Clubs, groups and meetups to join in Kyoto, Japan

35 clubs, groups and meetups you can join in Kyoto, across 12 activities. Updated .

Dance 9 dance groups and meetups

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Illustration: A young dancer practices a grounded solo movement while two classmates observe.Active

Dance

Miyashita Ballet School

  • Every week
  • Last
Illustration: Canvas ballet slippers and a folded warmup layer beneath a barre.

Dance

AR Ballet School and Studio

  • Every week
  • Last
Illustration: Social-dance shoes and a shoe brush on a wooden studio floor.

Dance

Cafe&Bar Shanti

  • Thursday and Saturday
  • Japanese, English
Illustration: Four young adults discuss a dance practice phrase in a studio.

Dance

Comet Bellydance School Kyoto

  • Fourth Saturday of the month, 12:10 to 13:25
  • Weekend afternoon
  • Japanese

Language exchange 6 language exchange groups and meetups

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Illustration: Two headphones, a closed pocket book and a dark-screen audio player on a study bench.

Language exchange

Kyoto International Language and Culture Exchange Group

  • Several times a week
  • Japanese, English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A woven pouch, lunch tin, wooden spoon and reusable bag on a shared shelf.

Language exchange

KYO-TOMODACHI - English and Japanese Community & Friends

  • No schedule listed
  • English, Japanese
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A red crate of listening equipment on an empty terrazzo stair landing.

Language exchange

Kyoto Language Interaction 京都国際交流会

  • No schedule listed
  • Japanese, English and three more languages
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A stand of wordless object cards and wooden tokens beside an empty chair circle.

Language exchange

Kyoto Language Lovers

  • No schedule listed
  • Japanese, English
  • On Meetup

Board games 5 board game groups and meetups

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Illustration: Face-down cards and blue voting stones inside a red flocked tray.

Board games

Japan International Gamers Guild (Kansai)

  • Once a month
  • English, Japanese
  • On Meetup
Illustration: An opaque cloth bag and face-down wooden role discs on a chair seat.

Board games

International Board Game Friends in Kansai｜関西ボードゲーム国際交流会

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A switched-off digital chess clock behind a folded chess mat on a metal shelf.

Board games

Kyoto Chess Club (European Chess)

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A small blue mystery box, key and blank envelopes on a stone step.May have stopped

Board games

Kyoto Board Game Meetup

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup

Meetups and social clubs 5 social clubs and meetup groups

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Hobbies 3 hobby groups and clubs

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Illustration: Plain books with page tabs and reading glasses on a library table.

Hobbies

Kyoto Book Swap

  • Once a month
  • English, Japanese and one more language
Illustration: Three adults read quietly beneath a broad tree, one on a blue park bench and two on a nearby picnic blanket.

Hobbies

のんしゃらん読書会 - Nonsharan Kyoto Reading Circle

  • Once a month
  • Japanese
Illustration: Open unnumbered turquoise metal lockers hold small collections of plain books, with a canvas tote hanging from one hook, framed frontally.

Hobbies

Yomikai Reading Parties

  • No schedule listed
  • English, Japanese
  • On Meetup

Networking 1 networking group or meetup

Illustration: Textile swatches and a portfolio on a studio meeting shelf.

Networking

みやこでIT (MIT) - Kyoto Technology & Learning Community

  • No schedule listed
  • Japanese

Book clubs 1 book club

Illustration: Plain paperbacks in a wooden crate with two books beside it.

Book clubs

Kyoto Book Club (Meetup)

  • Once a month
  • English, Japanese
  • On Meetup

Volunteering 1 volunteer group

Illustration: Generic play materials sorted into yellow donation cubbies.

Volunteering

Kyoto Art Center Volunteer Community / 京都芸術センター ボランティアスタッフ

  • No schedule listed
  • Japanese
  • Free

Yoga 1 yoga group

Illustration: Equipment for sunrise beach yoga on individual mats, arranged in an activity setting without people.Active

Yoga

Attain-Yoga Studio Kyoto

  • Several times a week
  • Last
  • Japanese

Volleyball 1 volleyball group or club

Illustration: A mesh ball bag and boundary straps beneath a sand-court bench.

Volleyball

京都市バレー|VC-AHI (Kyoto City Volleyball VC-AHI)

  • Every Sunday, 17:30
  • Weekend evening
  • Japanese

Basketball 1 basketball group or pickup game

Illustration: Young adults take part in teammates having a quick huddle during a pickup game.May have stopped

Basketball

Kyoto Sports Connect

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup

Pickleball 1 pickleball group or club

Pickleball

FP KYOTO

  • Once a month
  • Japanese
  • Kyoto, Japan

At a glance

  • Of the 35 clubs, groups and meetups in Kyoto, 2 met recently or have a meeting coming up, 28 are listed with no meeting date seen, 2 cannot be checked automatically and 3 may have stopped.
  • 7 of the 35 give a regular day. Saturday is the most common meeting day (4 clubs, groups and meetups).
  • 6 of the 15 that say how often they meet do so every week or more often; 20 do not say how often.
  • 2 of the 6 that give a start time start at 17:00 or later.
  • 28 of the 35 name a language: Japanese (28), English (16), Chinese (2), French (2), Spanish (2), German (1) and Korean (1).
  • Of the 35, 1 says it is free; 34 do not say.
Meeting days of the 7 that give one
  1. Monday: 0
  2. Tuesday: 0
  3. Wednesday: 0
  4. Thursday: 2
  5. Friday: 1
  6. Saturday: 4
  7. Sunday: 2
The languages named most by the 28 that name one
  • Japanese28
  • English16
  • Chinese2
  • French2
  • Spanish2

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