Welcome, Los Angeles Travel, Culture, Language, Food!

Location: Los Angeles, CA 34.04-118.45 90025US

Meetups: 26 so far

Members: 59 Travel, Culture, Language, Food

Founded: January 17, 2008

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Hi, everyone, who would like to travel to Japan one day,

I may go there in April or May, in fall, and maybe winter, too, and hopefully you can join whenever your schedule and budget allows. I'm trying to get as much support as possible to cut down the cost...

I had a wonderful opportunity to meet & interpret interview with Pillows! Thank you, Jeremy and Anime Souffle! I wrote it on my blog site, too.

http://www.freeml.com/ep.umzx/grid/Blog/node/BlogEntryFro...

Photos:

My blogger and amateur photographer friends post their real-time photos everyday on the site and let me use them to share with you.

Files:

I started posting files regarding Japan trip info, etc.

Useful sites:

1. Winter Sports in Japan

http://www.snowjapan.com/e/about/index.html

2. Japanese Restaurant Info in LA

http://www.japaneserestaurantinfo.com/

3. Japanese JR Rail map (in Japanese and English)

http://www.meik.jp/2rosenzu/tokyo_route_map.html
http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/01_trainbus/st_number/map.pdf

4. Japan Rail Pass (this is a MUST when you travel in Japan)

http://www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en001.html

And many more...

Meetup Topics: Travel

Our next MeetupWe go to Japan together one day! Meetup

Jul 8 Tue 7:30 PM

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Hi, everyone,

Hope you had a great holiday weekend.

Regarding the location of the meetup, three members have requested somewhere in West LA or Downtown, so I've decided to do it in Santa Monica. It's at a coffee shop called Interactive Cafe near the beach and they have Internet connection. Read more

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What members are saying

“ Well worth my time.Thank you. ”

—john Gardetto

“ A great way to learn about Japanese culture in LA and become ready for your travel experience in Japan. Nice members too! ”

—Hanna

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Past Meetups

Jul 2

Survival Japanese Language and History Lesson Meetup!

2 attended
Jun 29

Joint Event: Food + Network (1)
Jun 23

Survival Travel Japanese Class (2)

2 attended
Jun 22

Survival Travel Japanese Class (1)

5 attended
Jun 22

Summer Trip Planning Meeting (1)

5 attended
Jun 9

Joint Event: Sushi 101 - Learning Do's and Don't's (2)

2 attended –
May 18

Joint Event: Let's Cook Chinese+Japanese food together! Cong You Bing & Tonkatsu

6 attended –
May 17

Let's Go to the Asian Job Expo Together and Get a Job in Japan (Hopefully)!

4 attended –
May 4

Kodomo no Hi (Children's Day) Celebration

6 attended –
May 2

Let's go to Korean market and cook and eat Asian food together!

1 attended –

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Jun 30
- New discussion
  
  Meetup details changed: Survival...
  
  Started by Sally.

Jun 26
- New member
  
  Hector Del Cid
  
  “I will be in Japan from August 20 until August 31 visiting my friend in Tokyo with hopes of seeing Osaka and Kyoto while there. I will also be in Beijing for the Olympics the week prior if anyone else is there that would be great and Korea the week b”

Jun 23
- New member
  
  Melanie
  
  “Hi! I would love the opportunity to learn Japanese and meet new people in the process. I have a few friends that speak the language and have Japanese family members as well. Plan to visit, but need to learn more about the language (and culture)._M”

Jun 22
- New member
  
  Neil Vidyarthi
  
  “I've been to Japan twice.”

Jun 19
- New member
  
  PureSunshine
  
  “I love to travel and explore different cultures. Japan has long topped my must-visit list, and finding a meetup group specifically tailored to that goal is awesome!”

Jun 18
- New discussion
  
  Cating for A&E Cooking Show...
  
  Started by Sally.
- New member
  
  Brittany
  
  “I love the culture and I love the beauty of the country. Ever since I was little I just always wanted to go there. However I am only 20 and I would like to get to know people who also like to visit and perhaps we can plan a trip together.”

Jun 17
- New member
  
  Lincoln
  
  “I've been to Japan twice, and want to go back again. I would be happy to share my experiences and suggestions of fun things to do to those that haven't been there yet.”
- New member
  
  Yuta
  
  “I just arrived in LA torrance two weeks ago from Japan. I'm 26 and the person I only know here is one my colleague whose age is 59. I wanna see many people here and hang out with them to night club, restuarant, drinking beer, etc.”