We'll start out introducing ourselves and talking about what we will learn, then spend most of the time studying and/or talking (mostly English, sometimes Japanese). Bring your own learning materials! The event is self-paced, and feel free to drop in whenever. There is no requirement to buy anything at the restaurant, but of course we should support them if we can.
Most people will be studying Japanese but feel free to study anything. I'm secretly learning French, but don't tell anyone!
There is another meetup at the restaurant at the same time. That one is for Japanese conversation. This one is more for hanging out and reading or studying. Feel free to bounce between the two.
==Book Club== All readings are optional. Join us for whatever interests you!
深夜食堂1 manga - short stories about strange people at a restaurant - easy difficulty
- This week: Book 1, Story 12 and 13, キューリのぬか漬け and スイカ
- EN: Late Night Cafe/Shin'ya Shokudō fan translation only, not officially available
- FR: La Cantine de Minuit: Book 1, Story 12 and 13
Dragon Ball manga - moderate difficulty (easy manga, but fast pace)
- This week: chapters 55-69
- EN, FR, same name
半七捕物帳 1―時代推理小説 - 14 medium length mysteries - hard difficulty/archaic 1900s era Japanese/ 4 weeks per story, about 8 pages each week
- This week: story 2 石灯籠 (week 3 of 4)
- EN: The Curious Casebook of Inspector Hanshichi
- FR: Fantômes et Samouraïs
Note: the restaurant has happy-hour food specials until 7 so I changed the start time to 6:45 but arrive whenever you want.