The fourth TGP of the season will be at the Mori No Beer Garden. A very nice beer garden which is now virtually impossible to get into unless you have seats books months beforehand, which is what we did.

Tokyo Garden Party is a networking event for the creative and business community. Please enjoy a cold beer on a rooftop beer garden and meet new people.

There will be 60 seats available for Tokyo Garden Party. Come early, first come, first serve. We start at 18:30 sharp.

event page

http://gardenparties.jp/index.php/en/events/item/25

Place: mori no beer garden jingumae
Kasumigaoka, Jingu-gaien
新宿区霞ヶ丘町14-13　明治神宮外苑児童遊園内

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questions: tokyo@gardenparties.jp

ABOUT TGP

TGP is an informal summer networking event for the Tokyo creative industry, people related to the Tokyo creative industry or people who just like to enjoy a cold beer in the open with interesting company.

Tokyo Garden Party website
http://www.gardenparties.jp/

Tokyo Garden Party facebook group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=87074144659&ref=ts

Tokyo Garden Party twitter stream
http://twitter.com/tokyobeergarden

Tokyo Garden Party MIXI group
http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=4344487

Tokyo Garden Party on LinkedIN
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3076813&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

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fusionbureau has launched a Business Survival Pack: Business Essentials for anyone planning to do business in Japan. It is important to make the right impression and carry a well designed business card in a decent card holder. We will also translate your content into Japanese and design a postcard with information about your company, products and projects.

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