JJapan Trips

Monthly Meetup Thread – September

  • August 25, 2025


Are you traveling to Japan this month? Want to hang out with other Redditors while you navigate the country? Then this is the thread for you!

Please post any and all meetup requests here. Be sure to include:

  • Your basic itinerary
  • Dates of travel and cities you're planning to visit
  • Your age and gender identity
  • Your home country (and any other languages you might speak)
  • OPTIONAL: Share some of your hobbies or interests!

We have a Discord server you can use to coordinate meetups and other activities. You can join the official r/JapanTravel Discord here! There are also monthly meetup/planning channels, so react accordingly, and you can create threads for specific dates/locations if you so desire.

In the past, people have used LINE to coordinate and plan meetups.

NOTE: Please only post meetup requests for this month. If you are traveling in the future, please reserve all meetup requests for the thread that corresponds with the month of your first date of arrival in Japan. This thread is automatically posted 7 days before the start of the month.

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6 comments

  1. Hello everyone,
    We are two friends from Germany (aged 29 and 28, both male) and will be traveling through Japan in September. We thought it would be cool to meet new people along the way

    The plan so far is:

    Hiroshima: September 4–6

    Osaka: September 7–13

    Kyoto: September 14–17

    Tokyo: September 18–October 1

    We both speak German and English. We like anime, play a lot of League of Legends, and are also interested in tattoos.

    We’re always up for ramen, okonomiyaki, a drink, or just exploring random places together.
    If you’re in the area during this time, it would be great to do something together.

  2. **Hello everyone!**
    I hope you’re all doing well.

    I’m visiting Tokyo in September and have two tickets for the **Ghibli 3D Sculpture Exhibition** on **September 9th**, and would like to go around **noon**. I’d love to find someone to join me, enjoy the exhibition together, and **share the ticket cost**.

    Since the tickets are no longer available through the official site, I got mine through a hotel package — so they were **a bit expensive**. That’s why I’d appreciate splitting the cost with someone.

    A bit about me: I’m a **32-year-old woman from Germany**. I speak **German, English, and intermediate Japanese**. My Japanese isn’t perfect yet, but I’m doing my best to communicate.

    If you’re interested, please feel free to **DM me**.
    I’m looking forward to meeting fellow Ghibli fans!

    **Thank you and take care!**

    **こんにちは！**
    みなさん、お元気ですか。

    リサといいます。ドイツ人で、32歳です。
    大学で2年間、日本語を勉強しましたが、それは少し前のことなので、できるだけ一生懸命日本語を話してみようと思っています。

    9月に日本に行きます。
    そして、ジブリの立体造型物展に一緒に行ける人を探しています。
    9月9日のチケットが2枚あります。お昼ごろに行く予定です。
    誰かと一緒に行けたらうれしいです！一人より、誰かと行ったほうが楽しいと思います。

    チケットは今は公式サイトで買えないので、少し高かったです。
    ですから、チケット代を分け合えるとうれしいです。

    もし、興味があれば、メッセージしてくださいね！
    ジブリが好きな人に会えるのを楽しみにしています！

    どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

  3. Hello 34M going to Tokyo for 5 days Aug 31 – Sept 5th.
    Very open Itinerary. Staying in Akasaka. Plan on winging it most days but for sure plan to shop extensively in Akihabara one day. If anyone travelling or any locals would like to meet and get a drink or some food please let me know. Or if anyone has any ideas they would like to share I welcome that as well. Hope everyone has a great time on their trips.

  4. Hi! 32F from Denver, CO (US) traveling to Tokyo for a quick solo adventure 8/28 – 9/1 staying in Shibuya and not much else is planned thus far. Would love to meet up and grab a drink or something, let me know 🙂

  5. Hey all, accidentally bought 2 tickets for universal studio’s japan in Osaka through Klook a month in advance. They’re standard 1-day tickets for 9/2/25. Was not able to refund/reschedule them, so would be willing to sell them to someone. pm me if interested.

    Thanks and safe travels!

  6. Hello! 36/m here from Canada, going solo to Japan from 9/10 to 9/24. I’m in Shinjuku from the 10th to the 13th, Kyoto from 13th to 17th, Osaka from 17th to 20th, and back in Tokyo – Asakusa from 21st to 24th.

    I’m going to be exploring the nightlife and drinking culture of each city and would be interested in meeting new people to share this experience with. I also really want to do some karaoke, but feel like that’s something better shared with people than by yourself. By no means am I good at singing, but that’s half the fun!

    I speak mainly English, and very broken Japanese (about 4 months of study’s worth). I’m into fitness, music (mainly rock/metal), anime/manga, and video games.

    If anybody is down to chill and share a drink, hit me up!

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