List of islands of Japan

List of islands of Japan

The four main islands of Japan are:

*Hokkaidō
*Honshū
*Kyūshū
*Shikoku

Okinawa is the fifth largest island except the disputed northern territories, and is the smallest island which has a prefectural capital.

List of smaller islands of Japan

Besides the four main islands, Japan has about 3,000 small islands. This is a list of major islands among them.

The Northern Territories

These are the four disputed Kuril Islands. See also Kuril Island conflict.
*Etorofu
*Habomai
*Kunashiri
*Shikotan

Islands in the Sea of Japan

*Liancourt Rocks (Takeshima/Dokdo) - disputed
*Oki
*Okushiri
*Rishiri
*Rebun
*Sado
*Teuri Island
*Todo Island
*Yagishiri Island
*Mitsukejima

Islands in the Pacific Ocean

*Izu Islands
**Aogashima
**Hachijō
**Izu Ōshima
**Kōzu
**Miyake
**Mikura
**Niijima
**Shikine
**Toshima
**Tori Shima
*Ogasawara Islands
**Chichi
**Haha
**Iwo
**Minami Torishima (Marcus Island)
**Okino Torishima (Parece Vela)
*Enoshima

Islands around Kyūshū

Most of these are located in the East China Sea.

*Amakusa
*Gotō Islands
*Hirado
*Hashima
*Iki
*Koshiki
*Tsushima

Ryukyu Islands

See Ryukyu Islands for a more complete list.

*Amami Ōshima
*Miyako
*Okinawa Island (Okinawan main island)
*Senkaku Islands - disputed
*Tanegashima
*Yaeyama Islands
**Iriomote
**Ishigaki
*Yaku
*Daito

Islands in the Inland Sea

*Awaji
*Etajima
*Itsukushima (popularly known as "Miyajima")
*Shōdoshima

Islands in lakes

*Daikon-island

Artificial islands

*Chūbu Centrair International Airport
*Dejima
*Kansai International Airport
*Kobe Airport
*Odaiba
*Port Island
*Rokko Island

See also

* List of islands


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