Vegan Japan meetup groups grow with a new branch opening in the Kansai area serving Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and Shiga.

These Meet-up Groups are groups of Vegans, Vegetarians and veg-friendly people who are interested in vegan food and meeting like-minded people who meet at different vegan or vegan friendly restaurants. Some times meals are a set menu, while at others time everyone can order what they like. There are generally several meet-ups a month. On occasion, organizers arrange special evenings such as potluck picnics, music events and so on.

Tokyo Vegan Meetup Group was first established in July 2006 and is currently run by Tokyo Vegan Earl and Miki. It has a monthly buffet style event at The Pink Cow in Shibuya, an “all you can eat” vegan feast which 25 to 45 people attend, and many smaller events on a weekly basis.

The Kansai Vegan Meetup Group recently start up with a buffet at an cafe-cum-artists studio in a leafy Kansai suburb attracting Vegans and “Vegan curious” individuals from Japan, Australia, South Africa, the US and UK, including the leader of the Kansai Animal Lovers group who is involved in rescuing and housing stray cats … and probably the only vegan dog in Japan!

Good food and dinner parties are an excellent and non-confrontational way with which to promote the Vegan lifestyle.

Many more events are planned for the near future. Please contact the area organizers via their sites, below. More organizers for similar events in other cities are being sought for. If you are interested, please contact us or establish your own group via the Meetup Group website.

Links:

Tokyo Vegan Meetup Group
Kansai Vegan Meetup Group

Over 680 other such Vegan friendly Meetup Groups exist in the UK, Australia, all across the USA, Asia and elsewhere.