He had many disciples, including Nakatsune HATTORI; Tatsumaro ISHIZUKA; Mikamaro NATSUME; Masaki NAGASE; Michiakira TAKABAYASHI; Shigetoshi OGUNI; Naonori TAKEMURA; Chiaki YOKOI; a local governor Shichiemon (Hashihiko) MURATA and his son Harukado; a shrine priest Shigeki SAKAKURA; Naoki HITOMI; Saneki KURATA; Masahira SHIROKO; Arinobu UEMATSU; a shrine priest of Tenmokuichi-jinja Shrine in Yamaga of Higo Province, Choshu HOASHI and his son Misato HOASHI; Ohide TANAKA of Hida Takayama; Haruniwa MOTOORI (Norinaga's son); and Ohira MOTOORI (Norinaga's adopted son).
門下生として服部中庸・石塚龍麿・夏目甕麿（みかまろ）・長瀬真幸（まさき）・高林方朗（みちあきら）・小国重年・竹村尚規・横井千秋・代官の村田七右衛門(橋彦)春門父子・神主の坂倉茂樹・一見直樹・倉田実樹・白子昌平・植松有信・肥後の国、山鹿の天目一神社神官・帆足長秋・帆足京(みさと)父子・飛騨高山の田中大秀・本居春庭（宣長の実子）・本居大平（宣長の養子）などが在籍している。