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They say that New York has in excess of 8000 places where one can find a bite to eat. London boasts more than 12000 pubs, bars, and restaurants. But when it comes to number one for choice, Tokyo has over 80000 eateries! Welcome to the Tokyo Eatup Meetup! Join us as we discover new eateries (cheap and not, casual and formal), sample new cuisines, and best of all, chat with old and new dinner companions!

Fun With Wine is for people who want to try delicious wines with other wine lovers from Japan and around the world. About once a month, we'll meet and enjoy wines from a particular part of the world (Italy, France, Spain, etc.) or theme (Chianti, Barolo, Champagne, etc.) with matching meat of fish based dishes, cheeses and appetizers. Fun With Wine is a great way to enjoy and learn about tasty new wines, meet other wine fans from around the world and have fun. If you love wine, delicious food an …

The focus of the Tokyo Hanami Meetup is seasonal Japanese events (including hanami!). Event Calendar 2010: April - hanami & yozakura July - Mt. Fuji trip & hanabi October - koyo November - Nagoya tripDecember - illuminations   If you have any other suggestions about seasonal Japanese events, please send one of the organizers an e-mail!

"Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin Meet with other local Beer drinkers to discuss the intricate delights of this favorite social lubricant. Open to locals and expats alike. We have been going strong since 2008 and are always happy to have new members and returnees. There is always a lot of fun to be had and great beers to drink. In addition to our regular monthly event, there are plenty of special beer related events being planned all the time. Whethe …

Meet with other local Tokyo Whisky enthusiasts! Gather to discuss and share your favorite types of Whisky - Scottish, Irish, Japanese, American, Bourbon or Rum etc.. Todd and Rayco will be the "Official" Organizers, because they are crazy for whiskey!

The Tokyo spontaneous hangout welcomes any kinds of members and variety of activities. So this is a quite easy going meetup open to everybody, but the one request from organizer is that I want this meetup very active. I will do my best to set up interesting events, and will try to give tips of exploring Tokyo as local, but I couldn't be any happier if you would suggest ideas proactively (and spontaneously!!), which will help us make this meetup more and more active. Join us and have fun together …

Let's discover Italian wines and food culture by tasting, drinking and eating. We'll make a voyage through Bel Paese's particular and original wines, cheeses, olive oils, hams and so on. We'll have monthly meetings, about particular Italian wines and Italian delikatessen, learning and discussing about their history and peculiarities, doing a real wine or food tasting, learning recipes. Let's enjoy the taste of Italy under the guide of an italian gourmand and of a chef, making new friends fro …

Online community for people in Japan and Tokyo to get together. Make new friends! http://www.tokyosocialnet.com/ ITS FREE! A bit like Facebook or Mixi for foreign & Japanese people around Tokyo or Kanto. Find new friends or partners, exchange job information. Create groups and social events to meet new people. You can make or join groups that match your interests, use advanced searches to find people you are looking for. Leave a comment on someone's profile... or send a privat …

This is the best way for individuals in Tokyo to obtain real-world business communication and management training in English. WHY? Because we are a group of experienced international business professionals who each have between 5-21 years working in business in Japan. We want to share our industry knowledge and cross-cultural experience in truly innovative ways which are not available through traditional schools and "Eikaiwa". Our members are almost exclusively Japanese professionals who are …

Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. Happiness comes from deep within, and not from people, situations, or circumstances. According to Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego: “When an individual becomes happy, the network effect can be measured up to three degrees. One person’s happiness triggers a chain reaction that benefits not only his friends, but his friends’ friends, and his frien …

Tokyo is full of interesting people but it's not easy to meet and make new friends outside of our everyday work and personal lives. Our group holds a variety of parties and other cultural events to promote new friendships among Japanese and people from around the world.

" A hundred thousand welcomes "  as we say in Scotland. Welcome to the Meet-up site of the St. Andrew Society of Yokohama and Tokyo, the oldest so-called loyal society in Tokyo that promotes friendship between Scotland, Japan and other nationalities through a whole host of fun activities from informal dances on Thursday evenings at the ANA Intercontinental to more traditional events including black tie balls, a Burns Supper celebrating Scotland's national poet and parties throughout the year. We …

Experience Tokyo is a group for people who want to take advantage of all that Tokyo has to offer. I will be planning small outings to festivals, markets, and historical sites, as well as “Shitamachi” old Tokyo neighborhoods and deeper areas you won’t find in a guidebook. I’m also planning some outings focused on food, drinking, art and photography. I’ve been living in Tokyo for 10 years now, but there’s still so much of the city I haven’t seen. I thought it was about time I did something about t …

This group is for those people who enjoy the Irish pub atmosphere where there is a strong local community spirit and connection, great food menu and beer selections and a wide variety of live sports and music events. Here you can have a friendly 'home-from-home' experience and enjoy a real taste of Ireland in Tokyo. For those interested in enjoying an international exchange in a warm cozy Irish pub with great food, beverages and atmosphere, please join us.