Language cafés in Japan
Regular language exchanges, language cafés and conversation groups in Japan – pick a city or browse them all.
Language cafés and meetups
Café
EnglishJapanese
Blending Community language café at Kyoto Laundry Cafe
🗓 Nihongo Meetup Thursdays 6 pm; English meetup Sundays 5 pm
Bar or pub
EnglishJapaneseFrench
English Lounge and French Night at Cheers Fukuoka
🗓 English–Japanese lounge Tue–Fri evenings; French night Sundays 7:30 pm
Café
EnglishJapanese
HAMA-SARU language exchange
🗓 Several sessions a week, typically 1 pm and 6:30 pm, at cafés around Minatomirai and Yokohama Station
Café
EnglishJapanese
KOBE ISSHO English Cafe Chats
🗓 Wed & Fri 7:30 pm (Sannomiya); Sat 11:30 am (Harborland); Sun 10 am (Sannomiya)
Bar or pub
All languages
Kyoto International Party at Cheeky Pub House
🗓 Saturdays and Sundays, 6:30 pm
Café
EnglishJapanese
TIFE English–Japanese exchange at Sakura Cafe Nippori
🗓 Every Wednesday, 7:15–9 pm
Community centre
All languages
Tokyo Fun Language Exchange at Chuo community halls
🗓 Thursdays 7:20 pm at Shimbabashi; further sessions at Ningyocho (Tue) and Shinkawa (Sun) community halls
Dance venue (tango, salsa …)
All languages
Wednesday Latin Dance Night at Event Lounge Warp Shibuya
🗓 Every Wednesday from 7:30 pm
Bar or pub
EnglishJapanese
Welcome Tokyo language exchange at Perry's Bar Shibuya
🗓 Several evenings a week, see the event calendar
Bar or pub
All languages
Yokohama International Party at HUB Sakuragicho
🗓 Fridays or Saturdays from 6 pm, most weeks