Whether you’re looking for traditional Japanese dog names, ideas inspired by nature, or names derived from some of Japan’s most gorgeous towns, I’ve got you covered!
I’ve curated a massive list of ideas below inspired by the Land of the Rising Sun!
We have SO many names to go through, so let’s dive in!
Massive List of the Best Japanese Dog Names Ever
I was really excited to make this list because I actually lived in Japan for two years! It was a long time ago (back in 1999-2001), but I still miss it every day. There are SO many beautiful Japanese names for both male and female dogs that I had a hard time narrowing them all down to a somewhat manageable list.
Honestly, I could have come up with 1,000 more! But I didn’t want to overwhelm you, so I stuck with 100 each for boys and girls, then a few ideas inspired by Japanese cities, towns, and natural features (like mountains…there are SO many gorgeous peaks there).
Any of these names would be perfect for an Akita or Shiba Inu! Of course, you don’t have to have a Japanese dog breed to use one.
Let’s begin, starting with the girls, shall we?
100 Beautiful Japanese Names for Girl Dogs
AikoAinaAkariAkiraAmayaArisaAsamiAsukaAsukaAsumiAyaAyakaAyameAyanoAyumiAyumiChieChikaEmiEmikoEriErikaFumikoFuyumiHanaHaruHarukaHikariHimariHinaIzumiJunkoKanaKanakoKannaKaoriKazukoKazumiKiyomiKohakuKoharuKonomiKyokoMaiManaMariMarikoMegumiMeiMichikoMidoriMihoMikaMikuMioMisakiMitsukiMitsukoMiwaMiyuMomokoNagisaNanaNanamiNaoNatsukiNatsumiNorikoNozomiReiReinaRenaRikoRinRinaRisaRitsukoSakiSakuraSakuraSatomiSatsukiSayakaShioriSoraSumireTamikoTomomiTsubasaYokoYorikoYoshikoYuiYukiYukikoYumikoYunaYuriYurikoYuzu
Looking for more ideas for your female pooch? Check out: 1000+ Popular & Unique Girl Dog Names for Your Furry Friend!
100 Great Japanese Dog Names for Boys
AkiAkihikoAkihiroAkioAkiraAtsushiDaikiDaisukeEijiGenjiHaruHarukiHarumaHarutoHayatoHidekiHideoHikaruHiroHirokiHiroshiIsseiItsukiJinJinichiJiroJunKaitoKatsuroKazuhikoKazukiKazuoKazuyaKeisukeKenjiKentaKentaroKiyoshiKiyoshiKojiKoseiKosukeKotaMakotoMakotoMakotoMamoruMasakiMasaruMasashiMasatoMitsuruNaokiNaotoNoboruReiichiRenRikuRokuroRyoRyoichiRyosukeRyotaRyuSatoruSatoshiShingoShinichiShinjiShojiShotaShotaShuheiShunSoraSubaruSusumuTaichiTakahiroTakashiTakeshiTakumiTaroTatsuyaTetsuyaTomoyaToruToshiakiToshiroTsubasaYasuoYoshioYoshitoYosukeYujiYukiYumaYusukeYutaYuuki
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Dog Names Inspired by Japanese Cities and Towns
For these next two sections, I decided not to divide them up into “boys” and “girls” because so many of them are super gender-neutral. Honestly, I think that’s true of any name. There is absolutely NO reason why you can’t choose a name for your boy dog from the “girls” list and vice-versa.
AkashiAkitaAmagasakiAsahikawaAtsugiChibaChigasakiFujiFujiedaFujisawaFukayaFukuiFukuokaFukushimaFukuyamaFunabashiGifuGifuHachimantaiHachinohe (we used to shop here all of the time!)HachiojiHamamatsuHigashihiroshimaHigashiōsakaHimejiHirakataHitachiIbarakiIchiharaIchikawaIchinomiyaIwakiKagoshimaKamakuraKanazawaKashiwaKawagoeKawaguchiKawaguchiKawasakiKawasakiKitakyushuKobeKochiKoriyamaKumamotoKurashikiKureKurumeKyotoMachidaMaebashiMatsudoMatsuyamaMisawa (this is where I lived!)MitoMiyazakiMoriokaNaganoNagareyamaNagasakiNagoyaNahaNaraNiigataNishinomiyaOitaOkayamaOkazakiOsakaOtsuSagaSaitamaSakaiSapporoSaseboSendaiShimonosekiShimonosekiShizuokaShizuokaSokaSuitaTachikawaTakamatsuTakasakiTakatsukiTokorozawaTokushimaTokyoToyamaToyohashiTsuUjiUtsunomiyaWakayamaYaoYokkaichiYokohamaYokosuka
Names Inspired by Japanese Mountains, Lakes, and Rivers
Akagi Amagi Asama Ashi Ashitaka Aso BandaiBiwa Chokai Chuzenji DaisenFuji Gassan Haku Hakusan Hamana Haruna Hidaka Hiei Hiuchi Hotaka Ibuki Inawashiro Ishizuchi Iwate Kaimon Kasumigaura Kizaki Kuju Kumotori Kurikoma Kussharo Mashu Mitake Motosu Myoko Nantai Nasu Norikura Ontake Ontake Rausu Rishiri Sai Shikotsu Shirane Shirouma Suwa Tanigawa Tanuki Tate Tateyama Tazawa Togo Towada Tsukuba Tsurugi Unzen Yakushi Yamanaka Yari Yatsugatake Yudono Zao
There you go! More than 350 beautiful Japanese names for your new pup! I hope you found one that you loved.
What are your favorite Japanese dog names? Share below!
