Where to spend time in English in Tokyo
留学や海外生活で身につけた英語。日本に戻ったら、使う場面がほとんどない。そんな人のための、英語が「共通語」になる場所ガイドです。
You got comfortable in English abroad, then came home and it just stopped. Here's where English is simply the language everyone uses.
Social nights, hiking groups, board-game evenings, startup talks. On Meetup and Instagram, plenty of Tokyo groups run entirely in English and welcome Japanese members. Pick a hobby you'd enjoy anyway, so it doesn't feel like an "English event".
Several Tokyo run clubs meet around the Imperial Palace loop and chat in English before and after. Futsal, frisbee and bouldering groups with mixed crowds work the same way: the sport breaks the ice, the conversation comes after.
Since you already speak English, you're the most comfortable person in the room. Many people come for the friendships as much as the language. How they work.
In parts of Shibuya, Ebisu, Nakameguro, Azabu-Jūban, Shimokitazawa and Kōenji, English is just the language at the counter. Craft beer bars and independent coffee shops are good bets. Go back a few times and you're a regular.
Ward international associations, big events, community clean-ups and English-speaking charities often need bilingual people. You help out, you meet people, and nobody is selling you anything.
Everything above helps you meet people. But the most English you'll ever use is just hanging out with a friend. How to make foreign friends in Tokyo.
Buy Me a Matcha is an English-only app for making friends in Tokyo. You see people nearby who also want new friends, you match, you pick a café, and you go for a matcha. One-on-one, free, not a dating app.
アプリは英語のみです。英語でコミュニケーションが取れる方向け。
Get it on the App Store