This Japanese school name generator builds a school name in three parts for a story, a comic or a game: a made-up town such as Aohama, a marker such as Kita, north, and a kind of school.
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Town, marker, kind
Press New school name. Tap a part to lock it, then press again. Lock the town and press for its other schools: Aohama Kita High School, Aohama Daiichi Junior High School, Aohama Minami Elementary School.
What each part means
Every town is two Japanese words joined and shown with its kanji. 青浜: ao (青), blue, and hama (浜), beach. The markers are plain words: Kita is north, Minami is south, Chuo is central, Daiichi is first and Joshi is girls'. The lists under the tool give the kanji and meaning of every part.
Questions and answers
What are the kinds of school in Japan?
Elementary school is shōgakkō. Secondary education is split into junior high schools, chūgakkō, which cover the seventh through ninth grade, and senior high schools, kōtōgakkō, shortened to kōkō, which mostly cover grades ten through twelve.
Can I use it as a Japanese high school names generator?
Yes. Tap the kind row and press its arrows until it reads High School, then lock it: every press now names another high school. Technical, agricultural and commercial high schools are in the list as well.
What does Daiichi mean in a school name?
Daiichi, written 第一, means first or number one. Daini, 第二, is second and Daisan, 第三, is third.
Are these real Japanese schools?
No. Each town is two real Japanese words joined for this page; joins found in a dictionary of Japanese names or as a Wikipedia page title were left out. Nobody fluent has read the joins, so treat names such as Kitsuneura as story names.
Chidorimori千鳥森: chidori (千鳥), plover, and mori (森), forest.
Chidorisaki千鳥崎: chidori (千鳥), plover, and saki (崎), cape.
Chidoriyama千鳥山: chidori (千鳥), plover, and yama (山), mountain.
F 2
Fuesato笛里: fue (笛), flute, and sato (里), village.
Fuyuoka冬丘: fuyu (冬), winter, and oka (丘), hill.
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G 3
Ginhama銀浜: gin (銀), silver, and hama (浜), beach.
Ginike銀池: gin (銀), silver, and ike (池), pond.
Ginnuma銀沼: gin (銀), silver, and numa (沼), marsh.
H 13
Haruike春池: haru (春), spring, and ike (池), pond.
Harunuma春沼: haru (春), spring, and numa (沼), marsh.
Hatonuma鳩沼: hato (鳩), pigeon, and numa (沼), marsh.
Hatosaka鳩坂: hato (鳩), pigeon, and saka (坂), slope.
Hatosato鳩里: hato (鳩), pigeon, and sato (里), village.
Hibarikawa雲雀川: hibari (雲雀), skylark, and kawa (川), river.
Hibarimura雲雀村: hibari (雲雀), skylark, and mura (村), village.
Hibariura雲雀浦: hibari (雲雀), skylark, and ura (浦), inlet.
Hikarihama光浜: hikari (光), light, and hama (浜), beach.
Hikarinuma光沼: hikari (光), light, and numa (沼), marsh.
Hotaruno蛍野: hotaru (蛍), firefly, and no (野), field.
Hotarunuma蛍沼: hotaru (蛍), firefly, and numa (沼), marsh.
Hotarusaka蛍坂: hotaru (蛍), firefly, and saka (坂), slope.
I 2
Izuminuma泉沼: izumi (泉), spring, and numa (沼), marsh.
Izumise泉瀬: izumi (泉), spring, and se (瀬), shallows.
K 11
Kamomehama鴎浜: kamome (鴎), gull, and hama (浜), beach.
Kamomese鴎瀬: kamome (鴎), gull, and se (瀬), shallows.
Kamomeyama鴎山: kamome (鴎), gull, and yama (山), mountain.
Kazeike風池: kaze (風), wind, and ike (池), pond.
Kazenuma風沼: kaze (風), wind, and numa (沼), marsh.
Kitsunemura狐村: kitsune (狐), fox, and mura (村), village.
Kitsunesato狐里: kitsune (狐), fox, and sato (里), village.
Kitsuneura狐浦: kitsune (狐), fox, and ura (浦), inlet.
Kumomori雲森: kumo (雲), cloud, and mori (森), forest.
Kumosato雲里: kumo (雲), cloud, and sato (里), village.
Kurinuma栗沼: kuri (栗), chestnut, and numa (沼), marsh.
M 5
Midorimori緑森: midori (緑), green, and mori (森), forest.
Momoike桃池: momo (桃), peach, and ike (池), pond.
Mugimori麦森: mugi (麦), wheat, and mori (森), forest.
Mugisaka麦坂: mugi (麦), wheat, and saka (坂), slope.
Mugisato麦里: mugi (麦), wheat, and sato (里), village.
N 3
Naminuma波沼: nami (波), wave, and numa (沼), marsh.
Nijisaka虹坂: niji (虹), rainbow, and saka (坂), slope.
Nijise虹瀬: niji (虹), rainbow, and se (瀬), shallows.
S 6
Shikaike鹿池: shika (鹿), deer, and ike (池), pond.
Shikaoka鹿丘: shika (鹿), deer, and oka (丘), hill.
Shikasaka鹿坂: shika (鹿), deer, and saka (坂), slope.
Shioike潮池: shio (潮), tide, and ike (池), pond.
Sorasaka空坂: sora (空), sky, and saka (坂), slope.
Sorase空瀬: sora (空), sky, and se (瀬), shallows.
T 4
Torioka鳥丘: tori (鳥), bird, and oka (丘), hill.
Tsubamehara燕原: tsubame (燕), swallow, and hara (原), field.
Tsubamesato燕里: tsubame (燕), swallow, and sato (里), village.
Tsubamese燕瀬: tsubame (燕), swallow, and se (瀬), shallows.
U 6
Uguisumura鶯村: uguisu (鶯), bush warbler, and mura (村), village.
Uguisuoka鶯丘: uguisu (鶯), bush warbler, and oka (丘), hill.
Uguisusaka鶯坂: uguisu (鶯), bush warbler, and saka (坂), slope.
Umese梅瀬: ume (梅), plum, and se (瀬), shallows.
Usagisaki兎崎: usagi (兎), rabbit, and saki (崎), cape.
Usagiura兎浦: usagi (兎), rabbit, and ura (浦), inlet.
W 3
Washihama鷲浜: washi (鷲), eagle, and hama (浜), beach.
Washisato鷲里: washi (鷲), eagle, and sato (里), village.
Washiura鷲浦: washi (鷲), eagle, and ura (浦), inlet.
Y 1
Yukisaka雪坂: yuki (雪), snow, and saka (坂), slope.
How this list was compiled: 63 town names, each made on 2026-10-03 by joining two real Japanese words; the line gives the kanji and the meaning of both. The kanji, reading and meaning of every word were checked by script that day against JMdict, the Japanese-English dictionary file of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (https://www.edrdg.org/jmdict/j_jmdict.html, CC BY-SA 4.0). A join was left out when its kanji stand in JMdict as a word or in JMnedict, the same group's dictionary of Japanese names (https://www.edrdg.org/enamdict/enamdict_doc.html, CC BY-SA 4.0), when it is a place of 500 people or more in GeoNames (https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/, CC BY 4.0), when it is on another list of this site, or when it, or the name with High School after it, is an English Wikipedia page title. The readings are joined as they stand and the second part is not voiced. Nobody who reads Japanese as a first language has read the joins. 27 candidates were cut (26 found in the text of English Wikipedia; 1 a Wikipedia page title), among them Shioura, Asahama, Fueoka, Fuese, Fuyumori, Fuyuse. Licence: own joins; words, readings and meanings from JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Marker: all 11 markers
C 1
Chuo中央: center, central (chūō).
D 3
Daiichi第一: first, number one.
Daini第二: second (daini).
Daisan第三: third.
H 1
Higashi東: east.
J 1
Joshi女子: girl, girls' (joshi).
K 2
Kita北: north.
Kokusai国際: international.
M 1
Minami南: south.
N 1
Nishi西: west.
S 1
Sogo総合: putting together; in a school name, comprehensive (sōgō).
How this list was compiled
11 Japanese words that can stand between the town and the kind of school, each with its kanji and meaning, checked by script on 2026-10-03 against JMdict (https://www.edrdg.org/jmdict/j_jmdict.html, CC BY-SA 4.0). Own selection; long vowels are written plainly in the name (Chuo, Sogo) and marked in the line. Licence: own selection; words, readings and meanings from JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Kind of school: all 11 kinds of school
A 2
Academy学園 (gakuen): an educational institution, school or academy.
Agricultural High School農業高校 (nōgyō kōkō): agricultural high school.
C 1
Commercial High School商業高等学校 (shōgyō kōtōgakkō): commercial high school.
E 1
Elementary School小学校 (shōgakkō): elementary school; compulsory from the April after a child turns six.
H 1
High School高等学校 (kōtōgakkō): senior high school, mostly grades ten through twelve; shortened to 高校 (kōkō).
I 1
Institute学院 (gakuin): an institute or academy.
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J 1
Junior High School中学校 (chūgakkō): junior high school, the seventh through ninth grade.
K 1
Kindergarten幼稚園 (yōchien): kindergarten; in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school.
Technical High School工業高校 (kōgyō kōkō): technical high school.
How this list was compiled: 11 kinds of school with the Japanese term for each, checked by script on 2026-10-03 against JMdict (https://www.edrdg.org/jmdict/j_jmdict.html, CC BY-SA 4.0). The lines for elementary, junior high and high school follow the English Wikipedia articles Elementary schools in Japan and Secondary education in Japan (read that day, CC BY-SA 4.0). Licence: own selection; terms from JMdict and English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)