Kyoto Nihongo Club – Eikai Bar Edition

(*This event is free to attend. For details about our donation policy, please see the description of our regular Nihongo Club events.)

（＊今週の日本語クラブは、Peterさん from 英会バー のホストによる特別回ですので運営費用のドネーションは募集しません。ドネーションの仕組みについては、通常の日本語クラブのイベントページの説明をご覧ください）

Konnichiwa, minasan!

Thanks to a kind offer from Peter-san, the owner of Eikai Bar near Daimaru, our weekly Nihongo Club can continue as usual this week.

Although I’ll be away from Kyoto, Peter-san has kindly offered to host the event and open Eikai Bar as our venue on Sunday, 21 June.

Please come and join him for a relaxed Japanese conversation session. There’s no need to prepare anything special. The most important thing is simply creating a comfortable atmosphere where everyone can enjoy speaking Japanese together.

It’ll also be a great chance to check out Eikai Bar, a hidden little spot tucked away near the heart of downtown Kyoto.

With only a few days’ notice, we may have a smaller group than usual, but that often makes for good conversation, so let’s see how it goes.

I hope you all enjoy your Japanese practice with Peter-san, and I’m looking forward to catching up with everyone again when I’m back for our next regular event at the end of the month.

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Week 1: Saturday, 6 June – Nihongo Club (Ace Hotel Lobby) 12:00–13:30

Week 2: Saturday, 13 June – Nihongo Club (Ace Hotel Lobby) 12:00–13:30

Week 3: Sunday, 21 June – Nihongo Club (12:00-13:30, Eikai Bar, hosted by Peter*)

Week 4: Saturday, 27 June – Nihongo Club (Ace Hotel Lobby) 12:00–13:30
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*Peter from Eilai Bar will host this week’s event while Goro is away.
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—General Introduction (August 2025)—

Welcome to our first event series, Kyoto Nihongo Club!

It's an almost-weekly, casual and practical conversation event for Japanese learners, those who want:

– To know how to introduce yourself in Japanese.
– To keep the small talk going in Japanese.
– To learn more natural Japanese pronunciation fluently.
– To use your Japanese vocabulary and idioms in the actual conversation.
– To make new friends with whom you can share tips for improving each other's Japanese skills. :)

We also welcome native Japanese speakers who want to join our international community. You can maintain or even polish your English skills by helping Japanese learners with grammar and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

All levels of Japanese and English speakers are welcome. We try to keep the conversation in Japanese. However, English is always our standard tool to complement your understanding/explanation of the Japanese language and culture, so don't feel any pressure on your language skills.

I dream of creating an international community where both new and local people in Kyoto feel comfortable being together. We all love learning about different cultures.

I only started to live in Kyoto last October, and it is my first time living in western Japan. So, whether you're a tourist or have just moved here, I'm pretty much the same as you.

So please join us, and let's give it a go. I'll try to schedule it for the weekends so you can easily find time.

I'm looking forward to seeing you all at the next event!

Goro
The organiser of Kyoto Multicultural Meetup

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日本語話者の皆さんへ。

このイベントに興味をもっていただいてありがとうございます。

この「日本語クラブ」という形は、僕が6年間住んでいたオランダで始めたミートアップイベントの京都バージョンです。オランダでのイベントは今でも現地の仲間によって毎週開催され毎回20人の参加者を集めています。そしてオランダで得た経験を京都でも活かしたいと思いこのイベントをスタートしました。

このイベントは日本語の習得がテーマではありますが、参加者は日本語が流暢な人ばかりではありませんので、必ず英語でのコミュニケーションが必要になります。オランダでの経験では、英語を上達させたいと思っている日本人、僕のように覚えた英語を忘れないようにしたいと考えている日本人の参加者にもとても喜んでいただきました。そして、出身を問わず、異国の地で国際的な仲間の輪に入りたいと考えている人たちにも有益な機会を提供してきました。

京都での新しいグループでも、同じようにたくさんの人たちがつながるコミュニティが作れたらと思っています。

まだ始まったばかりのグループです。参加者が集まらない回もあるかと思いますが、ゴローと海外の話題など日本語や英語でしてみたいと思いましたら、一度お気軽に遊びにきていただければと思います。お子様連れでも大丈夫です。

いつか皆さんにお会いするのを楽しみにしています。

オーガナイザーのゴローより