Konpa
Sign in to savethumb|A group of students playing different games at a konpa are a type of Japanese drinking gathering held by university students in a casual drinking establishment called an izakaya, and are more relaxed than the traditional nomikai. It is often suggested that this word originally came from , , or , although the exact root is unknown. These gatherings are intended for developing friendships or deepening relationships with members of the same affiliated group or with the opposite sex that benefit Japanese socially in their careers and in their lives.
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Current practice
- Variations
- Freshman welcoming konpa
- Seminar konpa
- Send-off konpa
- Joint konpa
- Sex konpa
- Drinking games
- Yamanote Line game
- No Laughing game
- Pin-Pon-Pan
- Pocky game
- King game
- Gender and konpa
- Female role
- Male role
- Seniority power
- See also
- References
thumb|A group of students playing different games at a konpa are a type of Japanese drinking gathering held by university students in a casual drinking establishment called an izakaya, and are more relaxed than the traditional nomikai. It is often suggested that this word originally came from , , or , although the exact root is unknown. These gatherings are intended for developing friendships or deepening relationships with members of the same affiliated group or with the opposite sex that benefit Japanese socially in their careers and in their lives.
==History==
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