Clubs, groups and meetups to join in Osaka, Japan

135 clubs, groups and meetups you can join in Osaka, across 21 activities. Updated .

Meetups and social clubs 34 social clubs and meetup groups

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Language exchange 16 language exchange groups and meetups

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Illustration: Green chairs and turn-taking counters beneath a red courtyard awning.

Language exchange

Japanese Café & Friends

  • Last
  • Japanese, English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Seasonal plant picture cards and natural forms on a community workbench.

Language exchange

Global Lounge｜Osaka Language Exchange🎲

  • Every week
  • Japanese, English and one more language
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Uncaptioned landscape cards arranged inside a blue metal cabinet.

Language exchange

JAPANESE and LANGUAGE EXCHANGE GROUP / NPO法人日本語とエクスチェンジの会

  • Every Monday, 19:00
  • Evening
  • Japanese, English and one more language
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Handmade felt weather shapes at a rain-streaked window.

Language exchange

Language Exchange Osaka🌎

  • Several times a week: Friday and Saturday
  • Japanese, English and four more languages
  • On Meetup

Board games 11 board game groups and meetups

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Illustration: A nine-line Go board and stone bowls by a paper window.

Board games

マブダチシティ - Osaka Board Game Club

  • Last
  • Japanese
Illustration: A simple original tile-laying game is set on a black folding table under a red outdoor canopy, with empty seats and wet paving beyond, shown wide.

Board games

Cafe LA Community & Social Events

  • Every Monday
  • English, Japanese
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Six young adults discuss a social deduction game around a plain table.

Board games

The Hearth Tuesday Night Board Games for all

  • Every Tuesday and Friday
  • English, Japanese
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Wordless room-and-object clue cards in a folder beside wooden markers.

Board games

日本バックギャモン協会 大阪支部 (Japan Backgammon Society Osaka Branch)

  • Fourth Sunday of the month, 12:00 to 19:00
  • Weekend afternoon
  • Japanese

Yoga 10 yoga groups

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Illustration: Two young adult friends practice downward-facing dog on yoga mats in a bright studio.Active

Yoga

Spirit Yoga Studio Osaka

  • Every Monday
  • Last
  • Japanese
Illustration: A bolster and cork blocks at the end of a mat beside a plain wall.Active

Yoga

Studio KULA

  • Every Saturday and Sunday
  • Weekend
  • Last
  • Japanese
Illustration: Young adults take part in simple partner yoga pose with careful balance.

Yoga

Contrail

  • Several times a week
  • Japanese
Illustration: Two young adult friends practice a gentle standing side stretch on mats in a sunny park.

Yoga

studio Tula

  • Once a month
  • Japanese

Volleyball 9 volleyball groups and clubs

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Illustration: A volleyball, knee pads and a mesh bag on a sports-hall floor.

Volleyball

BECK Osaka 6-Person Volleyball Club

  • Every Monday, 19:15
  • Evening
  • Japanese
Illustration: Young volleyball players collect balls after serving practice.

Volleyball

Osaka Sports

  • Every week
  • Japanese, English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A packed beach-volleyball net beside a dune fence.

Volleyball

気軽にバレー@大阪 (Kigaru ni Volley Osaka)

  • Once a month
  • Next
  • Japanese
Illustration: Young adults take part in a mixed recreational team celebrating a point.

Volleyball

ONE VC(バレーボール)

  • Sunday, 18:00
  • Weekend evening
  • Japanese

Book clubs 7 book clubs

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Illustration: Cobalt floor cushions surround a white book bin on terrazzo in a community library, photographed wide from the doorway.Active

Book clubs

本読み物語 (Honyomi Monogatari) - Osaka Reading Group

  • Next
  • Japanese
Illustration: Plain books and reading cushions rest on burgundy carpeted amphitheater steps inside a small library, shown in a wide diagonal view.Active

Book clubs

Liberty - Osaka Reading Club

  • Every other week
  • Next
  • Japanese
Illustration: Colorful fabric bookmarks clipped to a line in a reading-room alcove.

Book clubs

Owl of Book Club (読書会のフクロウ)

  • Every other week
  • Japanese, English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A small reading lamp casting light across a closed navy book on a black chair.

Book clubs

週末読書会@梅田 (Weekend Book Club Umeda)

  • Once a month
  • Japanese

Hobbies 7 hobby groups and clubs

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Illustration: Crimson rehearsal folders on empty chairs in a small black-box theater.Active

Hobbies

Absinthe Underground - Osaka Open Mic & Performance Community

  • Every Wednesday
  • Last
  • English, Japanese
Illustration: A black unbranded compact camera on a rust canvas pouch among dark volcanic pebbles at a tide edge.

Hobbies

Canon Photo Club Naniwa

  • Once a month
  • Japanese
Illustration: Four young adults practicing an improv mirroring exercise in pairs.

Hobbies

PiXCypher

  • Once a month
  • Japanese
Illustration: A small unlettered handmade book, waxed thread, blunt awl and binder clips fill a galvanized tray against a cobalt rubber mat.

Hobbies

Creators & Makers & dreamers Meetup

  • No schedule listed
  • Japanese, English
  • On Meetup

Badminton 7 badminton groups and clubs

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Illustration: Three young adult badminton players wait courtside, one adjusting a shoelace while two hold rackets.

Badminton

YCLUB 大阪社会人バドミントンクラブ (YCLUB Osaka Adult Badminton Club)

  • Every week
  • Japanese
Illustration: Badminton players pack their bags after evening games.

Badminton

羽夢★’s ハムスターズバドミントンクラブ (Hamsters Badminton Club)

  • Once a month
  • Japanese, English
Illustration: Loan badminton rackets and shuttlecocks on an equipment trolley.

Badminton

TTB Osaka Badminton

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A white feather badminton shuttlecock rests upright on its cork beside a plain blue net-post base on an empty green court.

Badminton

【BFO】Badminton Fun Osaka【バドミントン】

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup

Dance 6 dance groups and meetups

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Illustration: A small empty movement studio has a blue-gray floor, a low warm wall lamp and a plain speaker in one corner, shown wide through an open dark doorway.Active

Dance

Culture Plaza Morinomiya

  • Fourth Wednesday of the month, 14:05 to 15:05
  • Afternoon
  • Next
  • Japanese
Illustration: Lace-up tap shoes beside an open hard shoe case.Active

Dance

Plus Culture

  • Several times a week
  • Last
Illustration: Rolls of plain colored floor-marking tape, soft shoe brushes and a folded towel lie in an open gray metal drawer against a blue changing-room floor, seen overhead.

Dance

any dance association エニー

  • Last
  • Japanese
Illustration: A portable metal practice barre stands before a deep red curtain on a pale studio floor, seen in a wide diagonal composition with believable construction.

Dance

Concordia Dance Works

  • Once a month
  • Japanese

Networking 4 networking groups and meetups

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Illustration: Closed folios and blank contact cards on a sheltered terrace.Active

Networking

MEBIC Talk-in

  • Once a month
  • Next
  • Japanese
Illustration: Two reusable coffee tumblers and a plain document pouch occupy the broad concrete sill of an empty waterfront shelter.

Networking

オトナコミュニティ (Otona Community) - Lifehouse Osaka

  • Twice a month, on Friday
  • Japanese, English
Illustration: A compact coffee tray rests on a tiled window shelf beside a closed unmarked portfolio in a modest greenhouse coworking annex.

Networking

Osaka Bitcoin Cash Meet Up!

  • Twice a month
  • Japanese, English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Simple cardboard product prototypes and blank material swatches rest on a mobile steel cart beside empty black stools in a bright industrial meeting bay.

Networking

Kansai Bitcoiners (not limited to Bitcoin) Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto

  • No schedule listed
  • English
  • On Meetup

Football (soccer) 4 football groups and meetups

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Illustration: A training jacket, soccer boots and a ball on a sheltered bench.Active

Football (soccer)

Emu Futsal

  • Next
  • Japanese
Illustration: A trolley of soccer balls and marker discs in a turf hall.Active

Football (soccer)

Rabisal Osaka

  • Last
  • Japanese
Illustration: A plain mesh bag holding three footballs rests against a yellow steel post at the covered entrance to a modest sports ground.

Football (soccer)

FC Osaka

  • Fourth Sunday of the month
  • Weekend
  • Japanese
Illustration: A mesh bag of soccer balls beneath a field-side bench.

Football (soccer)

Osaka International Soccer Meetup Group

  • Every Tuesday and Saturday
  • English, Japanese
  • On Meetup

Digital nomads 3 digital nomad meetups and groups

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Illustration: A rust-orange privacy screen partly opened on a shared desk.

Digital nomads

Osaka/Kyoto Digital Nomads

  • Every Thursday
  • English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Young adults discuss a cardboard prototype at a shared coworking table.

Digital nomads

Osakan Space

  • Once a month
  • English, Japanese
Illustration: A closed laptop sleeve and coiled cable on a rooftop worktable after rain.May have stopped

Digital nomads

Digital Nomads Osaka

  • Last
  • English, Japanese
  • On Meetup

Meditation 3 meditation groups

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Illustration: A mat, cushion and closed notebook beside a water glass on a low shelf.Active

Meditation

Ageless Yoga

  • Once a month
  • Next
  • Japanese
Illustration: Plain floor cushions and a folded blanket arranged on a community-room rug.

Meditation

Aoyama Meditation

  • Every day, 06:30
  • Morning
  • Japanese
Illustration: Young adults settle into a quiet evening meditation session.

Meditation

YAS Meditation

  • Every Sunday
  • Weekend
  • Japanese, English

Volunteering 2 volunteer groups

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Illustration: Produce crates, loose vegetables, apples and an empty paper bag on a packing bench.

Volunteering

中央区クリーンアップデイ

  • Once a month
  • Last
  • Japanese
  • Tombori River Walk; Nipponbashi–Dotonbori Bridge
Illustration: A broom, dustpan, debris bucket and gloves in a community courtyard.May have stopped

Volunteering

Osaka City Eco Volunteers

  • Last
  • Japanese

Blood on the Clocktower 1 Blood on the Clocktower group

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

Blood on the Clocktower

Shin-Osaka Mystery and Board Game Circle

  • Sunday
  • Weekend
  • Japanese
  • Paid

Fitness groups 1 fitness group

Illustration: Young adults take part in outdoor bootcamp in a leafy park.

Fitness groups

HIIT Plus Shinsaibashi

  • Every week
  • Japanese

Running and walking 1 run club or walking group

Illustration: A rolled mat and running shoes in a park shelter.

Running and walking

Osaka Castle Run Club

  • Every Saturday, 09:00
  • Weekend morning
  • Japanese, English
  • On Meetup

Padel 1 padel group or club

Illustration: A padel ball basket seen through the court's glass corner.

Padel

パデル大阪 個パデル

  • No schedule listed
  • Japanese
  • パデル大阪, Ikuno, Osaka

Tennis 1 tennis group or meetup

Illustration: A tennis player packs a racket while a friend waits.

Tennis

ビックフィールド テニスクラブ🎾

  • At 15:00 to 17:00
  • Afternoon
  • Japanese

Pickleball 1 pickleball group or club

Dating 6 singles meetups and dating groups

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At a glance

  • Of the 135 clubs, groups and meetups in Osaka, 15 met recently or have a meeting coming up, 73 are listed with no meeting date seen, 13 have not been checked yet, 20 cannot be checked automatically and 14 may have stopped.
  • 21 of the 135 give a regular day. Sunday is the most common meeting day (8 clubs, groups and meetups).
  • 35 of the 66 that say how often they meet do so every week or more often; 69 do not say how often.
  • 3 of the 9 that give a start time start at 17:00 or later.
  • 129 of the 135 name a language: Japanese (127), English (64), Chinese (5), Korean (5), Spanish (3), French (1) and Thai (1).
  • Of the 135, 2 say they are free and 2 say they are paid; 131 do not say.
Meeting days of the 21 that give one
  1. Monday: 5
  2. Tuesday: 2
  3. Wednesday: 3
  4. Thursday: 2
  5. Friday: 4
  6. Saturday: 5
  7. Sunday: 8
The languages named most by the 129 that name one
  • Japanese127
  • English64
  • Chinese5
  • Korean5
  • Spanish3

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