"Japanese Blind dates with complete strangers are known as Goukon (aka Konpa) in Japan."
Japanese Blind dates with complete strangers are known as Goukon (aka Konpa) and extremely common in Japan. They involve a meeting of an equal number of girls and guys (often ‘2 vs. 2' or ‘3 vs. 3' and upwards) at a bar or restaurant with food and drinks. A Konpa should proceed like any blind date with people getting to know one another, however sometimes people can be extremely shy making this challenging. Alcohol is very common place and a good way to relieve the nerves and konpa games are nearly always played to create a fun atmosphere.
One konpa game involves the guys closing their eyes and the girls gripping the hand of the guy they find most attractive or showing who you would sleep with at the table by flipping a ten-yen coin. Westerners (aka Gaijin) love to experience Konpa Dating and often recall stores of their experiences years later. You can experience Konpa all across Japan and even overseas but it's most common in Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama and other capital cities. You just need to have a few keen friends and meet someone of the opposite gender with friends. Exchange numbers, organise a time and place and your set.
"Japanese Blind dates with complete strangers are known as Goukon (aka Konpa) in Japan."
Japanese Blind dates with complete strangers are known as Goukon (aka Konpa) and extremely common in Japan. They involve a meeting of an equal number of girls and guys (often ‘2 vs. 2' or ‘3 vs. 3' and upwards) at a bar or restaurant with food and drinks. A Konpa should proceed like any blind date with people getting to know one another, however sometimes people can be extremely shy making this challenging. Alcohol is very common place and a good way to relieve the nerves and konpa games are nearly always played to create a fun atmosphere.
One konpa game involves the guys closing their eyes and the girls gripping the hand of the guy they find most attractive or showing who you would sleep with at the table by flipping a ten-yen coin. Westerners (aka Gaijin) love to experience Konpa Dating and often recall stores of their experiences years later. You can experience Konpa all across Japan and even overseas but it's most common in Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama and other capital cities. You just need to have a few keen friends and meet someone of the opposite gender with friends. Exchange numbers, organise a time and place and your set.
