I checked every clause of Hitooshi's terms and ran it alongside the dating app Pairs for 5–6 months. Whether parallel use is allowed, a real weekly schedule, why it gets surprisingly busy, and how long people typically stay active.
A former Hitooshi user rounds up the discounts and campaigns you can use right now. The women-only offer that waived the one-time joining charge from mid-September disappeared from the official site during October. Also covers the invitation-code perk now open to everyone, the U29 offer, the truth about coupons and point sites, and a year of past campaigns, all checked against the official site, the official X account and the invitation page.
A full breakdown of Hitooshi's service areas (regions): the complete list of 17 prefectures across Kanto, Kansai, and Tokai, whether you can use it from outside the area, age limits, required documents, payment methods, cooling-off rules, and rejoining — all verified against official primary sources by an actual user.
Is the Japanese matchmaking service Hitooshi sketchy or a scam? Are there sakura (fake profiles)? A user who spent 5-6 months on the service and met 10+ people digs through Yahoo! Chiebukuro, 2ch (5ch), social media, and review sites, and checks out the company behind it, Parasol Inc.