JapanCupid Review

As of late 2025, the dating site JapanCupid.com has closed. If you were interested in this type of dating service you may want to check out our Asian dating services category to find other similar sites.

Below, we have left our original JapanCupid review for your continued reading. This review received its last major update during the month of August 2020.

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JapanCupidm is the place for singles to find their perfect match. Whether you’re looking for a pen pal, romance or marriage, this dating site provides the opportunity to meet Japanese singles. The site is designed for singles from both Japanese and Western backgrounds to find a partner. The site is available in many languages, and Platinum members have the option to use a language translation service. The free membership offers many useful features to search singles and communicate. Upgrading from a free membership to a paid membership, however, adds on many perks, including instant and video messaging, ability to use chat rooms, and higher ranking in search results.

Another great feature of JapanCupid.com is the personality and interest sections, which allow singles to describe and select their interests—making the process of finding your perfect match that much easier. This matching system provides a variety of personality and interest options, from cultural and ethnic background to willingness to relocate. JapanCupid.com allows members to view who’s currently online, new members, who has shown interest, and who has marked your profile as a favorite—making it simple to find other potential matches.

JapanCupid.com is free to try—and it takes only a few minutes to fill out the basic profile. Give this online dating community a try!

Positives of JapanCupid

These are the best parts of JapanCupid.

• Standard (free) members can send and receive mail to and from any other member, including Gold & Platinum members
• Available in multiple languages (and language translation available to Platinum members)
• Easy to filter searches by several criteria, including date member last signed on, member appearance, cultural background, etc.

Negatives of JapanCupid

These are the parts of JapanCupid which needs improvement.

• Not all members shown in the Search Results appear to be of Japanese descent
• Some reports of the Android app crashes (may be related to the type of phone

Editors Bottom Line

What should you take away from this review of JapanCupid? Our expert explains:

If you want to meet Japanese singles online then "JapanCupid" is a good place to start since they have over 1 million members. All you need to do is join and create a profile. Free members can communicate with paying members so you do not necessarily need to pay for a subscription.

We give JapanCupid, a 4 out of 5 Stars! 😃

JapanCupid Profiles & Sign Up Process

JapanCupid can be accessed from their website and Android app. You can signup using your email address or by connecting your Facebook account. Here is the information they will request from you when you create a profile:

• Step 1:Basic info
  • First & last name, password, email address, gender, gender seeking, date of birth, country, state, city
• Step 2:About You
  • Your appearance:hair color, eye color, height, weight, body type, my ethnicity is mostly, I consider my appearance as
  • Your lifestyle:drinking and smoking habits, marital status, children, do you want children, occupation, willingness to relocate, relationship seeking (penpal, friendship, romance/dating, marriage)
  • Your background/cultural values:nationality, education, Japanese language ability, religion, Chinese sign, star sign
  • In your own words (short-answer style):your profile heading, a little about yourself, what you’re looking for in a partner
• Step 3:What you’re looking for
  • Their basic details:aged between, living in which country
  • Their appearance:hair color, eye color, height, weight, body type, their ethnicity is mostly, they consider their appearance as
  • Their lifestyle:drinking and smoking habits, marital status, children, do you want children, occupation, willingness to relocate
  • Their background/cultural values:nationality, education, English language ability, Japanese language ability, religion, Chinese sign, star sign
• Upload photos (up to 5 photos, including main photo)
  • Option to “hide” photos to make them private

JapanCupid Costs

JapanCupid has 3 membership types which includes Standard (Free), Gold, and Platinum.

• Prices last confirmed August 13, 2020. Please check JapanCupid for most recent pricing. All prices in USD unless specified otherwise. Prices may differ based on location, time of purchase, or access point (this can include device used and/or if accessed from a website or app)
• Two paid membership types: Gold and Platinum
• Standard
  • Includes:
    • Create a full profile and upload photos
    • Search for other members
    • Basic matching
    • Viewing members full profile and photos
    • Show interest in other members, similar to a wink or flirt on other dating services
    • View Activity lists for Interests, Favorites, and Views (both your own Activity and Activity Towards You)
    • Communicate with paying members
  • Costs: Free
• Gold Membership
  • Includes:
    • All Standard Member features
    • Communicate with all members
    • Live chat with instant messenger
    • Send and receive messages
    • No ads
    • Hide your profile and browse anonymously
  • Costs:
    • 1 month at $29.98 per month
    • 3 months at $20.00 per month; billed in one installment of $59.99 - 33% savings
    • 12 months at $10.00 per month; billed in one installment of $119.98 - 67% savings
• Platinum Membership
  • Includes:
    • All Gold Membership features
    • Rank above Standard and Gold members in the Search Results
    • Double Your Profile Space
    • VIP profile highlighting
    • Advanced matching algorithms
    • Translate messages into your language
  • Costs:
    • 1 month at $34.99 per month
    • 3 months at $23.33 per month; billed in one installment of $69.98 - 33% savings
    • 12 months at $12.50 per month; billed in one installment of $149.99 - 64% savings
• Accepts major credit cards, debit card, bank transfer or PayPal
• Can cancel subscription or turn off renewals at any time

JapanCupid Viewing & Communication Features

• Dating profile
• Showing interest (similar to winks or smiles on other dating sites)
• Photo
• Video
  • Platinum members may upload a recorded video to help stand out from the crowd
• Instant messenger (available to Gold and Platinum members)
• CupidTags
  • Use CupidTags to "tag" yourself with keywords that say something about your personality or your interests. CupidTags makes searching easier and can help you find other members with whom you have something in common
• Personality info
  • This page allows you to answer questions about your hobbies and interests in essay style (such as favorite movie, favorite book, how would you describe your sense of humor, etc.) Only available to paying members
• Interest info
  • This page allows you to multi-select various interests, related to your favorite food, sports and music
• Privacy and safety features
  • Create a block/ignore list, preventing other people from contacting you
  • Ability to deactivate your profile and membership at any time
  • Specify what emails JapanCupid.com can send you (new messages, when another member shows interest, new matches, instant messenger attempts, JapanCupid.com information and CupidMedia.com information)
  • Easy to report abuse or fake profiles
  • Easy to block specific members from contacting you

Searching and Matching

JapanCupid offers a detailed search tool and automated matching which includes your own preferences and personality matching.

Searching

• Standard search
  • Gender seeking
  • Age range
  • Country and mile distance from your location
  • Whether profile includes photos
  • Date last active
• Advanced search
  • Their appearance (including hair color, eye color, height, weight, body type, ethnicity)
  • Their lifestyle (including drinking and smoking habits, marital status, whether they have or want children, occupation, willingness to relocate)
  • Their background/cultural values (including nationality, education, languages spoken, English language proficiency, religion, Chinese sign, horoscope sign)
  • Profile contains keyword
• Member number – each member is assigned a user number; you can search by this number
• CupidTag – can search by keyword based on CupidTag tag cloud for various search terms (such as “family-oriented,” “gentle,” or “hiking”)
• Lists – can view members based on lists, including:
  • Favorites
  • I’m their favorite
  • My matches
  • My interests
  • Who’s interested
  • Missed IMs
  • Online friends
  • Who’s online
  • Who’s new
  • Video gallery
  • Latest photos
  • Most popular
  • Who’s viewed my profile

Other JapanCupid Information

JapanCupid is part of the CupidMedia network of dating sites.

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