Japanese Language Club in Amstelveen

The first part of this event:

Let's celebrate a traditional Japanese festival.

This event we will celebrate a traditional japanese festival, called Tanabata.
During Tanabata, we celebrate by writing our wishes on colourful strips of paper called tanzaku.
These wishes are then hung on bamboo branches.

We celebrate this festival on 7th July but originally this will be celebrated on 7th August on lunar calendar. For instance Sendai Tanabata Festival in Miyagi prefecture (August 6-8).
This is the largest and most popular Tanabata festival in Japan.

Tanabata festival has a rich history and filled with various customs and traditions.
You will also learn about the history of this festival on our meetup.

Let's make our wishes come true!

In the second part:

Let's play games!

We'll be forming small groups (4-6 people), and the groups will be formed by mixed Japanese knowledge level. Each group will play together on a variety of games and some of the games are related to Japanese language/culture.

Our own created game called Jinarabe : building Japanese vocabulary
Word wolf: Japanese vocabulary
Haa tte iu game : Japanese culture

And for people who are interested in something else;
Ito: helping to know each other (not related to Japanese language/culture)

We will explain how to play those games on the spot.

If you have some card game/board game related Japanese language/culture, you can also bring to play together :)

[About the Japanese Language Club]

It’s a weekly Japanese-themed event hosted by different organisers with a variety of games, conversations and grammar practices.

We warmly welcome anyone who shares an interest in Japan, including those who are:
– interested in the Japanese language and how to use it, regardless of their level.
– keen to share stories about living in or travelling to Japan.
– curious about exploring both traditional and modern aspects of Japanese culture.
– especially those from Japan who want to maintain or improve their English by talking about familiar cultural topics.

We truly hope everyone in the group finds joy and inspiration through these cultural adventures with the “ichigo ichie” spirit.

Best regards,
Goro, the founder

【この日本語クラブについて】

このレギュラーイベントでは、週替わりのホストが提案するさまざまなスタイルの日本語会話の練習やゲームなどを、リラックスした雰囲気のなかで楽しんでいます。

・レベルに関わらず、日本語に興味をもっている方。
・日本での生活や旅行の経験を誰かとシェアしてみたい方。
・新旧問わず日本文化に関する知識を交換したい方。
・そして特に日本出身の方には、馴染みの深い自国文化をテーマに英会話力を維持、向上させたい方。

この様な方々ならどなたでも歓迎します。

「一期一会」の精神で思いやりのある温かいコミュニティを作りましょう。私たちのイベントを通して、皆さんがこのグループでそれぞれの楽しみをみつけてくれることを心から願っています。

グループファウンダーのゴローより