Japanese Dog Names

"A collection of great Japanese Names."

Kon-nichi wa! If you've just adopted a Akita, a Shiba Inu, a Hokkaido or any other Japanese breed you may want to consider a Japanese name for your dog.

Or you may just want a name that says proudly Japanese and celebrates your pride in your national identity. Either way, you'll find a ton of famous Japanese names that will work really well for your dog.

Here are a few examples? What about?;

INAMOTO: After soccer player Junichi Inamoto.

WATANABE: After jazz musician Sadao Watanabe

YOKO: Yoko Ono, wife of former Beatle, John Lennon.

There are lots more names like this on the list of Japanese Dog names below. Just browse and pick, it's that easy.

p.s. Want to see just the names, without the detail? Click here to visit our Japanese Puppy Names Quicklist.

AKI Aki Kuroda, artist

AKIHIKO Akihiko Okamura, photographer

AKIO Akio Kanei, president of Fujimegane

AKIRA Yoshizawa Akira, original origami creator

ARAKI Nobuyoshi Araki, photographer

ATSUKO Atsuko Miyaji, cryptologist

AYA Aya Uekawa, artist

AYEKO Ayako Uehara, pianist

CHIAKI Chiaki Mukai, astronaut

EIJI Eiji Oe, conductor

EIKO Eiko and Koma, dancer

ENDO Shuichi Endo, cameraman

ESAKI Leo Esaki, physicist

ETO Leonard Eto, wadaiko performer

FUJIKI Mayuko Fujiki, synchronized swimming coach

FUJIKURA Dai Fujikura, composer

FUJITA Toshiya Fujita, film director

HATSUMI Masaaki Hatsumi, martial artist

HATTORI Yukichi Hattori, ballet dancer

HIRO Hiro Yamagata, painter

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HIROMIX	Hiromix, photographer
HOKUSAI	Hokusai Katsushika, painter
HONDA	Kouichi Honda, calligrapher
INAMOTO	Junichi Inamoto, footballer
ITO	Toyoo Ito, architect
IKEDA	Ikeda Nagamasa, samurai commander
JINBO	Akira Jinbo, drummer
JOJI	Joji Hirota, musician
JUNICHI	Junichi Watanabe, author
KAGE	Kage, illustrator of satirical portraits
KAIO	Kaio, sumo wrestler
KANDA	Megumi Kanda, trombone performer
KATO	Hisatoyo Kato, scientist
KAZUYO	Kazuyo Sejima, architect
KEIJI	Keiji Nakazawa, mangaka
KEIKO	Keiko Fukuda, judoka
KENJI	Kenji Miyazawa, poet and children's author
KENZO	Kenzo Suzuki, wrestler
KIMURA	Asami Kimura, singer
KINJI	Kinji Fukasaku, film director

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KIRINO Natsuo Kirino, novelist

KITARO Kitaro, composer

KOJI Koji Kondo, musician

KOBE Shunpei Kobe, veterinarian

KOMATSU Masayuki Komatsu, agronomist

KONDO Kondo Keitaro, author

KOXINGA Koxinga, military leader of the Ming dynasty

KUNO Kuheiji Kuno, sake manufacturer

KURODA Haruhiko Kuroda, banker

KAZUKI Kazuki Nakajima, F1 driver

MAGOIGHI Magoichi Hasebe, maker of optical equipment

MARI Mori Mari, novelist

MASAYO Masayo Ishigure, koto and shamisen performer

MATSDAA Jujiro Matsuda, founder of Mazda

MAYUKO Mayuko Kamio, violist

MICHIKO Michiko Koshino, fashion designer

MICHIO Michio Morishima, economist

MITSUKO Mitsuko Baisho, actress

MIYAMOTO Amon Miyamoto, stage director

MIYAZAKI Hayao Miyazaki, animator

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MORI	Mori Ogal, physician and novelist
MUNEO	Muneo Suzuki, politician
MURAKAMI	Masanori Murakami, first Japanese MLB player
MURASAKI	Lady Murasaki, writer, poet
NAKAJIMA	Chikuhei Nakajima, aviator
NAKAMURA	Ikuo Nakamura, photographer
NAKANO	Yusuke Nakano, artist
NAKATA	Hideo Nakata, film director
NIGO	Tomoaki 'Nigo' Nagoa, music producer, clothing designer
NOGUCHI	Hideyo Noguchi, medical researcher
OGATA	Issei Ogata, actor
OGURA	Yuki Ogura, painter
OKABE	Marie Okabe, spokeswoman for UN Secretary-General
OKAMOTO	Takeo Okamoto, sculptor
OTA	Yukina Ota, figure skater
OZU	Yasujiro Ozu, film director
SAKAMOTO	Ryoma Sakamoto, samurai of the Tosa domain
SASAKI	Akira Sasaki, alphine skier
SATO	Aiko Sato, model, actress
SESSHU	Sesshu Hayakawa, first Japanese Hollywood star

SHINICHI	Shinichi Suzuki, violin educator
SHINJI	Shinji Ono, footballer
SUZUKI	Yu Suzuki, game creator
TAIZO	Taizo Hirabayashi, rugby referee
TAKAHASHI	Kazuki Takahashi, mangaka
TAKAHIRO	Takahiro Hamaguchi, watchmaker
TAKAKO	Takako Nishizaki, violist
TAKASHI	Takashi Ishimoto, swimmer
TAKAYUKI	Takayuki Noguchi, humanitarianist
TAKEMURA	Nobukazu Takemura, DJ, composer, musician
TAKESHI	Takehide Nakatani, judoka
TAKUMA	Takuma Sato, F1-driver
TANAKA	Hiromichi Tanaka, video games producer
TOKO	Toko Shinoda, painter
TOMOHIRO	Tomohiro Nishikado, game creator
TOMOKO	Tomoko Takahashi, artist
TOSHIKO	Toshiko Akiyoshi, jazz pianist
TOSHIRO	Toshiro Mifune, actor
TSUNEMI	Tsunemi Kubodera, marine zoologist
USHIO	Ushio Amagatsu, director of Sankai Juku

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WATANABE	Sadao Watanabe, jazz musician
YAKUMO	Yakumo Koizumi, writer
YAMADA	Koji Yamada, billiards player
YAMAMOTO	Isoroku Yamamoto, naval commander
YAMAWAKI	Iwao Yamawaki, architect
YATAKA	Yutaka Katayama, first president of America Nissan
YOKO	Yoko Ono, musician, artist, wife of John Lennon
YOKOTA	Munetaka Yokota, pipe organ builder
YOSHIDA	Yoshiyuki Yoshida, martial artist
YOSHINO	Tateru Yoshino, chef
YOSHIO	Yoshio Taniguchi, architect
YOZAN	Uesugi Yozan, feudal lord of Yonezawa domain
YUKI	Yuki Okayama, soprano singer
YUKO	Yuko Sumida Jackson, dancer
YURIKO	Yuriko Kajiya, ballerina
YUTA	Yuta Tabuse, first Japanese NBA player