FOMUSglobal

PARTNERSHIP MASU

A Cultural Artifact for Long-Term Partnership

FOMUSglobal Partnership Masu is a specially crafted annual 'Masu'. By purchasing it, your one-year partnership with FOMUS begins from the date of payment.

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01 / INTRODUCTION

Quiet Co-Creation
Beyond Experience.

This partnership is not merely about seeking exclusive experiences.

Touching culture and being moved by it has immense value. However, what FOMUS cherishes is the 'Relationship' and 'Co-Creation' born beyond that.

Not a single visit, but deepening time, nurturing trust, and building the future together.

FOMUS is the gateway to the 'Inside' of Japanese culture.

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02 / WHAT IS FOMUS

Connecting Custodians of
Japanese Culture with the World.

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FOMUS is an organization that has built long-term relationships with artisans, brewers, and makers throughout Japan.

Workshops that remain hidden. Philosophies left unspoken. Quiet pride built over generations. These only open within relationships of trust.

FOMUS stands at that boundary, connecting culture and people.

03 / WHAT IS PARTNERSHIP MASU

What is Partnership Masu?

FOMUS Masu

FOMUSglobal Partnership Masu is a special cultural artifact crafted annually by FOMUS.

This Masu is not merely a craft object. It symbolizes the cultural direction FOMUS envisions for that year, and the very stance of co-creation.

This product is offered as a physical 'Masu' sale, and a one-year partnership begins from the date your purchase is completed.

During the partnership period, there may be opportunities for priority information sharing and dialogue regarding FOMUS's initiatives related to Japanese culture.

However, these are not rights or guarantees. They are possibilities for relationships that emerge naturally through context, alignment of philosophy, and timing.

The Masu is specially crafted and will be stored in Japan or shipped within 1-3 months.

04 / WHO
MASU
MaSU portrait

MaSU

FOMUS Founder

MaSU has traveled across Japan building long-term relationships with artisans and brewers. Simultaneously, he is a practitioner who has connected culture and business in approximately 20 countries, using the traditional 'Masu' craft as his axis.

Workshops that remain hidden. Philosophies left unspoken. Quiet pride built over generations. These only open within a relationship of trust.

Through FOMUS, you encounter not a 'guided destination,' but a world that welcomes you through trust.

MaSU stands at that boundary, connecting culture and people.

05 / DIFFERENCE

DIFFERENCE

01
Beyond Experience
We build lasting relationships and trust, not just transient excitement.
02
Engage from the Inside
Unseen sites, philosophies, dialogues. Access to realms only a few can touch.
03
Co-Create
Projects, culture, future. Participants are not 'customers' but 'co-creators'.
06 / CULTURAL POSSIBILITIES

Examples of cultural collaboration
that may emerge through long-term relationships.

Dialogue with traditional craftsmanship
Potential involvement in cultural projects
Connection with custodians of Japanese culture
New value born from co-creation

These are not guaranteed services, but possibilities that may naturally emerge from relationships.

07 / YEAR EDITION 2026

Year Edition Options

Individual Year Edition 2026

USD 20,000

A partnership for individuals to close the distance with Japanese culture.

・FOMUSglobal Partnership Masu (Year Edition)

・One-year partnership from payment date

・Priority information on cultural initiatives and dialogues (non-guaranteed)

Apply for Year Edition

Corporate Year Edition 2026

USD 35,000

For organizations and brands to embed Japanese cultural relationships into their context.

・FOMUSglobal Partnership Masu (Year Edition)

・One-year partnership from payment date

・Relationship premised on organizational dialogue and consideration (non-guaranteed)

Apply for Year Edition

Cultural Co-Creation Edition 2026 (Individual / Corporate)

USD 100,000

Not to participate, but to share proximity of thinking from the conception stage.

This edition is about proximity to thinking, not access.

・FOMUSglobal Partnership Masu (Special Edition)

・One-year partnership from payment date

・Possibility to engage with FOMUS's cultural vision at closer proximity (non-guaranteed)

Request Private Introduction

This product is a physical craft artifact (Masu). Any accompanying communications or opportunities are optional and non-guaranteed, and this is not an investment product, membership, or service contract. The partnership period begins on the date payment is completed and lasts for one year.

08 / THE GATE

How to Apply

This partnership is not open to everyone.

We seek companions to build the future together, not 'customers'.

1

Apply / Private Introduction

Submit application form

2

Internal Review

Alignment check

3

Approval Notice

Payment URL sent

4

EC Payment (Masu Purchase)

Purchase of physical product

5

Partnership Begins

One year from payment date

6

Masu Crafting & Shipping

1-3 months (Japan storage available)

* Partnership begins immediately upon payment completion. No need to wait for Masu delivery.

What do you wish to create?

Beyond Experience. Into Relationship. Towards the Future.

This is not open to everyone. Only those who resonate with FOMUS's philosophy and timeline should proceed to the next step.

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