TO JOIN GROUP:
Click on the " Join us!" button in the upper right.
Fill out ALL profile questions.
Short answers are fine.
Please have patience when receiving membership confirmations. When I get busy, it may take over a week for me to respond.

Note: Japanese characters do not work in profiles.
Wait for the organizer to respond.

The best way to find out about this meetup is to join the group and check out our calendar, past and future events. There are meetups every week.

This Meetup is for everyone interested in Japanese culture / language / food / people / and more!!

** Study and practice Japanese / English with us.
** Make surprising connections.
** Share your experiences abroad.
** Most importantly meet new people and have fun.

[photo right: George4] Inari Torii Gates @Kyoto
[photo left: Toshi] A maneki-neko @Hida-takayama

For more events related to Japanese culture, see below links:

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center: http://www.jaccc.org/events.htm

Japanese American National Museum: http://www.janm.org/events/

Japanese City: http://www.japanese-city.com

Japan Foundation: http://www.jflalc.org/?act=tpt&id=139

2011 Japanese Obon Festival & Bon Odori Schedule:
http://www.japanese-city.com/obon

PLEASE NOTE: 1. This is NOT a dating meetup. There are other meetups for that. Please be respectful of and courteous to our members. Pests will be booted. 2. Learning/knowing Japanese is not a requirement.