【April Dream】"Redefining Encounters" to Bring Happy Encounters Across Japan. Omicale's New President Declares "Tokimeki Creation" by Combining 1 Million Matchmaking Data with Intuition.
Omicale's new president declares a vision to redefine encounters by combining 1 million users' data with intuition to create "tokimeki" (heart-pounding excitement), aiming to bring happy encounters across Japan and tackle the social issue of declining marriage rates.
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Our company supports April Dream, a project that aims to make April 1st a day for sharing dreams.
This press release is a dream of "Omicale Inc."
Omicale Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Masahito Kurumiya; hereinafter "Omicale"), which operates Japan's No. 1* matchmaking information site "Omicale" with over 1 million members and the highest number of listed "matchmaking parties and town-kon events you can attend this month," and supports love-seeking activities for local governments nationwide, will announce the "Tokimeki Creation Declaration" with the inauguration of Representative Director and President Kurumiya in November 2025.
We pledge to bring happy encounters across Japan by dramatically evolving the quality and quantity of matching, valuing over 1 million member data and the "intuition" that only face-to-face interactions can generate.
■ Lifelong love doesn't start with comparing specs.
In today's world, where you can efficiently search for a partner with just a smartphone, there are things that cannot be measured by simply tracing profiles on a screen. These are the immediate warmth felt during a face-to-face encounter and the "tokimeki" (heart-pounding excitement) that moves your heart in unexpected moments.
For those who feel "matching fatigue" – where "conditions match, but the heart doesn't move" – the new Omicale system will deliberately focus on "intuition" and "emotion." Precisely because we live in an era that pursues efficiency, we will strategically design "heart-stirring experiences."
■ Omicale's "Strategic Tokimeki"
We are moving to evolve our 1 million-member platform from a mere information site into an "infrastructure that moves lives."
・Opportunity design based on 1 million users' behavioral data: Producing an environment where "I like this person" intuition is likely to work the moment people meet.
・Expanding collaboration with new industries: Expanding co-creation with different industries such as wedding venues, hotels, and restaurants to create settings where natural "tokimeki" can arise.
・Strengthening local government partnerships: Further deepening collaboration with local governments nationwide to provide high-quality encounters across Japan.
■ Encounters beyond making "0 into ZERO"
Our strong will, "Encounters that turn 0 into ZERO," remains unchanged under the new system.
However, from now on, we want to transform that "0" not just into a mere "1," but into "感動" (deep emotion) that vividly colors one's life.
"I'm truly glad I met this person."
Our dream at the new Omicale is to create such encounters across Japan – encounters where hearts are moved by intuition and that remain in one's memory for a lifetime.
Against the major wall of declining marriage and birth rates, we will continue to challenge with "tokimeki" as our strongest weapon.
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We are seriously aiming for the realization of this dream.
Omicale Inc.
Operates the matchmaking information site "Omicale." In a society where the marriageable population is decreasing and men and women who wish to marry "cannot meet even if they want to," the company's vision is "Creating New Encounters - Turning 0 into ZERO." "Omicale" boasts over 1 million members and is Japan's No. 1* in terms of the number of listed matchmaking parties, matching events, town-kon events, participants, and reviews nationwide.
The company also operates the video call matching app "Omicale Live."
It is committed to strengthening partnerships with local governments and businesses to create serious encounter opportunities both offline and online.
■ Company Profile
Company Name: Omicale Inc.
Representative Director and President: Masahito Kurumiya
Headquarters: Plenji Yoyogi Bldg. 8F, 1-35-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Business Activities: Operation of matchmaking media, development of support services for matchmaking businesses
URL: https://omicale.co.jp/
*According to our research
Number of event participants: Number of participants via event reservation sites (Oct-Dec 2024) and other companies' figures (as of Feb 2025), utilizing other companies' IR figures.
Number of events listed: Number of offline matchmaking parties and town-kon events held in the current month (as of Apr 2025).
Number of reviews listed: Number of reviews posted on the site (as of Feb 2025).
FAQ
What is Omicale's new strategy, the "Tokimeki Creation Declaration"?
It's a declaration to move away from efficiency-focused matching, combining 1 million users' data with in-person intuition to strategically create heart-stirring and emotional encounters.
Why is "Tokimeki" (heart-pounding excitement) emphasized?
Because the immediate feeling and emotional connection upon meeting, which cannot be measured by comparing specs alone, are believed to lead to lifelong love. It also addresses matching fatigue.
What are the specific initiatives involved?
Omicale will create high-quality encounter opportunities through opportunity design based on 1 million users' behavioral data, expanding collaborations with diverse industries like wedding venues, hotels, and restaurants, and strengthening partnerships with local governments nationwide.