☆ENGLISH ONLY☆コミュのLocalizing Japanese town names.

So I was bored enough to come up with a stupid idea to localize Japanese locations. Maybe you would have better ideas for where you live rather than written in Japanese.

I avoided the direct translation but considered the actual context behind the names Cool?

i.e.
Eastern Capital Special 23 Wards(東京特別23区)

Adachi(足立区)=Reedsburg
Arakawa(荒川区)=Wildriver
Itabashi(板橋区)=Woodenbridge
Edogawa(江戸川区)=Yedoriver
Ota(大田区)=Grandfield
Katsushika(葛飾区)=Vinebank
Kita(北区)=North Town
koto(江東区)=East Wildriver
Shinagawa(品川区)= City of Riverside Market
Shibuya(渋谷区)=Rufousvalley
Shinjuku(新宿区)=Naito Newinn
Suginami(杉並区)=Ceadarway
Sumida(墨田区)=Estuaryland
Setagaya(世田谷区)=High-valleyfield
Daito(台東区)=Eastvalley
Chuou(中央区)=Centralle
Chiyoda(千代田区)=Millenian
Toshima(豊島区)=Richland
Nakano(中野区)=Central Terrace
Nerima(練馬区)=Marshclay
Bunkyo(文京区)=Erudionne
Minato(港区)=Harborside
Meguro(目黒区)=Blackorb

Your feedback is welcome if you have the better idea .

I am from Northbeach. Haha! (静岡県旧浜北市)
Where are you from?

Ah yes, name your town if you don’t know what it means.
I'll help ya out.

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[1] mixiユーザー 05月03日 08:35

Hachioji(八王子)=Eight Princes?

[2] mixiユーザー 05月03日 09:13

Remeber, it's a localization haha! forget about translating directly.

I'd put it like
Hachioji(八王子)=　Octo-Royals

[3] mixiユーザー 05月03日 09:39

This is a grand one.

Kobe (神戸) = Gate-to-God

[4] mixiユーザー 05月03日 13:59

Kunitachi（国立）=Country-Stand?

[5] mixiユーザー 05月03日 16:17

Kunitachi（国立） is based on Kokubunji（国分寺）+tachikawa（立川）
and 国を立てる Province building

Kunitachi（国立） =Province house
is more like it.

[6] mixiユーザー 05月03日 16:19

nihon（日本）＝ sun book : )

[7] mixiユーザー 05月03日 17:33

I prefer Ota (大田区) = Broadmeadows

Brings a touch of Melbourne to Tokyo.

[8] mixiユーザー 05月03日 18:06

目黒区 - shouldn't that be Black Eye suburb...? Sounds like a rough neighbourhood.

One of my fav.s is お茶の水 ("water for tea"or "tea's water").

[9] mixiユーザー 05月03日 18:21

BTW, I have lived in Rope Island (綱島) and Little Wishing Pond (小金井市)

[11] mixiユーザー 05月03日 18:42

Shizuoka（静岡）= Clivus Tranquillitatis is inspiered by Mare Tranquillitatis (Latin for Sea of Tranquility, a name of a lunar mare) or Collina de l Piano in Italiano(?) connote latain temperament of Shizuoka, right?

[12] mixiユーザー 05月03日 18:42

nice, I like broadmeadows.

Meguro derives from 目黒本尊 which is a statue with black eyes.
i thought Blackorb sounds more soothing than black eye where you don't want to wander around at night. haha! although it does sound like a madball that a creepy fortuneteller would use

[13] mixiユーザー 05月03日 19:13

That latin words are such mambo jumbo for people to remember
nice sounding though...

I am assuming that Collina is female so i could be just Collina piana maybe?
I dunno shit about itallian hehe

So here is the template for Japanese Prefectures..
Fill in as you like!

Just a friendly reminder....

Localizing nouns, (especially location) must be "SIMPLE"and "EASY" as possible.
Preferably one word if possible, too.

Avoid the direct translation. i,e. 青森県=Blue Forrest

This is like, non-creative, the lamest of the lame.
Be creative alright? try to understand the history or the cultural context behind these names.

Good luck! just do it for fun. haha

北海道地方
北海道(Hokkaido) =

東北地方
青森県 =
岩手県 =
宮城県 =
秋田県 =
山形県 =
福島県 =

関東地方
茨城県 =
栃木県 =
群馬県 =
埼玉県 =
千葉県 =
東京都 =
神奈川県 =

中部地方
新潟県 =
富山県 =
石川県 =
福井県 =
山梨県 =
長野県 =
岐阜県 =
静岡県 =
愛知県 =

近畿地方
三重県 =
滋賀県 =
京都府 =
大阪府 =
兵庫県 =
奈良県 =
和歌山県 =

中国地方
鳥取県 =
島根県 =
岡山県 =
広島県 =
山口県 =

四国地方
徳島県 =
香川県 =
愛媛県 =
高知県 =

九州地方
福岡県 =
佐賀県 =
長崎県 =
熊本県 =
大分県 =
宮崎県 =
鹿児島県 =
沖縄県 =

[14] mixiユーザー 05月03日 19:49

北海道(Hokkaido) = The North :)

[15] mixiユーザー 05月03日 20:34

足立区 = Ottoman (足立 = footstand).
荒川区 = Whitewater

[16] mixiユーザー 05月03日 20:48

新潟県 = Newport (it was the first port on the Sea of Japan to be opened to foreign trade).

[20] mixiユーザー 05月03日 21:14

Just don't call it Stinky Balls [くさいたま].