Recruiting supporting members

Shimane International Center promotes international exchange, international understanding, and multicultural coexistence projects that can be widely participated in by the prefecture’s residents, with the goal of “creating people who can connect Shimane with the world” and “creating a Shimane where foreigners can live with peace of mind.” We are recruiting supporting members who agree with this purpose and will support our center.

Annual fee

Membership fees:
Individual: 3,000 yen per membership
Corporate/Group: 10,000 yen per membership

Membership period

From April to March of the following year

(We will automatically renew your membership unless you contact us.)

How to join

Please come and visit us here at Shimane International Center in person or apply using the form below by email, fax, or mail.

Application form for Supporting members

Application form for Supporting members

Payment of annual membership fee

Please transfer the annual membership fee to the following account.

You can also pay in cash directly to our Office (Matsue City).

  • Bank/branch name: San-in Godo Bank, Prefectural Office Branch
  • Account name: Shimane International Center Public Interest Foundation
  • Account number:  2284544 (Ordinary Account)

*If you would like to pay at a post office, please contact us and we will send you a payment slip.

≪Tax benefits≫

Because we’re a certified public interest foundation, your donations are tax-deductible. Please keep your donation receipt (issued by our center) for your records.

Benefits as a member:

  1. We’ll send you our newsletter, *Mailstones*, and some pamphlets—all free of charge!
  2. As a supporting member, you’ll receive our *SIC Supporters’ News* every other month.
  3. You’ll get discounts on our courses.
  4. And you’ll also get discounts on renting things from us, like national flags.

Support international students through scholarship donations.

Shimane International Center has been providing scholarships for international students since 1995 to support privately funded international students enrolled in universities and other institutions within the prefecture.

This scholarship will be funded by donations from prefectural residents and the prefecture’s own financial resources, and will provide a monthly payment of 20,000 yen.

In recent years, the number of international students not only attending universities but also vocational schools and other institutions throughout the prefecture has been increasing. Many of these students are from Asian countries, and because the cost of living in Japan is higher than in their home countries, they are financially struggling and are studying hard while working part-time jobs.

We ask for your cooperation so that we can continue to support many privately funded international students.

Donation amount

Companies/organizations: 10,000 yen per donation
Individuals: 1,000 yen per donation

Donation methods

Credit card payment

Make a donation

Click “Make a Donation” to go to the payment page. Choose your donation amount, then fill in your details.

For credit card payments, we use the online payment service “Stripe” system.
Acceptable credit cards are VISA, MasterCard, JCB, and American Express.
Your credit card number will not be disclosed to the Center.
A donation receipt will be issued with the name and address you entered and will be sent to you within two months.

Bank tranfer

To donate to the scholarship fund, please transfer funds to the account below:

  • Bank and Branch: San-in Godo Bank, Prefectural Office Branch
  • Account Holder: Shimane International Center Public Interest Foundation
  • Account Number: 2360654 (Ordinary Account)

*If you prefer to use a post office, please let us know, and we’ll send you a payment slip.

Cash

We accept donations at our main office (Matsue City) at any time.

≪Tax benefits≫

Donations (cash accepted) can be made at our Matsue headquarters anytime. Because we’re a designated public interest foundation, your contribution is tax deductible; please retain your donation receipt for your tax records.

Request for donations

Shimane International Center provides various support to make life easier for foreign residents in the prefecture, and supports the international exchange and international cooperation activities of the prefecture’s residents. In recognition of these activities, we were certified by Shimane Prefecture as a public interest incorporated foundation on April 1, 2012. We would like to continue to promote the creation of a region that is open to the world, and work on revitalizing and internationalizing the region.

We ask that you understand the purpose of our organization and make a donation. Donations received from you will be used as a source of funds for the projects carried out by our center.

≪Tax benefits≫

Donations to our center are eligible for tax benefits, and can be deducted from income or deducted as expenses under certain conditions. Please contact us for more information.

Notation based on the Specified Commercial Transactions Act

Corporate name: Shimane International Center, Public Interest Foundation
Representative: Chairman  Ryoji Notsu
Address: 369-1 Higashitsuda-cho, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, 690-0011
Telephone number: 0852-31-5056
Email address: admin@sic-info.org
Website: https://www.sic-info.org/
Additional fees other than product price: None
Payment deadline: None
Payment method: Bank transfer, online credit card payment, cash payment at the center counter
Payment subject: Credit card payment is only applicable for “scholarship donations”
Delivery time: None
Returns, exchanges, cancellations, etc.: None for donations