Who is Onamae?
Onamae.com (お名前.com) is a Japanese domain registrar run by GMO Internet Group, an internet company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It launched in 1999 as the first ICANN-accredited registrar in Asia. Besides domains it offers DNS and web hosting, and that DNS service is why its nameservers appear in the zone files Analytics reads.
- What it is
- Domain registrar, DNS provider, Web hosting
- Operated by
- GMO Internet Group, Inc., doing business as Onamae.com
- Based in
- Tokyo, Japan
- Launched
- 1999
- ICANN accreditation
- Yes, IANA ID 49
- Website
- onamae.com
Who is behind Onamae?
Onamae.com belongs to GMO Internet Group, a Tokyo-based group whose businesses range from domains and hosting to payments and online securities. IANA lists the accredited registrar as GMO Internet Group, Inc. doing business as Onamae.com.
Where is Onamae based?
In Tokyo, Japan. Its customers are mainly in Japan.
Is Onamae an accredited registrar?
Yes. Onamae.com has been ICANN-accredited since its launch in 1999, which GMO describes as the first ICANN accreditation in Asia. Its IANA registrar ID is 49.
Onamae.com in axath Analytics
Analytics reads the zone files of more than 350 extensions every day and shows which providers gain and lose names, including Onamae.com.
Open AnalyticsSources
- IANA: Registrar IDs (ICANN-accredited registrars)
- GMO Internet: Onamae.com press release (2012)
- Onamae.com guide: name servers 01–04.dnsv.jp
Last reviewed October 9, 2026.