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This is a list of submitted place names in which the person who added the name is japanese_names.
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Aichi (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "knowledge of love" in Japanese.
Akita (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Aomori (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Chiba (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Ehime (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "love of the princess" in Japanese.
Fukui (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Fukuoka (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Fukushima (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 島 (shima) meaning "island". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Gunma (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "group of horses" in Japanese.
Hiroshima (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 広 (hiro) meaning "vast, wide" and 島 (shima) meaning "island". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Hokkaido (Political Subdivision & Island) Japanese
From Japanese 北海 (hokkai) meaning "northern sea" and 道 (dō) meaning "circuit". This is the name of an island and prefecture of Japan.
Hyōgo (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "soldier's warehouse" in Japanese.
Ibaraki (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "thorn castle" in Japanese.
Ishikawa (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "stone river" in Japanese.
Iwate (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "rock hand" in Japanese.
Kagawa (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "river incense" in Japanese.
Kanagawa (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "god's kara pear river" in Japanese.
Kōchi (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "high knowledge" in Japanese.
Kumamoto (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Mie (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "triple, three layers" in Japanese.
Miyagi (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "home castle" in Japanese.
Miyazaki (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Nagano (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Niigata (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 新 (nii) meaning "new" and 潟 (kata) meaning "lagoon". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Ōita (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "large division" in Japanese.
Okayama (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "hills and mountains" in Japanese.
Okinawa (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "island in the far-away sea" in Japanese.
Osaka (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 阪 (saka) meaning "slope". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Saga (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "celebrating sa rank, celebrating help" in Japanese.
Saitama (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "spheric peninsula" in Japanese.
Shiga (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "nourishing joy" in Japanese.
Shimane (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "island root" in Japanese.
Shizuoka (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "quiet hill" in Japanese.
Tochigi (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "horse-chestnut tree" in Japanese.
Tokushima (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "advantaged island" in Japanese.
Tottori (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "bird collecting, bird taking" in Japanese.
Toyama (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "wealthy mountain" in Japanese.
Wakayama (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "peaceful singing mountain" in Japanese.
Yamagata (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "mountain form" in Japanese.
Yamaguchi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "mountain opening, mouth of the mountain" in Japanese.
Yamanashi (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "mountain pear" in Japanese.