Application Form- Click Here!

Application form/club conditions must be completed to become a member.

You must be 20 years old or over to join. Consult the management about allowing younger people to join with parental permission.

Don't forget to pay the membership fee within 1 week!

Please notify us after payment using the 'Contact Us' form.

All unpaid applications will be deleted.

There is a choice of membership which is updated ocassionally during the membership year.

1. OCJ Membership: Short (now until Mar. 31st 2010); ¥1000

2. OCJ Membership: Half Year Plus (now - Sept. 30th 2010); ¥4000

3. OCJ Membership: 1 Year Plus (now - Mar. 31st 2011); ¥5000

There is no free trial system.

Application for usual 1 year and 1/2 year membership starting April 1st will be available in March.

Membership Fee Payment

Paypal and credit card, bank transfer, bank deposit. Remember there is a small additional 300yen fee for using PayPal - their commission.

Cash at the meeting - not recommended. If you can only pay this way then use the Contact Us form to ask for details. It may take 1 or 2 months to join this way...

Pay using PayPal & Credit Card

Easy, safe and quick

For payment by PayPal choose the membership option below. Click Add to Cart, then Checkout to pay at the PayPal website. You do not need a PayPal account - just click continue.

Remember there is 300yen paypal commission. PayPal payment goes to our email address [membership AT outdoorclubjapan DOT com]

Bank Transfer / Cash Deposit

No need for a bank account - cash ok. If problems with bank machines print out this 'Help Letter.pdf' (Help Letter.doc). Show it to the bank staff and they will help you.

Bank Account Details:

Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ Bank
Ichikawa branch
Branch Number: 619
Account type: Ordinary (Futsu)
Account Number: 1572737
Account Name: OUTDOOR CLUB JAPAN ANDREW DUGGAN
(this is displayed in Japanese Katakana)

You may need Japanese version:

三菱東京UFJ銀行：
市川支店 (619)
普通口座：1572737
アウトドア クラブ ジャパン アンダルドウガン

After you have paid the membership fee and completed the OCJ application form:

1. You will be asked to register your name, username, email address and password for the website.
2. You cannot login until you get Admin approval after your payment is checked.
3. It is best to inform the club about your payment (with details). Use the Contact Us page.
4. When your membership payment is confirmed your account will be opened (you will get an email about this) and you can then log in and complete your personal profile.
5. Your email address will be added to the event mailing list so that you receive event emails directly from organisers.

Please wait patiently as it may take a week - bank transfer takes longer than Paypal!

If your payment does not arrive soon your registration details will be deleted and you will have to do it all again.

Outdoor Event Fee: Paid to the event organizer on the day of the event. Amount can be reduced by the organizer if little preparation.

Event organizer fee helps cover the cost of maps, phone calls, internet and time emailing members. They give a lot of time to provide non-profit events.

1 day outdoor events - organizer fee 500 Yen. If hiking then routes should be on hiking trails (not parks and streets).

2 day (or longer) outdoor events - organizer fee 1,000 Yen. This maybe be reduced to 500en if little preparation needed - decided by each organizer.

If bus rental and accommodation reservation such as overnight ski trips for many people - organizer fee up to 2,000 Yen.

Social events have NO organizer fee, except if there is a lot of preparation or organization then each event will be considered on a case by case basis. Organizers can ask the club management about a fee before posting an event to the mailing list.

The OCJ management reserves the right to change organizer fees at any time, or any particular organizers event fee. The OCJ management also reserves the right to manage the main BBQ camp events (spring, summer, autumn, xmas party).