/r/OsakaMeetup

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Welcome to r/OsakaMeetup! This is the community for nomads, residents, and travelers in Osaka to organize and join meetups. Locals, a new resident, or just visiting, this is the place to connect with others in both English and Japanese, or any other languages!

Join us to make new friends, explore the city, and enjoy various activities together!

Things pertaining to being a resident of Osaka /r/Osaka - - Topics regarding tourism or short term visits /r/OsakaTravel - - For Hikes /r/ThisIsOsaka

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Green Drinks Kansai Osaka - Dec 18th

Hey everyone ! Come to the second Kansai Green Drinks Meetup, in Osaka on Dec 18th!

We'll start at 6:30pm, and go until 9pm, and you can stop by anytime.

RSVP here (it's free): https://greendrinkskansai3.peatix.com/

Green Drinks is a casual networking opportunity and a place for individuals to find community around sustainability issues in the Kansai region. If you're interested in climate, environmental protection, marine environment, biodiversity, or any related topic. The meetup will rotate every other month in Kyoto and Osaka. Initially, we’ll have casual social gatherings, but in the future, we might have talks or panel discussions around specific green topics.

We'll be at Brooklyn Parlor. near Namba, in Central Osaka - it's a spacious cafe with lots of tables. Look for the sign!

Green Drinks takes place around the world, with meetups in over 600 cities. The key to Green Drinks is to network and share. Most people who attend Green Drinks meetings come away with something from the event whether it be educational or social.

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2024/12/03
01:46 UTC

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Any locals/travellers who want to hang out?

Hi everyone,

I'm 29M, a tech entrepreneur from Adelaide, Australia, currently spending a few days in Japan. I'm a friendly person with a passion for rock music, football (soccer), and F1. I'm a big fan of the Shogun TV show, which is one of the main reasons I’ve always wanted to visit Japan—to experience the culture and learn more about its rich history.

I'm here in Osaka for next 2 days and staying in Nipponbashi. Any locals/travelers who want to catchup to explore the city, my dms are open.

5 Comments
2024/12/02
09:25 UTC

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Daytrip from Osaka to kyoto

Hello everyone, I’m going to Kyoto tomorrow morning from Osaka. Heading to west side of Kyoto (Arashiyama & Kinkakuji). If anyone wants to join me, please do. I’m 28M. So, I prefer people near my age either M or F.

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2024/12/01
10:48 UTC

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Keen to hang on 20-23 Dec? Staying in Dotonbori

First time in the city but 4th time in Japan. 37M, Chinese from Singapore, pretty well travelled and have lived overseas. Part time DJ as well. I'm up for beers/cocktails/sake/whatever and am open to checking out clubs and parties too.

I can hang in the daytime but my itinerary is pretty packed since I'm in town to check out vintage fashion, visit cultural places and eat at places where I've saved. Happy for you to tag along too if you're into any of the above. FYI, I'm a huge fashion guy. :)

DM me if you wanna chat!

2 Comments
2024/11/30
03:44 UTC

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Anyone wanna party at Pure Osaka tonight?

Hi, 25M here, solo traveller haha anyone wanna party tonight at Pure? Its friday night so I wanted to go out. Let me know if you’re available and lets all meet up

5 Comments
2024/11/29
09:14 UTC

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Anybody or locals in Higobashi area who’s down to have dinner tonight?

Last day in Osaka before I leave tomorrow. Someone here who’s in the 20-30’s range around the area?

Brief abt me: i like reading books, spirituality, travel, and I like conversations with strangers. A woman nearing her 30s ☺️

14 Comments
2024/11/29
07:00 UTC

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Planning to go to Minoh Falls tomorrow and trek… but I don’t think that’s possible now given the rainy weather. Any ideas how to spend a free day tomorrow? I am 29F not down for drinks lol

15 Comments
2024/11/26
10:27 UTC

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Anyone down to meet up?

Crossposting:

Hey strangers

I’m a 33 year old dude visiting from San Francisco, California.

I’ve been in Japan for about 11 days now and my brother just left back for Korea (US Airforce) so now I’m looking to meet other people to kick it with around here.

Will be in Osaka till Friday when I go back to Tokyo to wrap up my trip.

Anyone down to meet up today/this evening?

I’m currently in my hotel; was planning a quick trip to Kyoto but I think I might wait till tomorrow.

Let’s get a drink and sightsee.

Thanks!

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2024/11/26
05:44 UTC

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Nov 27th Nara Mountain Temples

Greetings, the wife wants to visit a couple temples tomorrow (27, Nov) and we have a couple spots in our car if anyone would like to tag along. We'll be leaving early, probably around 8AM or so.

Temples she wants to visit are Nyu Kawakami and Tenkawa Benzaiten-sha. We will probably do Tenkawa 2nd as its near Dorogawa Onsen village. Plan is to try and do lunch in Dorogawa and see the waterfall nearby (short hike).

The drive out will take a couple hours from where we live.

DM me if you are interested and would like more information on where to meet and anything else.

2 Comments
2024/11/26
05:07 UTC

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Any tips to meet new people

Hi ! I just arrived in Osaka to work as a technical project manager for the Expo 2025 (1'm here for 6 months)

I'm looking for cool places to go out and meet people (I don't speak Japanese yet :/ )

Also : I'm 24, M, 🇫🇷, into electronic/rock music, hiking, museums, board games, and having conversations and fun over a beer (But overall, I like to go out my place and just do things)

If you have any recommendations (bars,events, clubs, café,..), I love to hear them !

And if you want to invite me to board game nights or hikes, I'll bring something to drink!

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2024/11/24
03:10 UTC

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Himeji/Kobe Daytrip this Saturday

Heya! I'm (28M) going to be doing a day-trip out to Himeji and visiting Kobe on the way back this Saturday.

If anyone wants to join me, let me know below

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2024/11/21
07:15 UTC

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Anyone going to Yorushika on Wednesday? Maybe meetup afterwards?

Trying to see where the music fans are at. 35M who moved to Osaka last month. Trying to meet more concert-goers, especially the kind that would go to a Yorushika performance.

5 Comments
2024/11/19
01:17 UTC

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Coffee meet up!

**UPDATED TIME FOR 11:00AM**

Heya! Doing a coffee meet up @ CafeLA this Wednesday 11:00AM.

Looking for a few more people.

If you're down to join and grab a coffee, let me know in the comments below!

2 Comments
2024/11/17
22:48 UTC

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Sharing This:

2 Comments
2024/11/17
15:33 UTC

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Looking for friends!

Hello everyone. 24m here, living near Osaka. One ride to Umeda and Namba. I like house music, walking, and making/drinking coffee. My interests at the moment are photography, healthy life, and learning languages. Anyone keen for a walk, and chatting about music, coffee, and other hobbies?

6 Comments
2024/11/17
15:20 UTC

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Knitters, crocheters…?

Hey! 28f here, lived in Osaka for quite a long time now and it seems all my foreign friends went back to their home countries :( Anyway, I saw someone looking for knitters and crocheters and starting a group on the Kyoto page and was wondering if there’s anyone who knits and/or crochets in Osaka and keen for a yarn sometime🙃

Might be fun hahaha

4 Comments
2024/11/17
10:00 UTC

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Anyone going to the MISAMO concert on Sunday?

30F looking for any fellow ONCE that would want to hang out around the concert on 11/17 or just in general.

8 Comments
2024/11/14
13:28 UTC

5

New to Osaka and looking to meet some chill peeps.

33M here who's just moved to Osaka. I lived in London for the last 3 years but I'm originally from India.

I like going on hikes, sailing, and having a few pints every now and then. I also have a strong interest in watching/playing football/soccer but open to doing the same socially in any other sport too. Ex-PS5 owner - Had to leave it behind because I had too much luggage 🥲

2 Comments
2024/11/12
11:20 UTC

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Looking for friends!

Hello I am from Singapore! I will be visiting osaka and kyoto from 16 november to 22 november! Hope to make some connections and have a good memory together! Some of my interests are : food hunting, hiking, mental health

2 Comments
2024/11/11
08:41 UTC

7

Looking to meet friends and explore coffee, museum, nature!

Hey everyone! 28M here

Going to be working remotely in Osaka for 5 weeks (landing 16th Nov)

Keen to meet friends and explore the coffee scene alongside some museum/nature.

Let me know down below if you're keen to hang out! I'll create a WhatsApp group for us.

6 Comments
2024/11/09
00:34 UTC

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Friends 🥹?

Hello everyone! 33M living and working in Osaka here. I can communicate in English, Japanese, and my native language. Lol.

I’m pretty low-key but love traveling. I’m planning to hike Mt. Rokko this month to see the autumn leaves, and I also have plans to explore other places like Odaigahara. Is there a Discord server or chat group where others share similar interests?

8 Comments
2024/11/07
23:08 UTC

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Osaka visit

Hi All,

New here and will be in Osaka 11/14-11/18. I was planning on visiting Minoh Park to see the watefall one of those days.

Not sure how much of a hike it will be but if anyone would like to join, it’ll be more fun! Or just a meetup to grab drinks would be great too 😆

5 Comments
2024/11/06
16:57 UTC

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Beers tonight?

2 Comments
2024/11/02
12:35 UTC

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Green Drinks (climate/eco meetup) Kansai - Nov 21st Kyoto!

hey everyone!

Come to the second Kansai Green Drinks Meetup, this time in Kyoto! We'll start at 6:30pm, and go until 9pm, and you can stop by anytime.

RSVP here: https://greendrinkskansai2.peatix.com/

Green Drinks is a casual networking opportunity and a place for individuals to find community around sustainability issues in the Kansai region. If you're interested in climate, environmental protection, marine environment, biodiversity, or any related topic. The meetup will rotate every other month in Kyoto and Osaka. Initially, we’ll have casual social gatherings, but in the future, we might have talks or panel discussions around specific green topics.

We'll meet at the Kyoto Sando Food Hall, near Kyoto Station, which has plenty of seats and lots of food and drinks options. Look for the sign!

Green Drinks takes place around the world, with meetups in over 600 cities. The key to Green Drinks is to network and share. Most people who attend Green Drinks meetings come away with something from the event whether it be educational or social.

2 Comments
2024/11/01
02:58 UTC

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Dotonbori/Namba area hangout Oct 30

Hi friends on Reddit! Tonight’s my last night in Osaka before heading up north to Tokyo. Hoping to find some friends that want to go grab some drinks tonight!

About me: 27m Latino Little to no Japanese speaking experience Uhhhh idk what else feel free to ask lol

Hope to hear back from some of you. I’ll be around kyoto all day speed walking my way thru the touristy spots and can’t wait to grab some Cold drinks to end the day with some of you! :)

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2024/10/30
03:29 UTC

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Nightlife, bars, music, ect, for tn (10/28) and tomorrow (10/29)

20m, looking for similar in the Osaka area. Down for drinking, music, anything really. Prefer Amerika Maru or dontonbori but open to suggestions!

2 Comments
2024/10/28
09:08 UTC

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Hang out and do some Jiu Jitsu?

I run a little BJJ circle (free) twice a week, in a studio about a 10min walk from yotsubashi/namba stations.

We're looking to grow the community.

Many of the participants are expats, many are beginner level, and all are great people.

If you've ever been curious about and want to try Jiu Jitsu, or want to get in shape all in the company of awesome people, shoot me a DM.

5 Comments
2024/10/28
07:05 UTC

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anyone wanna grab a few drinks tomorrow night?

23M Filipino-Chinese

staying in osaka with family for a few days. they dont really like to drink so im up to meet new people whod like to grab a few beers tomorrow night! most of the people i see here are around 30s so hoping i can find a younger crowd/person to hang with! haha. namba area btw

3 Comments
2024/10/26
13:27 UTC

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Looking for friends for having fun at Halloween night & any other night (30 oct. - 5 nov.)

Hello! I (23M) will be visiting Japan for the first time . I'll stay in Osaka alone for 6 days and would like to make some friends here (locals or not) I have some bases in Japanese and I want to practice more, that's why I am travelling in the first place. To be honest, I always wanted to go to Japan and now that it's the case, I don't want to ruin it by staying completely alone for one week. PLS send help 🫠

3 Comments
2024/10/25
22:43 UTC

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Looking for fun people to hang around on Halloween night in Osaka

Hi! I’m originally from Japan, but currently living in Australia. I’ll be solo traveling in Japan from October 28 until mid-November.

I’d love to join a group for bar hopping or a Halloween night out on 31st. I’m 30s,friendly and open to meeting new people.

Feel free to check out my Instagram to get a sense of who I am. Instagram: yuzutea77_

Thanks

19 Comments
2024/10/25
01:53 UTC

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