364 Beautiful Japanese Dog Names for Your Pup

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

1. Aiko
2. Aina
3. Akari
4. Akira
5. Amaya
6. Arisa
7. Asami
8. Asuka
9. Asuka
10. Asumi
11. Aya
12. Ayaka
13. Ayame
14. Ayano
15. Ayumi
16. Ayumi
17. Chie
18. Chika
19. Emi
20. Emiko
21. Eri
22. Erika
23. Fumiko
24. Fuyumi
25. Hana
26. Haru
27. Haruka
28. Hikari
29. Himari
30. Hina
31. Izumi
32. Junko
33. Kana
34. Kanako
35. Kanna
36. Kaori
37. Kazuko
38. Kazumi
39. Kiyomi
40. Kohaku
41. Koharu
42. Konomi
43. Kyoko
44. Mai
45. Mana
46. Mari
47. Mariko
48. Megumi
49. Mei
50. Michiko
51. Midori
52. Miho
53. Mika
54. Miku
55. Mio
56. Misaki
57. Mitsuki
58. Mitsuko
59. Miwa
60. Miyu
61. Momoko
62. Nagisa
63. Nana
64. Nanami
65. Nao
66. Natsuki
67. Natsumi
68. Noriko
69. Nozomi
70. Rei
71. Reina
72. Rena
73. Riko
74. Rin
75. Rina
76. Risa
77. Ritsuko
78. Saki
79. Sakura
80. Sakura
81. Satomi
82. Satsuki
83. Sayaka
84. Shiori
85. Sora
86. Sumire
87. Tamiko
88. Tomomi
89. Tsubasa
90. Yoko
91. Yoriko
92. Yoshiko
93. Yui
94. Yuki
95. Yukiko
96. Yumiko
97. Yuna
98. Yuri
99. Yuriko
100. Yuzu

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

1. Aki
2. Akihiko
3. Akihiro
4. Akio
5. Akira
6. Atsushi
7. Daiki
8. Daisuke
9. Eiji
10. Genji
11. Haru
12. Haruki
13. Haruma
14. Haruto
15. Hayato
16. Hideki
17. Hideo
18. Hikaru
19. Hiro
20. Hiroki
21. Hiroshi
22. Issei
23. Itsuki
24. Jin
25. Jinichi
26. Jiro
27. Jun
28. Kaito
29. Katsuro
30. Kazuhiko
31. Kazuki
32. Kazuo
33. Kazuya
34. Keisuke
35. Kenji
36. Kenta
37. Kentaro
38. Kiyoshi
39. Kiyoshi
40. Koji
41. Kosei
42. Kosuke
43. Kota
44. Makoto
45. Makoto
46. Makoto
47. Mamoru
48. Masaki
49. Masaru
50. Masashi
51. Masato
52. Mitsuru
53. Naoki
54. Naoto
55. Noboru
56. Reiichi
57. Ren
58. Riku
59. Rokuro
60. Ryo
61. Ryoichi
62. Ryosuke
63. Ryota
64. Ryu
65. Satoru
66. Satoshi
67. Shingo
68. Shinichi
69. Shinji
70. Shoji
71. Shota
72. Shota
73. Shuhei
74. Shun
75. Sora
76. Subaru
77. Susumu
78. Taichi
79. Takahiro
80. Takashi
81. Takeshi
82. Takumi
83. Taro
84. Tatsuya
85. Tetsuya
86. Tomoya
87. Toru
88. Toshiaki
89. Toshiro
90. Tsubasa
91. Yasuo
92. Yoshio
93. Yoshito
94. Yosuke
95. Yuji
96. Yuki
97. Yuma
98. Yusuke
99. Yuta
100. Yuuki

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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.

1. Akashi
2. Akita
3. Amagasaki
4. Asahikawa
5. Atsugi
6. Chiba
7. Chigasaki
8. Fuji
9. Fujieda
10. Fujisawa
11. Fukaya
12. Fukui
13. Fukuoka
14. Fukushima
15. Fukuyama
16. Funabashi
17. Gifu
18. Gifu
19. Hachimantai
20. Hachinohe (we used to shop here all of the time!)
21. Hachioji
22. Hamamatsu
23. Higashihiroshima
24. Higashiōsaka
25. Himeji
26. Hirakata
27. Hitachi
28. Ibaraki
29. Ichihara
30. Ichikawa
31. Ichinomiya
32. Iwaki
33. Kagoshima
34. Kamakura
35. Kanazawa
36. Kashiwa
37. Kawagoe
38. Kawaguchi
39. Kawaguchi
40. Kawasaki
41. Kawasaki
42. Kitakyushu
43. Kobe
44. Kochi
45. Koriyama
46. Kumamoto
47. Kurashiki
48. Kure
49. Kurume
50. Kyoto
51. Machida
52. Maebashi
53. Matsudo
54. Matsuyama
55. Misawa (this is where I lived!)
56. Mito
57. Miyazaki
58. Morioka
59. Nagano
60. Nagareyama
61. Nagasaki
62. Nagoya
63. Naha
64. Nara
65. Niigata
66. Nishinomiya
67. Oita
68. Okayama
69. Okazaki
70. Osaka
71. Otsu
72. Saga
73. Saitama
74. Sakai
75. Sapporo
76. Sasebo
77. Sendai
78. Shimonoseki
79. Shimonoseki
80. Shizuoka
81. Shizuoka
82. Soka
83. Suita
84. Tachikawa
85. Takamatsu
86. Takasaki
87. Takatsuki
88. Tokorozawa
89. Tokushima
90. Tokyo
91. Toyama
92. Toyohashi
93. Tsu
94. Uji
95. Utsunomiya
96. Wakayama
97. Yao
98. Yokkaichi
99. Yokohama
100. Yokosuka

Names Inspired by Japanese Mountains, Lakes, and Rivers

1.  Akagi
2.  Amagi
3.  Asama
4.  Ashi
5.  Ashitaka
6.   Aso
7.  Bandai
8. Biwa
9.  Chokai
10.  Chuzenji
11.  Daisen
12. Fuji
13.  Gassan
14.  Haku
15.  Hakusan
16.  Hamana
17.  Haruna
18.  Hidaka
19.  Hiei
20.  Hiuchi
21.  Hotaka
22.  Ibuki
23.  Inawashiro
24.  Ishizuchi
25.  Iwate
26.  Kaimon
27.  Kasumigaura
28.  Kizaki
29.  Kuju
30.  Kumotori
31.  Kurikoma
32.  Kussharo
33.  Mashu
34.  Mitake
35.  Motosu
36.  Myoko
37.  Nantai
38.  Nasu
39.  Norikura
40.  Ontake
41.  Ontake
42.  Rausu
43.  Rishiri
44.  Sai
45.  Shikotsu
46.  Shirane
47.  Shirouma
48.  Suwa
49.  Tanigawa
50.  Tanuki
51.  Tate
52.  Tateyama
53.  Tazawa
54.  Togo
55.  Towada
56.  Tsukuba
57.  Tsurugi
58.  Unzen
59.  Yakushi
60.  Yamanaka
61.  Yari
62.  Yatsugatake
63.  Yudono
64.  Zao

There you go! More than 350 beautiful Japanese names for your new pup! I hope you found one that you loved.

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