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Make friends from other cultures — one small gift at a time.

🎁About Tokyo Gift Circle
Tokyo Gift Circle is a community where people from different countries meet through small gifts.

A small gift creates a good feeling before the conversation even starts. It also gives you something natural to talk about.
That makes it easier to open up, share your culture, learn about each other, and sometimes become real friends.

At our events, people bring and share small gifts for free, then meet and talk in person.
It could be a snack, tea, a keychain, a souvenir, or something you already have at home. It doesn’t need to be expensive.

The gift is only the beginning. What really matters is the story behind it, the other person’s reaction, and the connection that grows from it.

🎁Why I started Tokyo Gift Circle
The idea started when I gave some Japanese matcha to someone I met in Turkey. He was much happier than I expected, and that good feeling made it easy for us to start talking. We’re still close friends today.

I started Tokyo Gift Circle because I want more people to have that kind of experience.

I also built a free web app called Arigato! to help people meet one-on-one through small gifts, even outside our events.
🔗 https://arigato.gift (Free — no download needed)

🎁How to join

  • RSVP through Meetup
  • Check each event page to see what to bring
  • Come alone or with a friend
  • No perfect English or Japanese needed
  • Adults 18+ only. No sales, recruiting, solicitation, or dating/pickup behavior.

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