Netsuke Organizations

Japan Netsuke Society (Nihon Netsuke Kenkyukai)

Founded in 1975, Japan Netsuke Society is the largest organization of netsuke afficionados in Japan with more than 130 members.

Meetings for fascinating lectures and friendly discussions are held four times a year in Tokyo and other cities in Japan.

The Society publishes biannual color journal titled Netsuke no Shizuku that comprises of study articles and meeting reports (it is included in the membership).

To mark the 20th and 30th anniversaries, the Society held exhibitions at Mikimoto Hall in Ginza, Tokyo, to display members' wonderful collections of netsuke.

The catalog for the 30th anniversary (click here) is still available for purchase.

Meeting Schedule:
Tokyo, January 15, 2012
Osaka, April 1, 2012

President: Mr. WATANABE Masanori
Enrollment fee is 10000 yen. Annual membership is 10000 yen, excluding meeting fees.
Please note that the application form, journals, meetings, are all written and conducted in Japanese language. To join, it is required to have recommendation from a current member or to attend a meeting as guest. If you wish to apply, please contact Makiko (please give us your name, address, and phone/fax number):
E-mail: komada@cc.rim.or.jp

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International Netsuke Society

This is the world's biggest netsuke organization, which is devoted to the study and collection of netsuke and other related objects. The Society was founded in the United States in 1975, and now it has more than 600 members in over 30 countries.

The membership includes very informative, color quarterly magazine called International Netsuke Society Journal, where members contribute study articles and discuss various aspects of netsuke and related art forms.

Annual membership fee is 125 US dollars.

President: Mrs. Marsha Vargas Handley
Address: P.O. Box 223218, Hollywood, FL 33022, USA
Fax: 954-925-4362
Website: http://www.netsuke.org/

The International Netsuke Society mentioned above has local chapters in the US, Japan, and Europe. The chapters organize meetings, where some members give lectures to share their knowledge with other members and have friendly discussions, or sometimes visit some places together to see nice collections of netsuke. Please contact chairpersons for more information such as membership fees (the full list of chapters is available through the International Netsuke Society's website).

Chairperson: Mr. Robert A. FLEISCHEL
Address: c/o Yabane K.K., Yotsuya 4-28-29-703, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004, Japan
Tel: 03-3352-6286
Fax: 03-3356-6581
E-mail: netsuke@gol.com

European Chapter

Chairperson: Mr. David BURDITT
E-mail: dl.brown68@ntlworld.com
E-mail: rosemarybandini@hotmail.com

The membership of this chapter includes Euronetsuke, the interesting magazine published two times a year.

Chairperson: Ms. Kumiko Iwasawa VADAS
Mail Address: P.O. Box 1660, Los Gatos, CA 95031, USA
Address: 75 University Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95031, USA
Tel: 408-395-2339
E-mail: iwasawaart@comcast.net
For more information, please visit the following URL: http://www.japaneseartandantiques.com/ins.htm

Chairperson: Mr. Jeffrey KLOTZ
Contact Address: P.O. Box 324, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey 07442, USA
Tel: 973-616-2988
E-mail: jklotz@takaraasianart.com

Chairperson: Ms. Eva SWEET
E-mail: eva.sweet@bigbus.tv