Request for Donations

Toyo Bunko is a privately funded public interest foundation. We use donations to support and improve our educational and research activities. We welcome support and donations from individuals and organizations that share our goals.


Individual Donors

  • (1) Individual donations

    We welcome donations of any amount, starting from 3000 Yen. Tax deductions are available for those who donate above a certain amount. Please refer to announcement No.1150 from the Japanese National Tax Agency. For details, please refer to the following website:
    https://www.nta.go.jp/taxes/shiraberu/taxanswer/shotoku/1150.htm
    Those who donate 50,000 Yen or more, will be designated as Honorary Members of Toyo Bunko.※1 And those who wish may have their names listed on the donor’s panel in the garden.

  • (2) Donation of inherited property or donation at death

    We will be happy to confer with individuals who would like to donate part of inherited property in line with the wishes of the deceased.
    We also welcome bequests from individuals who wish to make a contribution to society by including a donation to Toyo Bunko in their will. 
    In either of the above cases, donators can apply for a deduction in inheritance tax.

※1 Honorary Members of Toyo Bunko receive a lifetime pass for entry to the Museum and enjoy other benefits that have been given to “Friends of Toyo Bunko.”

Companies or Incorporated Bodies

  • (1) Supporting Companies

    We request that companies that would like to be listed as supporting the activities of Toyo Bunko make donations in units of 50,000 yen. Supporting companies will be listed on the Toyo Bunko home page. (Companies will be listed for one year for a donation of 50,000 yen).

  • (2) Exhibition Sponsors

    The Toyo Bunko Museum holds three exhibitions a year. We welcome donations from companies that are interested in becoming “Exhibition Sponsors”. Please see the details of this program below.

    • We request donations of 5,000,000 yen to serve as the sponsor of the 3–4-month long exhibition.
    • An Exhibition Sponsor will be listed in the display space, in the brochures for the exhibition, on the Toyo Bunko home page, and in all other forms of advertising for that exhibition.
    • Exhibition Sponsors will receive 1000 “invitation tickets” providing free admission to the exhibition.

<Application for Donations and Payments>

Please fill out the Donation Form and send it by mail, Fax, or e-mail (friend@toyo-bunko.or.jp). When sending the form by e-mail, please send it either as a PDF file, or scan the form and send it as an image file.
*Please replace “[at]” with “@”

Payments can be made in one of the following ways:

  • *Payment by credit card. Toyo Bunko has a contract for clearing credit card payments with square company.
    https://square.link/u/TrulGyKT
  • *Payment by bank transfer. Our bank account is with the Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Komagome Branch in the name of Toyo Bunko (公益財団法人 東洋文庫). Account # 0950977
  • *Payment through Postal Bank. Postal Bank Account Name Toyo Bunko.
    Account Number 00110-3-706133  (当座:〇一九店 706133)

For questions and inquiries:

113-0021
Toyo Bunko, Donation Section
2-28-21 Hon Komagome
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Mail.
friend[at]toyo-bunko.or.jp
(Please replace “[at]” with “@”)
Tel.
03-3942-0162
Fax.
03-3942-0258