Japan is currently experiencing a tremendous dating app boom. It has become common knowledge to use apps to find a partner. There are many dating apps in Japan, but one of the most popular is Toukare.
Toukare is known as an app with many high-spec, high-income men and beautiful women. Therefore, the bar is set high. However, this is a story among Japanese people.
To Americans and Chinese people, whose average annual income is higher than that in Japan, Toukare doesn't seem that high-spec. The monthly fee is 6,500 yen, which is normal.
There are people who pretend to be rich even if they are ordinary office workers, and in that case, it doesn't really matter how much they earn annually.
A system unique to Toukare
To become a member of Toukare, there is a profile judging in advance. The judging will be done by current members and management. The passing rate is said to be 30%, but even if you fail, you can try again as many times as you like.
I failed once, but after rewriting my self-introduction, I was able to become a member. An attractive profile photo, secondary photo, and detailed self-introduction are the three keys to passing the screening.
In this way, Tokare maintains the quality of its users by incorporating a screening system. There are almost no insane members, which is common with other low-quality apps. I rarely see ugly girls either.
Copy and paste OK! Self-introduction suitable for foreigners
As a foreigner, I think it is difficult to write a high-quality self-introduction in Japanese. That's why I'd like to introduce an example of a self-introduction sentence that is likely to be popular.
Feel free to copy and paste these in their entirety. After successfully becoming a member, feel free to change your self-introduction. You will not be forced to withdraw from your membership after passing the screening, so there is no problem even if you rewrite the text in English.
Self-introduction pattern 1
✔︎Japanese
初めまして。プロフィールをご覧頂き、ありがとうございます。
見ての通り私は外国人ですが、日本が大好きで東京に住んでます。
素敵な日本人女性と恋愛がしたいと思い登録しました。
私は日本語が未熟で流暢に話せませんが、暖かく見守ってください。英語に興味ある方歓迎します。
趣味は映画を観ること、旅行、オシャレをすることです。
仕事はIT関係の会社に勤めてます。
どうぞよろしくお願いします
✔︎ English
Nice to meet you. Thank you for viewing my profile.
As you can see, I'm a foreigner, but I love Japan and live in Tokyo.
I registered because I wanted to have a relationship with a wonderful Japanese woman.
I'm not good at Japanese and can't speak it fluently, but please treat me warmly. We welcome anyone interested in English.
My hobbies are watching movies, traveling, and being fashionable.
I work at an IT-related company.
thank you
Self-introduction pattern 2
✔︎Japanese
日本のアニメや文化が好きな外人です。
外人でも良いよって方はぜひ仲良くしてください。仕事もちゃんとやっていて、怪しい人ではありません笑
アニメは鬼滅の刃、進撃の巨人とドラゴンボールが好きです。他におすすめがあれば教えてください。
日本食は外国人らしくないですが、ご飯類が好きです。ご飯好きの方はぜひ仲良くしましょう。
仕事はエンジニアをやってます。
仕事終わりの平日や土日が合わせやすいです。
日本の芸能人だと広瀬すずさんが素敵ですが、外見よりもお互いのフィーリングが大事だと思ってます。
最後までご覧頂き、ありがとうございました😊
✔︎ English
I'm a foreigner who likes Japanese anime and culture.
If you don't mind foreigners, please make friends with me. I'm doing my job properly and I'm not a suspicious person lol
As for anime, I like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan, and Dragon Ball. Please let me know if you have any other recommendations.
It may not sound like a foreigner, but I like rice when it comes to Japanese food. If you like rice, let's make friends.
My job is as an engineer.
Weekdays after work or weekends are easy to match.
Japanese actress Suzu Hirose is my type, but I think mutual feelings are more important than appearances.
Thank you for reading til the end 😊
If by any chance you fail using this self-introduction, it may be due to your profile photo. The concept of Toukare is for high-spec adults, so it's best to wear a suit or suit-like casual clothes.
The following fashions are popular.
By posting not only the main photo but also sub-photos, it will be easier to pass the examination.
The process to meet is easy
Once you have successfully become a member, press the like button on the girl you are interested in, and if the other girl likes you back, a match is established. It allows you to communicate with others.
Introduce yourself to each other via message and arrange to go on a date at a cafe or bar. I also think it would be a good idea to exchange LINE with someone you matched with. If you want to get along with Japanese people, it's definitely convenient to have LINE.
There are no unscrupulous traders here
You may not trust Toukare 100% yet. Are you worried about what will happen if it turns out to be a scam?
But don't worry. Toukare is definitely known as a healthy dating app. The magazine Tokyo Calendar, which is sold at convenience stores and bookstores across Japan, is also from the same company as Tokare.
It's obvious that it's not a decoys app when they set conditions for becoming a member.