9 Ways Japanese Girls Want to Hear Guys Confess Their Feelings before Starting a Relationship

To start a relationship with a Japanese girl, you have to say “Will you be my girlfriend?” straight out. Until the guy asks that question, most Japanese girls don’t consider him their boyfriend. Expressing your feelings to someone you like in this way is called “kokuhaku” in Japanese. What kind of “kokuhaku” are Japanese girls dying to hear?

1. “I like you!” This kind of over-the-top style is something they hope to experience once in their lives.


Lots of Japanese girls picture it like a scene from a TV drama. They’re at the beach, and the boy stares off at the horizon and screams, “I like you!” This kind of over-the-top style is something they hope to experience once in their lives.