Our native speakers are quite happy to introduce you to their centuries-old culture. Many patient advanced students blend their knack for language learning with their enthusiasm for sharing. Japanese friends - all fluent native speakers - serve as volunteer sensei-figures, and learners of ALL LEVELS meet to teach, learn, and practice speaking Japanese and writing Kanji, Kana, or Romaji. A small study group is more conducive to language learning! Thus, we will expand to additional tables as nec …

Meet other local sake, sushi and japanese food lovers! This group is for sharing our love and enthusiasm for sake, sushi and other types of Japanese food. I'm sure you have your favorites - let's share and explore! Here's the basic format: Mission #1 (Todd): Where's the Best Ramen In NYC!!! Mission #2 (Open): The Best of Hidden Japan (Right here in NYC)!!!! Mission #3 (Mike): Find the Best Sushi Spot! Mission #4 (Open): Best of Yakitori in NYC!!! Mission #5 (Todd): Best of the Best Sake …

Hello Everyone: Welcome to the Konnichiwa Sake Club! Let's learn Japanese language, get together, mingle and most importantly "have fun"! Class room setting meetup: For Intermediate course, a copy of text book will be provided. You will only need a pen and paper for you to take notes. Please note the fee is $10 per person. To attend this course, students who can read Hiragana are preferred. Please email assistant organizer Jane directly for any further questions. For Basic Level Cou …

Our Japanese and American organization, "SoundScape Entertainment", offers opportunities to expand friendships and gain knowledge through the events. We would love to share our passion for the Japanese and American cluture. We hold a party "Pop Tune" once a month!! Our members enjoy and make new friends every time. Yes, of cause we have any other events frequently and support other culture exchange meet up too!!!!! Let's join our meet up group and meet up!! We always welcome all ages and ethnici …

Do you want to learn or practice a foreign language and have the opportunity for language exchange? Regular practice is the key! Join us at this well established weekly language exchange meeting organized every Sunday from 4pm to 6pm to brush up on a foreign language or learn some key sentences before traveling abroad. More than 40 members split into smaller practice groups to improve their french, german, english, spanish, portuguese, korean, chinese and many other languages, and you can also h …

Few other cities boast the diverse array of ethnic enclaves and confluence of global cultures that New Yorkers routinely enjoy. And the representation of Japanese culture in New York City is no exception. From the cliché ubiquity of sushi houses to authentic and unique Japanese performing artists on tour, our group enjoys the sides of Japan that are on display in New York. Our events include art exhibits, J-pop concerts, sake tastings, karaoke outings, book readings, lectures, language classes, …

Welcome to Kanpai NY's meetup page! Kanpai NY was created as a way for us to explore and share Japanese food, sake, and culture at the best Japanese restaurants and bars in NY. Throughout the year, we organize sake tastings and events at some of our favorite places. We envision our events as a fun and casual way for Japanese food and sake enthusiasts to meet and network in the city. At each event, we'll pick a new location (or visit an old favorite) to enjoy our favorite Japanese food and sake, …

This is a play group for Japanese speaking parent/s and their babies and toddlers living in the New York City. Let's share interests and concerns about raising kids in a bilingual environment, exposing them to Japanese culture and customs, or just about anything concerning parenthood...

My friends at Happy Science (Buddhist based non-profit organization) have been asking me to set up a Japanese chatting group so they can improve their Japanese skills and also have more experience in using the language so they won't forget. And of course so that they will have no problem when they get a chance to go to Japan. I am not a professional teacher but I am fluent in both Japanese and English so I would like to help out those who wish to communicate better in Japanese. We will be chatt …

(PLEASE POST AN IDENTIFIABLE PHOTO OF YOURSELF) This group is aimed to provide young Asian singles with a lot of fun and entertaining events. The group has age range from 20s to 30s to keep this group strong and attractive to young singles. Exception will be given those who can demonstrate exceptional artistic talents. Is this city too fast paced? Do you have too much work to do? I think you are entitled to enjoy some great funs and entertainments this city has to offer after all the hard work. …

A love of the contrasts of modern and traditional, trendy and classic, East and West – I started this group to share my fascination of the many dichotomies of Asian culture and to meet like-minded people in New York City. I plan on hosting language and cultural exchange events. Japanese, Chinese, and Korean – I want to explore the many opportunities to experience these rich cultures that only New York can offer. Everyone is invited to join this group. Anyone with an interest in languages, cu …

Our ESL students want to meet native-English speakers. Meet students who are native speakers of Spanish, Italian, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish; exchange conversation in their language and in English. You should join if you are a native-English speaker and you want practice your Spanish, Italian, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, or Turkish.

Welcome... all Anime and Manga Fans in North Jersey and the surrounding area!  \(^o^)/ Goal To be exposed to various anime and manga (older and current) What we do - Monthly anime meetup event where we watch an hour of something more recent and an hour of something from before 2000 (located in North Arlington or Teaneck) - Conventions - Japanese cultural activities - Stuff like karaoke, Japanese dining, and outings Express yourself NOW... by going to the "message board" under the "Discussions …

Is your child learning Japanese at home? Are you a bilingual family? Let's make opportunities for our children to interact in Japanese with people outside our own families and experience Japanese as a living language. This is also a chance to meet other parents in your neighborhood! All members can plan a playdate or meetup that is convenient for your area, schedule, and age group. Meetups can be for mothers just simply having fun & good time with other moms. My family is in Ditmars, Astoria.  M …

Promoting Japanese culture and international/multicultural education. Teaching world languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Hindi, English). Teaching bilungual/multilingual early education.

If you would like participate in mommy/baby meets or play dates, plus join up. Of course, everyone is welcome even if you don't speak a second language. Wouldn't it be nice to host a regular mommy and babies meet up while exposing your little one to the phonetics and grammer of other languages outside the one you speak at home? They have language classes for babies but they cost up to $45 per class. That got me thinking, I want my daughter to learn other languages besides English or at least h …

Hello, CJK Experts! Don’t you feel it's hard to fill the gap between your level and native-speakers’ level? Are you looking for partners to practice your Chinese, Japanese or Korean (CJK) in an immerse environment? This meetup group is the right fit for you!! We practice Chinese, Japanese and Korean through interpretation methods such as quick response, shadowing, reproduction, retention, sight translation, summarization, etc. These methods enable you highly concentrate on listening, understandi …

Hello. The purpose of this group is to provide: 1) a 24/7 online hangout on Facebook  2) Private Japanese training for Beginners to get them up to speed. 3) NYC in-person Events where people can actually use their Japanese! Practice makes perfect and this group provides lots of practice. ALL LEVELS ARE WELCOME, as long as you do not use English and are determined to improve your reading/writing/spoken Japanese language ability. There is NO elitism or judgment here, so feel confident to bust out …

Konnichiha! Douzo Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu! こんにちは！どうぞよろしくお願いします！ Pleased to meet you all! welcome to The Japan Cultural Appreciation group! Mission Statement The purpose of the Japan Cultural Appreciation Group (JCAG) is to promote both Japanese and English language as well as Japanese culture. This is accomplished by providing a service that helps people to learn either language who may otherwise have learning or financial difficulties doing so. In a friendly environment, people from all over t …

Do you want to practice a foreign language and have the opportunity for a real language and cultural exchange? We are a group of people that get together to practice and work on languages! Join us at our weekly language exchange meetings to brush up on a foreign language and learn something completely new about another culture! Our members split into smaller practice groups to improve their French, Italian, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Chinese and many other languages …

This group has been created to bring people together that love to sing in both Japanese and English to do Karaoke around New York City.  Occasionally, we go to other music and cultural events, such as festivals, street fairs, concerts, etc. Since our members speak both Japanese and English, or are learning either Japanese or English, our meetups will be bilingual (unless otherwise posted.)  We frequently use our meetups as a means of language exchange. Anyone who joins to sing only in English w …

We want to get together to talk in English...in French...in Spanish...in Chinese...in many more languages! Come join us!!! ---------------------- We provide a friendly relaxed environment where people who are learning foreign languages can practice with other learners and native speakers. At every event, there will be smaller practice groups concentrating on French, Italian, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, etc. where you can either practice your skills, or help o …

Tired of going into the city for Japanese Language classes and meetups? I created this group for anyone interested in learning about Japan--the language, the culture, the society. Whether you like Japanese cuisine, you want to hone your Japanese speaking skills, learn something new, or just want to hang with a nice bunch of Jerseyites, sign up! I promise you: This is not your average Japanese meetup.

Calling all Murakami Nerds! This is a book club for fans of Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, author of Norwegian Wood, 1Q84, and more. Each month, we will get together and discuss one of his novels. We'll also have Murakami-themed events with food, music, and performance art. Anyone wanting to get together and share appreciation of this amazing writer is welcome!

Hi, Happy Science will have multiple dates for showing 7 of our films (6 anime, 1 live action) that usually are rare and difficult to see anywhere else. Our films have all been shown in nationwide theatres in Japan and were all top 5 films at the box office. Also they were shown on national television in China, Africa, and India to several millions of viewers. They are very unique, interesting, exciting and heartwarming films that will move you and inspire you. Admission is free and there will b …

Let's get together to exchange Japanese and English. This is a group where it's all about conversation, conversation, conversation. Our goal is to also build strong friendships between the Japanese and English speaking community.

Dear Friend, thanks for your interest in this meetup group. Our group will be hosting monthly FREE events for Asian friends in New York City. The FREE events include networking dinners at good Asian restaurants in New York City and many FREE sports events like badminton, table tennis (ping pong), tennis, skiing, hiking, bowling, rock climbing, soccer, kayaking, white water rafting, swimming, biking, dancing, Asian movie events, Chinese Movies, Korean Movie, Japanese Movies, museum events and sin …

This is a group for mommies and kids interested in meeting Japanese people and having a Japanese environment. Let's get together at our house once a week, have a snack, have a chat,　enjoy Japanese and American annual events, and teach kids Japanese ! I myself have two little half Japanese girls (one year old and four years old). Looking forward to meet many people around Westchester area!