Check out this site for free excursions for foodie around Tokyo. This group is for anyone who is interested in Japanese food and cooking tools to discuss food, to plan excursions and to go out. We will organize short outings to places such as Tsukiji Market, Depachika, Kappabashi or any other food related places the group comes up with to explore around Tokyo. This group is open to anyone who loves Japanese food and lives in or visits Tokyo. If you are interested in sake as well as food, please …

Meet kindred book lovers in a local Meetup Book Club! Fiction, non-fiction, - read a new book every month. and try great new food at KIMONO wine and grill. Come to learn, laugh, share great books and personal stories and make new friends!

Welcome to Tokyo Pizza Lovers, Anyone who loves PIZZA and knows good pizza places or is in search of one in Tokyo & surrounding area should join this group. Restaurants serving authentic and good tasting pizza are far and few between in Tokyo; so let's get together at different pizza restaurants in Tokyo to find the best. Moreover you can also create your own Pizza events via Tokyo Pizza lovers (^^) Please kindly refer to the following for details: http://www.meetup.com/diningout-579/pages/How_t …

Meet other women in your community for friendship! Gather with women in your local area who share the same goals and interests as you. Join a Meetup Group near you to see what activities are planned -- dining out, business seminars, Career strategies, community service and MUCH MORE Meets on the second Thurs of every month. (accept August) Check out FEW homepage at http://www.fewjapan.com/

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!

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!

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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 …

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 from …

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 …

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!

This group is for people to get together for dinner after work. Followed by possible drinks.

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 …

The Tokyo spontaneous hangout has started as an only and first meetup group welcomes any kind of events and let all members to post their ideas, and now we became the most active and almost the biggest meet up group in Tokyo having over 1500 international members and is still growing. As the name shows, we spontaneously pick up interesting events or places in Tokyo and offer an opportunity for members to enjoy it with good folks from the group. Our goal is to build up good networking for members …

Bored? New in town? Looking to grab lunch or go out for a drink? Have two extra tickets to the show? Suggest it! Open Tokyo is a free and open social network for casual, spontaneous hanging-out. * small groups are encouraged! lunch for two, bar hopping in threes, dinner for four * meet new people! with smaller groups you have a greater chance of getting to know someone new and expanding your circle of quality friends. * no special occasion necessary. suggest a meetup anytime, for whatever reason …

The imagination & rich character of Tokyo comes alive to its fullest potential as the sun begins to settle. Crisp early evenings turn into brilliantly colored displays of lights, people in action, and scenes vying for a chance to be captured by your photographic direction. Join us as we explore the most exciting districts and take on the funnest aspects of social photography. Learn from & practice with other photographers or just come along to share in refreshing evening walks through Tokyo's la …

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Welcome to Meguri club (^o^)/ The "Meguri (巡り)" club is dedicated for people who love to explore new places. Each of the events will consist of small numbers of people to create friendlier atmosphere and easier interaction between the members. This club is suitable for people who want to make good friends. Regular events such as Cafes Meguri, Festivals Meguri, Party Meguri, etc and specific events such as professional gathering, fashion night out, etc will be held. Looking forward for your parti …

I have been fascinated by the food culture here,From stand-up noodle shops and pizzerias to sushi bars my favourite izakayas and exclusive kaiseki restaurants serving elaborate multicourse meals, restaurants in Tokyo number at least 100,000. Which gives you some idea of how Japanese love eating out, it is in their culture .In a city where apartments are so small and cramped that entertaining at home is almost unheard of, restaurants serve as places for socializing, meeting friends, and wooing bu …

The Republic of Georgia is the historical home of wine-making. Wines are still made here in the traditional way, free from any chemicals, or manufacturing techniques, made with the whole grape, and fermented and matured in large clay jars underground. The grape varieties are unique to Georgia, and the wines are smooth, rich and packed with healthy polyphenols. We are the only importers of these wines in Japan, an we hold parties so that you can taste (and buy) these delicious and extraordinary w …

**Take note:  Katt is not an event planner.  She does not make money from running this group and  in fact, she pays for the yearly group fees out of her own pocket.  She is a volunteer.  If you would like to contribute by holding your own event, then please contact me.  But if you are unhappy with how the group is run then please understand that you do not have to stay, you are free to leave the group at anytime. ** Are you interested in having brunch, sharing a cocktail, in chatting over an int …