
Online: Please make your payment online via ”Venmo” or ”PayPal”, or fill out the ”application form” and submit it with your payment at our workshop venue.
In Person: Please fill out the application form and submit it with your payment at our workshop venue.
Member Benefits
- First time Kimomo rentals free
Discounts on workshops - Discounts on kimono rentals
- Priority booking for events
- Advance sales of new merchandise
- Merchandise hold
- Additional Information
＊Member benefits are subject to change without notice.
Annual Membership Fees
Kū (空 - Sky) - $30/year (Individual)
Designed for individuals interested in joining JIOSTL for cultural learning and social connections. Benefits include a directory listing, discounted tickets for events and workshops, early access to merchandise sales, access to members-only events, and newsletter announcements.
Thank you for considering joining and supporting today!
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Fū (風 - Wind) - $80/year (Family)
Perfect for families (up to five members in the same household) interested in joining JIOSTL for cultural learning and social connections. Benefits include discounted tickets for events and workshops, early access to merchandise sales, access to members-only events, and newsletter announcements.
Ka (火 - Fire) - $1,000/year
Suitable for non-profit organizations, most schools, government-funded organizations, and special benefactors offering dedicated support. The organization's/benefactor's name will be featured on our website. Benefits include free workshop, SNS announcements, opportunities for event co-hosting, and a private event.
Sui (水 - Water) - $2,000/year
Ideal for companies, organizations, and special benefactors who wish to provide significant support. Benefits include prominent placement of the company logo/benefactor's name on our website, free workshops, SNS announcements, opportunities for event co-hosting, and a private event.
Chi (地 - Earth) - $3,000/year
Designed for major corporations, organizations, and special benefactors capable of providing substantial support. Benefits include prominent placement of the company logo/benefactor's name on our website, free workshops, newsletter announcements, opportunities for event co-hosting, and a private event. *Subject to Board approval.
About the five Elements:
*These 5 Buddhism elemental names reflect the core principles of our organization—the Five Elements of the Buddhism Shingon sect—because, just as the universe and this earth cannot exist without these five elements, our group cannot stand without your support.
地 (Chi - Earth):
Represents stability, roundedness, solidity, and the physical body. It's not just soil; it's the foundational aspect of existence, the support that allows everything else to exist. In Buddhist philosophy, it's connected to the body and the quality of becoming.
水 (Sui - Water):
Represents fluidity, adaptability, moisture, and connection. It's not just rivers and oceans; it's the flowing nature of things, the ability to change and adapt, and the interconnectedness of all beings. It's associated with emotions and the quality of remaining.
火 (Ka - Fire):
Represents energy, passion, transformation, and vitality. It's not just flames; it's the dynamic force of life, the process of change and growth. It's linked to consciousness and maturation.
風 (Fū - Wind):
Represents movement, communication, freedom, and growth. It's not just the breeze; it's the flow of information, the interconnectedness of all things, and the dynamic nature of reality. It's associated with action and production.
空 (Kū - Void/Sky):
Represents emptiness, potential, infinity, and the source of all things. It's not just empty space; it's the fundamental ground of being, the potential from which everything arises and to which everything returns. It's the most important element, encompassing and transcending the others. It's linked to wisdom and unification.