MAP

Map for mobile devices Address: 5-11-11 Shirokanedai Minato-ku 108-0071 From Shirokanedai station exit 1 - Turn left. Walk to the traffic light. You will see a grocery store on the left side. Turn right and cross the street. You will see a Lawsons on the right side of the street. Walk down the left side of the street. Soon you will come to gray building with a red diamond shape sculpture in front. Go past this building and turn left. The street slants downwards, and there is a brown art museum on the left. Soon you will come to an old house behind a gray walled courtyard. The NEXT house, with the car port awning and red door is Tokyo HackerSpace.

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MEMBERSHIP Categories

drop ins to open events 1000 yen
Monthly members 5000 yen / discounts to classes/ member only events/ part of the team
Tri Monthly Members 15000 yen/ Access-Keyholder/ Discounts/ member only events/ Steering committee
Yearly Members 50,000 yen/ two months discount/ Access-keyholder/ member only events/ steering committee

Join by contacting: Lauren Shannon lauren.shannonATgmail.com

Membership checklist:

1: Join the Web Site

2: Notify someone of your Web Site user name
Tell us your user name, so that we can upgrade your account. With the upgraded account, you will be able to post blogs, assist in translations, create new groups, projects and events, and share your photos!
The fastest way to get your account upgraded is to tell us your user name when you..

3: Join the Google Group and introduce yourself!
The google group is where all of the discussion is at. We talk freely and often. Be sure to let us know your TokyoHackerSpace.org user name, so that we can upgrade your account.

4: Come to a tuesday meeting. This is the best way to get to know us. Also, it is how you can arrange for a key, as well as prepare your monthly dues. Meetings are every tuesday from 7:30. If you cant make it out, check the calendar: we have plenty of events each month you can attend and get a membership discount.

FAQ

What's the address?
5-11-11 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku
108-0071 Tokyo

How long has it been around?
(From http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Tokyo_Hacker_Space)
- Date of founding 2009/05/16

How many members?
- 15 to 20 regular paying member (see below under the link for finance for more details)

Why are there so few Japanese members?
- We don't know why. But we wish there were more. Actually we'd be really happy to welcome new members, regardless of their passport or ethnicity.

What language do you speak at meetings?
- Mostly English, but many of our members speak fluent Japanese. Also depending on invited speakers, the presentations can be in English or Japanese, or a mix.

How are we doing financially?
- Not very well actually. The finance record is public and can be consulted
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArBwm5DI5eb5dFlXVDRpXzJmaVR...
- If you feel like helping out, it is possible to make contributions from our online shop
http://www.tokyohackerspace.org/en/shop

How do we afford rent?
- Member dues paid monthly/yearly
- Workshop / event prices
- selling kits

What are we selling?
- We are selling some electronics kits. Here is the list
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArHhx9rp7d8udGlyVEFISGM4REp...

What do members get?
- a key for 24-hour access
- access to our tools and equipment
- discounts on workshops
- the satisfaction of keeping THS open for others

What tools do you have at the space ?
- Glad you ask! We have among other things:
- Awesome Hakko soldering stations (professional grade)
- Jigsaw
- Leather sewing machine
- Welder rig
- A bad ass kitchen
- and more. The list is here http://www.tokyohackerspace.org/en/equipment

How to add to the THS site

There's been a bit of discussion on the Google Groups mailing list about the use of this site. I thought I'd make a quick guide for how to make a blog entry. If you're comfortable with HTML, it's quite easy. First, you have to have an account on the tokyohackerspace.org site itself. If you don't have one, sign up online or talk to us about it.
As you can see here, I currently have my language settings in Japanese, so the Japanese options on the tab bar are active. On the right-hand side of the page you can find the login:
And once you have logged in, you will see the actions you can take for the site. On the left is the Japanese, on the right I've switched to English.
Clicking "Create Content" brings up a menu where you can choose the kind of information you want to post. Since I want to put this tutorial as a Blog Entry, I'll choose the first entry.
There are three components to a Blog Entry,

1. the Blog header
2. the Blog article itself
3. pictures, etc. that are referenced in the article

First, the blog header information:

1. the title of the article turns into its headline and part of a direct URL for linking.
2. tags are used on the THS site for searching and making automated lists. For example, if I add the "KitchenHacks" tag, this blog entry would be referenced automatically from the KitchenHacks group page.
3. Here you specify the language of the article.

the Blog entry itself

Once you start writing the article, you can "split" the window. The top window will appear as the summary on the front page of the site, so you want to write a small introduction at the start of your article. Place the cursor between the introduction and the rest of the article, and click "Split summary at cursor".
As you can see, I wrote my blog article using HTML tags for links and pictures. This means I have a couple points of administration. First is letting Drupal know that I'm using complex tags. Under the "Input Format" tab I need to specify "full HTML". This will activate the <img> and link tags.

HTML resources

I also need to upload the images and other resources I've used in the article. Picking an image at a time and uploading them stores them on the server, and a link URL is given. Use this URL in the article image tags.
Finally, the "Publishing options" tab allows you to position the article on the site. If you want your blog entry to be added to the front page, click the tab. Marking an article "sticky" will keep it at the top of a list. For example, this will keep things like "How to get to the Hackerspace" at the top of the front page. Please don't mark your blog entries sticky without good reason.
Good luck, and if you have any questions please feel free to bring them up. Either asking on the Google Groups list, talking about the site at the Tuesday meetings, or direct email to me or the site admins, let us know!

More about Hacker Spaces

More information about Hackerspaces

• Hacker-Space-Design-Patterns - An interesting article from The CCC.
• 4nchor5_la6 (hackerspaces.org) - A hackerspace currently operating in Shibuya.

Officers

Our member officers are:

Chairperson - MRE

Secretary - Richard F.

Treasurer - Lauren S.

Membership officer - Robin

Publicity officer - Lauren S.

Web/IT officer - Chris S.

THS Happiness officer - Taylan

Our Policies

Policies listed here are currently tentative.

• Treat everyone excellently.
• No smoking inside the hackerspace. Smoking outside is permitted.
• However it is up to the smokers good will to have ashtrays, keep them clean and safe.
• Clean up after yourself, your mama doesn't hack here.
• Ask before you use someone's tools.
• You break it, you buy it.
• Stuff that should be done behind closed doors should not be done in the public space at Hackerspace.
• Everything should be a Give and Take
• We want your contribution- ideas, creativity, good will, and everything else!
• There are no stupid questions.

このページでは、ハッカースペースを利用する際に想定されるルールやポリシーをリストアップします。

ここにリストアップされているポリシーは暫定的なものです。

• 誰もがお互いを思いやり、気持ちよく接すること。
• ハッカースペースの室内はすべて禁煙とします。室外は喫煙可とします。ただし喫煙者の良識で灰皿を設置し、清掃を行い、安全管理を行うものとします。
• 自分の後片付けは自分でしましょう。母ちゃんがいるわけじゃないんだから
• 他人の設備を使うときは、所有者もしくは管理者の承諾を得ましょう。
• 共用設備もしくは他人の設備を壊してしまった場合、責任を持って弁償し、新しいものを購入してください。

links

Our book library:
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/ths_library

Great book on op-amp design:
http://www-s.ti.com/sc/psheets/slod006b/slod006b.pdf

AVR freaks collection of free online electronics books:
http://www.avrfreaks.net/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=25970
http://tangentsoft.net/elec/reviews/free.html