Name: Kyoto Nihongo Club – Hike up to Daimonji-yaki
Start: 2025-11-22T11:00:00+09:00
End: 2025-11-22T13:00:00+09:00
Location: Shirakawadori Imadegawa

(\*Please read through to “**📢 Notice**” or\*\*【おしらせ】\*\*at the end.)

**Konnichiwa, minasan!**
We’re having a **special Nihongo Club event this November — a hike up to the Daimonji-yaki site.**

(I just scheduled this extra hike as I want to enjoy the beautiful autumn view from the height as often as I can. :))

**Plan**
**• Meeting point:** North-east corner of the **Shirakawa-dori × Imadegawa** intersection. You’ll see a sign by the canal that says 哲学の道 *(Tetsugaku no Michi).*
Meeting point map: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/hMmmbe9VwqsEjYad7](https://maps.app.goo.gl/hMmmbe9VwqsEjYad7)

**• Route:** We’ll hike up to the **Daimonji-yaki site** (not the peak), using the side path near Ginkakuji. It should take **less than an hour** to reach the site.
Route map: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/rmCTrXGzo3g9yrUh6](https://maps.app.goo.gl/rmCTrXGzo3g9yrUh6)

**• Break at the top:** Relax with a cuppa or snacks you bring.
**• Walk back down:** We’ll return to the meeting point and wrap up there.
**• Duration:** About **two hours**, or a little longer.

If you’re available, please RSVP — and let’s hope for **good weather** on the day.

It’ll be **my first visit**, so any tips from those who’ve been before are very welcome in the discussion section.

I’m looking forward to seeing you all in the **beautiful autumn colours**.

Warmly,
**Goro, organiser**

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**Notes**
• There is **one public toilet** at the very start of the route.
• Alternatively, you can buy a takeaway drink from the cafés near Ginkakuji and use their facilities.
• Once we start the hike, only *natural toilets* will be available.
• Start time: **11:00 a.m.** (earlier than our usual Nihongo Club events).
• Please bring **your own lunch, snacks, and drinks**, and carry a **bag for your rubbish**.

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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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📢 **Notice: About Group Operating Costs and Donations**

This Meetup group is hosted through Meetup.com, which charges a hosting fee of approximately 15,000 yen (about $100) every six months. Currently, this fee is covered half by our sister group in the Netherlands (which I originally started while living there), and the other half is paid by me personally.

Going forward, I’d like to make this group more sustainable by asking for your kind support through small voluntary donations from our Kyoto group participants.

The portion we need to cover on the Kyoto side is 7,500 yen per six months, which works out to about 1,250 yen per month. I plan to contribute 250 yen each month myself, so if the remaining 1,000 yen can be shared among participants, that would be a great help.

If we use a suggested donation of **200 yen per event**, and assuming we meet twice a month with an average of 5 to 6 participants, we should be able to cover the full amount without any difficulty.

We’ll do a financial check twice a year — on February 15 and August 15. **Once the 7,500 yen goal has been met, we will stop requesting donations until the next check period**, so please rest assured that you won’t be asked to contribute more than needed.

**First-time participants are always welcome to join for free.**

Donations can be made by cash, PayPay, or PayPal, so please feel free to choose whichever method is most convenient for you. Just let me know at the event if you'd like to contribute.

We are **starting this donation system from this month (August 2025)**. If you’re planning to join regularly, we’d really appreciate your support!

Thank you so much for your warm support — it really means a lot!

📌 **Donation Summary**
– **Amount:** 200 yen per event (except for the first-timers)
– **Methods:** Cash / PayPay / PayPal
– **Timing:** On the event day

\*If you’d like to donate via PayPal, please make sure to have an account ready in advance.

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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

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**【おしらせ】グループ運営経費とドネーションのお願いについて**

現在このイベントは Meetup.com を通じて運営しており、その利用料として半年ごとに約15,000円がかかっています。現在は、以前僕が立ち上げたオランダのグループからのご協力で半額を、残りの半額を僕個人が負担しています。

そして今後は、運営側としてもより安定した継続を目指し、京都のグループの参加者の皆さんにもドネーションという形でご協力をお願いしたいと考えています。

京都のグループに必要な金額は半年で7,500円（＝Meetup.com の利用料の半額分）、ひと月あたり約1,250円です。僕が毎月250円を負担し、残りの1,000円分を皆さんのご協力でまかなえたらとてもありがたいです。

**イベント1回ごとに200円のドネーション**を目安にしていただければ、月2回開催・平均5〜6人のご参加があれば、半年ごとに必要な金額を無理なくまかなうことができます。

決算は年2回（2月15日と8月15日）に行います。**もしその前の時点で目標金額（約7,500円）に達していた場合は、次の期間までの間は新たなドネーションのお願いは行いません**ので、どうぞご安心ください。

**初めて参加する方はこれまで通り無料でご参加いただけます。**

現金、PayPay、または PayPal でのドネーションが可能ですので、ご都合のよい方法でご協力ください。イベント当日にお気軽にお声がけいただければと思います。

皆さんの温かいサポートに、心より感謝いたします！

📌 ドネーションのまとめ
金額：**イベント1回参加につき200円（初参加の方は除く）**
方法：現金 / PayPay / PayPal
タイミング：イベント開催日

＊PayPalでのご協力をご希望の方は、事前にアカウントのご用意をお願いします。

Goro Shimano

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