Do You Need To Speak Japanese To Meet Girls In Japan?

By Kaku Nanashi


Japanese communication skill is not absolutely vital to score yourself a Japanese girl. I am acquainted with more than a few lotharios in Tokyo who can scarcely decipher the menu at a Japanese restaurant, but take home women with astonishing frequency. Anyone would be startled at precisely how far a couple of phrases in addition to a ton of gestures and grabby-handing can go.

However, if you think you can get away with speaking only English, think again. The fact of the matter is that most of the beautiful girls you see out in Tokyo can't English their way out of a paper bag. If conversing with you is too difficult, they typically won't be sticking around long enough for you to work your magic.

Speaking Japanese and English proficiently will open you to the large number of Japanese girls that want to speak English, but cannot. You are the manifestation of their multilingual fantasies, which is another reason for them to meet you for drinks as opposed to flaking on you in traditional J-girl style. The romantics amongst you may balk at the thought of girls dating you for free English lessons, but hey, this kind of exchange happens all the time. You might as well use it to your advantage. I am positive plenty of you reading this today have acquaintances who you wouldn't associate with if it wasn't for their one particular skill-set that you value enough to endure their of their foolishness.

If you're interested in keeping girls who don't speak much English around for longer than a few nights, you'll need to be able to converse with them in Japanese. Speaking a foreign language is mentally tiring, and Japanese girls typically don't have the greatest cognitive endurance. Even if you're just looking for something temporary, speaking Japanese will let girls at least entertain the idea that you could have long term potential.

For those of you who still aren't motivated to learn Japanese, consider the following. If you don't speak Japanese, you will need to find girls who speak English. These girls congregate in certain foreigner-heavy areas (e.g., Roppongi) and tend to be a bit...wilder than their non-English speaking counterparts. They are also in high demand because most foreigners don't speak much Japanese. A scarce resource in high demand means fierce competition.

A word of caution for the Japanophiles: Japanese girls will not get dirty with you just because you can read Shonen Jump. A out of shape, poorly dressed fella is unnoticeable to girls no matter how many obscure prefectural dialects he can ape. I ought to know, that used to be me.

In closing, you don't need to understand Japanese in order to get girls in Japan, but being able to will make the progression much simpler. If you intend on being in Japan for longer than several weeks, you should consider hitting your local language center.

Don't forget, "Come help me study" is really a terrific excuse to bring a girl to your place.




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