Japanese Conversation Group Meeting
Tuesday, 2nd March 2010, 6.30pm
and every first Tuesday of the month
The Old Explorer (Lower Ground Floor)
23 Great Castle Street
Oxford Circus
London, W1G 0HY
Standard Admission ￡5.50,
£1 Discount for: JS Members/Students/Regulars
SPECIAL EVENT Hanami Picnic in Kensington Gardens
Saturday, 24th April 2010 1.00pm
The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month at The Old Explorer, a central London pub. They begin at 6.30pm with a pay-as-you-go bar, and finish around 10.30pm.
Hanami Picnic in Kensington Gardens – Saturday, 24th April, from 1.00pm (no charge)
Each year the Conversation Group celebrates the coming of spring with its much celebrated Hanami or cherry blossom viewing picnic.
The Group will meet at 1.00pm at the east side of the Albert Memorial (to the right, when standing at the Albert Hall facing the memorial), and then settle in under the cherry trees 20 – 30 meters away for an afternoon of eating, drinking and chatting.
It is very informal, so friends and family are welcome. People come and go all day, so you can also dip in and out as you like. However, you are asked to bring some food and drinks to share, as well as any other picnic paraphernalia such as sheets to sit on, cutlery and cups, balls, frisbees etc.
In the unlikely event that it rains, the Group heads off to the Queens Arms pub, on Queens Gate Mews, where they serve Kirin Beer on draft. Even if the weather is fine, they are likely to be there after 5.00ish.
Please visit the Japanese Conversation Group website www.japaneseconversationgroup.co.uk for further details on their programme and to confirm venue details, which may be subject to change.
