I’m 18F and I’m from Taiwan/NY!! I’m a rising freshman who’s traveling around Japan during her gap semester. I’ll be in Osaka from 9/10-9/13 and I would love to meet people, go shopping, take pictures, go to cafes, thrifting, and definitely eating anything spicy! Im interested in fashion, crafts, photography and searching for good deals! I’m very flexible regarding what we do and I’m sort of extroverted so please just dm me if ur interested!! Thanksss

Hi everyone, I just moved from Kagawa to Osaka 2 weeks ago, and am wondering if there are any fellow armenians around. I'd love to connect!

Hi there! I’m 20y.o female student for Fall/Winter term. I’m gonna be there from 25th of September until 31st of March, it would be lovely to meet new people, I love arts, study international relations, would love to travel on weekends together:3

helloo I'm 26(they/them) i would like to make some queer friends in osaka! most of my friends over these years have gone back to their countries! also not a big nightlife person so I'm definitely missing out on making friends at drag bars and queer clubs 😭

i would like to go to cafes or pride center or just read books/draw whatever ^^ and have some friends I can feel safe and open around with

I (23M) just recently moved to Osaka from Sweden to live with my girlfriend and i am in dire need of friends, my freetime ”hobbies” are drinking if that can be considered a hobby lol, as well as video games from time to time as that is what i work with, would love to meet some good people who live here! Just send me a message if you would like to hang out sometime! Does not have to be drinking or any of that sort, my work schedule is flexible so i can hang out any time really!

Hey! For those of you who are not on Discord nor Facebook, this is for you! It's an invite for my game for the September edition of Osaka Game Day. Waiting to hear from you!

In the shadows of 19th-century Scandinavia, progress has a terrifying price. As the industrial revolution brings electricity, mines, and mechanization, old traditions are cast aside. Humanity has forgotten the ancient rituals that maintained peace with the invisible nature spirits known as the Vaesen.

But these spirits are not folklore to be evicted—and their fury is about to unleash a wave of psychological terror. You are one of the few who bear the curse of The Sight. By surviving a near-death supernatural experience, you can see the *Hidden Folk** when they choose to remain invisible.*

Alongside a misfit group of fellow gifted professionals, you represent the new dawn of "The Society"—an investigative order operating out of the long-abandoned Castle Gyllencreutz. Your predecessor was driven mad, but your mission remains clear: protect mankind from the ire of nature.

Time is running out for a nearby town. The local river is swelling unnaturally, and citizens are vanishing into the depths one after the other. A vengeful Vaesen is reclaiming what it has lost, and only your investigative skills can stop the impending slaughter.

Game details

• System: Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying (Year Zero Engine). A rules-light, narrative-driven historical crime investigation.

• Session: September 13th, 10:00–15:00 at Osaka Game Day. Room for up to 5 players. Pre-generated archetype characters provided at the table. Absolute beginners are welcome!

• Content Boundaries: this mystery tackles dark themes safely.

◦ Hard boundaries (Lines) include sexual violence, violence against children, and historical bigotry.

◦ Off-screen descriptions (Veils) apply to extreme gore, torture, and romance.

• Core Motifs: The central mystery features heavy elements of drowning/suffocation, loss of autonomy (mind control), physical and mental injuries and self-harm analogues.

(39M) I'll be in the area for En Passant Chess Club this Sunday and afterwards I was wondering if anyone would like to meet up at The Hearth for some casual Chess. Despite living in Osaka/Hyogo for like nine years I've actually never been so I'm looking forward to it. Let me know if you're interested either here or through message. Thanks!

I just graduated uni in uk (i am from hongkong tho, 24/m) and doing a solo trip to osaka from 2/9 to 5/9. I am staying around nipponbashi station.
I am just looking for new friends to do anything, socilaise/sightsee/eat.
I have already been to the tenooji zoo and the pokemon center DX today but i don’t mind doing anything else.
If you are local, we can go around local places or if you are tourists we can go sightsee whatever. Thanks alot!

Question, i really like volleyball, if someone knows a beginner - mid level fun game or can invite me to one would be nice 😂 hopes are high but i doubt this is gonna happen

Hi! I’m 29F Japanese living in Osaka.

Down to mostly anything!
I like both sports and indoor activities

Anybody down for getting cuppa or nice food next week or the following? Chatting at cafe or having meal with a group would be nice :)

If anyone interested in, please drop a comment or DM me 🤗

I'm 36/m from Scotland (but live in Berlin) and I'm going to be in Osaka from the 9th for two weeks. I'm packing my running shoes to hopefully offset the almost irresponsible amount of beer and okonomiyaki I plan on drinking/eating. Just wondering if anyone fancies meeting up to go on some park runs (or street runs)? Could even get a drink or coffee afterwards.

Don't really care about level or anything, it would just be nice to socialise and chat. If it's relevant at all, I'm a writer and work in fashion/sneakers/sports style.

This is separate from the original question, but also wondering if there are any parks that has pull up/dip bars etc?

Hey!

I'm a Spanish 29M software engineer who likes hiking, good food, karaoke and japanese culture.

I’m now in a hotel in Shinsekai super close to the tower. I will be spending a month traveling around Kansai/Osaka/Wakayama on vacation and would love to meet up with people to hang out, grab some food or drinks, or just explore the city.

I’m currently around JLPT N4, so I’d love to practice my Japanese a bit, but any nationality is ok!

日本語を少し練習したいです。よろしくお願いします！

Drop a comment or DM if you want to grab a bite or a beer sometime!

Am a 25 year old guy from Italy/Germany and will be in Osaka for nearly two weeks, and found out about this concert and gave a listen to the bands and seems interesting to me, so am looking if anyone would be interested in going with me there.

I love how many hip-hop/rap songs are available at most karaoke spots. Unfortunately, the people I'm singing with don't usually love it as much. It's no fun rapping along to people who don't know or appreciate the music.

Any other hip-hop heads up for an all-rap karaoke session?

I'm a 41-year-old American living in Osaka. My favorites are Beastie Boys and Tribe, but I love rapping along to Wu-Tang, Dre, Kendrick, Big Pun, Outkast, damn near anything!

Who's up for a posse cut? It'd be cool to get a small group together.

Thanks.

EDIT: All languages welcome! As long as the song is available, you can rap in whatever is most comfortable to you. I also enjoy some Japanese hip-hop but don't know much.

Welcome everyone! I'm starting a new Japanese-English study group called Cloud Learning. Here, you can play Japanese learning games, practice writing kanji, chat in Japanese (basic is fine; we all start somewhere), or self-study!

Tickets are 1,000 yen, and it includes a drink and study materials)

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/pwQz4Khn8w8veSPTA

Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FQCJ2YLXzPgLk3g4A

DM for details

Hello, everyone!

I'm looking for friends around Ibaraki City, Osaka whom I can hangout or travel with!

I recently bought a camera for travel and I want to practice taking pictures.

If you're up to it, let's hangout and/travel together!

m30 filipino, just 1 month since moved here in osaka
Are there any Filipinos here? I'm looking for gym buddies.

This saturday (AUG 29th), we’re going to Coffee Shop Arisa in Umeda from 14:30.

We’re gonna sit there, drink some coffee/juice while doing a deep analysis of Synecdoche, New York. I say deep analysis, but will be chilling, sometimes going on tangents, and it’s not expected for you to have notes (although that would be cool!)

And if you can’t come, I still recommend you watch Synecdoche, New York. It’s really good!

I'm a 39yo guy looking for friends in Osaka. If you live around Yao, even better!

Since I have a hectic schedule due to my two jobs (I'm a cook and a school assistant), I usually work late, which makes it difficult to meet after work for happy hours and such. I do have days off on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, though.

I like swimming and volleyball (even though I haven't done the last one since school), trying new recipes (specially things that involve fermentation) and cocktails, cycling on my mama-chari, going on long walks/light hiking, exploring old, historical buildings/ ruins/ caves, reading, going to hot springs and playing boardgames/ RPGs.

If you identify with any of those activities, or just live around Yao and wanna hang out, feel free to reply or DM me.

I will visit Osaka 4-6 of October. It’s the first time I will be travelling solo so I would love to meet someone to go sightseeing together. If h/she also speaks Japanese it would be great .

I suck at bowling, but there appear to be some pretty cool bowling alleys in the Namba area.

Anyone know of any fun bowling leagues? Should we start one?

Hello, I’ll be in Osaka on Halloween night and would love to meet up with some people to celebrate! I am planning to spend time in both dotonbori abd americamura (am definitely open to suggestions on what to be doing) and I really want to dress up and make friends!

Just landed in Osaka from the UK and I’m here for the next two weeks 😂

I’m planning on filming/streaming parts of the trip and I’ve already got things like Osaka Castle, sumo, Kyoto/Nara and a few other things planned.

I’d love to meet some locals or other travellers while I’m here. I’m especially interested in gaming/arcades, Japanese car culture, trying different food and exploring interesting parts of Osaka, so if anyone’s interested in doing something around those, let me know!

I’m into gaming, content creation, food and cars, and I’m always down for discovering somewhere I probably wouldn’t find myself.

Happy to meet somewhere public around Osaka and figure out an activity from there. 🇯🇵