Konnichiwa! Ogenki desuka?
Meet other local Japanese Expatriates and friends of Japan who have been to Japan, who just love Japanese culture and our country, or who just would like to meet local Japanese. All those are welcome to join us.
We meet once/twice a month at either Japanese(sushi, Shabu-Shabu, Yakitori, Tonkatsu, Japanese French...etc), Spanish, Italian, French, Pizza, or any other cool restaurants. Japanese don't eat Sushi everyday!

Policies:
1. If you RSVP and NO Show without notice, you will be in our black list. If you do No Show without notice twice, the organizer will remove your name from the member list. Please email/call the organizer in advance if you cannot make it.
2.This meetup group is for socializing, dinning, cultural, and entertainment purposes. If you use this site for solicitation purposes, I may remove your name. If you get emails from other members and you think those mails are unethical, please email me.

Tanoshimini shite imasu:-)

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Recent Meetups

  • May 7, 2011 at 11:00 AM, 8 Japanese Expats attended

    Japanese Garden Clean Up

    They rated it 5.00 5.002 (2 ratings) and uploaded 6 photos

    Some of you may have been to the Osaka Japanese Garden hidden on a small wooded island behind the Museum of Science and Industry. It has been dedicated to the city of... Learn more

  • April 9, 2011 at 5:00 PM, 15 Japanese Expats attended

    Okonomiyaki Party

    They rated it 5.00 5.003 (3 ratings) and uploaded 7 photos

    This event is Full. See you next time!

  • January 14, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 4 Japanese Expats attended

    Ishikari-Nabe (salmon nabe)

    They rated it 5.00 5.001 (1 ratings)

    Ishikari-Nabe: cook salmon and vegetable in the miso based soup. We have done Tarachiri, Seafood, and Shabu Shabu Nabe, so we try something new this time. Nabe $20/... Learn more

  • November 12, 2010 at 8:00 PM, 4 Japanese Expats attended

    Jazz Night

    They rated it 5.00 5.003 (3 ratings)

    “

    I enjoyed Jazz!

    —Hiromi

    “

    I enjoyed very much and we stayed until 1am. ...

    —miya

  • August 14, 2010 at 5:00 PM, 6 Japanese Expats attended

    Ginza Festival

    They rated it 5.00 5.003 (3 ratings)

    This festival is bit different from the ordinal festivals in Japan, but both Japanese and non-Japanese can enjoy traditional Japanese art at here. There are many craft... Learn more
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What's new

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  • New Member
    Emily Emily joined
    Friday at 1:55 PM
    Emily
    "Hi, I'm Emily. I'm from Chicago originally and lived in Kyoto for a year teaching ESL. Looking forward to meeting you!"
  • New Member
    Sandra Sandra joined
    February 21 at 3:34 PM
    Sandra
    "Petite, pixie-haired Colombian-American girl who loves chocolate and Japanese. I've lived in the city for six months and I love it to pieces."
  • New Member
    Tanita Tanita joined
    February 19 at 10:45 AM
    Tanita
    "I am not Japanese but love their cultures, people, food, etc I went to Japan few years ago but always lay over at Narita airport when having a trip to visit my family."
  • New Member
    Christian Miller Christian Miller joined
    February 18 at 3:50 PM
    Christian Miller
    "Hi, my name is Christian and I'm finishing up my third year in law school in Chicago. I had the opportunity to live in Beijing for 2 months this past summer, and stopped over in Kyoto/Tokyo for 1 week at the end of my stay. Thoroughly enjoyed it."
  • New Member
    Laura Dahl Laura Dahl joined
    February 13 at 1:38 PM
    Laura Dahl
    "I was born in Nagoya, Japan (parents are American but we were in Japan as my father was in the U.S. Air Force). Unfortunately, we came back to the States when I was almost 3 so I don't remember it but I really like all things Japanese."
  • New Member
    Jim Rogers Jim Rogers joined
    February 11 at 2:49 PM
    Jim Rogers
    "Currently in my last semester at UIC-Chicago. I went to Japan in 2007, and have been involved with the Chicago Japanese community ever since. I just took the JLPT N4 test and am in the application process for the JET Program."
  • New RSVP
    Alexey Alexey RSVPed Yes for Japan Night 2012
    February 7 at 1:39 PM
    Alexey
    Mar 18
    Japan Night 2012
    Sunday 7:30 PM at Double Door
    3 attending
  • New RSVP
    Brian Franzen Brian Franzen RSVPed Yes for Japan Night 2012
    February 7 at 12:01 PM
    Brian Franzen
    Mar 18
    Japan Night 2012
    Sunday 7:30 PM at Double Door
    3 attending
  • New RSVP
    Hiroko Hiroko RSVPed Yes for Japan Night 2012
    February 7 at 12:01 PM
    Hiroko
    Mar 18
    Japan Night 2012
    Sunday 7:30 PM at Double Door
    3 attending
  • New Member
    Ali Schcoh Ali Schcoh joined
    February 1 at 8:30 AM
    Ali Schcoh
    "My name is Ali and I lived in Japan for 2 years in high school with my family. We lived in Kobe."
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