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The List of islands of Japan may be grouped by type or location. Japan is a country of islands.[1]
Main islands
Japan has four main islands running from north to south. The general shape of the island grouping looks like the body of a dragon with its head erect.[2]
List of smaller islands of Japan
Japan has 6,000+ smaller islands and people live on 430+ of these islands.[1]
Hokkaido
- Kamome Island
- Ko Island (Oshima)
- Ōshima
- Okushiri Island
- Teuri Island
- Rebun Island
- Rishiri Island[5]
- Yagishiri Island
Islands in Sea of Japan
- Oki Islands[6]
- Sado Island[2]
- Todo Island
- Mitsuke Island
Islands in Tokyo Bay
- Dream Island (Yume No Shima)
- Odaiba
- Sarushima (natural)
- Jonan Island
- Heiwa Island
- Showa Island
- Keihin Island
- Tokyo International Airport
- Katsushima
- Hakkeijima
- Higashi Ogijima
- Wakasu (若洲)
- Oogishima
Islands in Osaka Bay
Islands in Ise Bay
Islands in Pacific Ocean
Islands near Kyūshū
Most of these are in the East China Sea.
Nansei Islands
Satsunan Islands
The northern half is administratively part of Kagoshima Prefecture and Kyūshū.
Ōsumi Islands
The North-Eastern Group:
The North-Western Group:
- Takeshima
- Iōjima
- Shōwa Iōjima
- Kuroshima
Tokara Islands
The Shichi-tō:
- Kuchinoshima
- Nakanoshima (Kagoshima)
- Gajajima
- Suwanosejima
- Akusekijima
- Tairajima
- Kodakarajima
- Takarajima
- Amami Ōshima
- Kikaijima
- Kakeromajima
- Yoroshima
- Ukeshima
- Tokunoshima
- Okinoerabu Island[17]
- Yoron Island[17]
The Southern Half, Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Islands
The Central Group or Ryukyu proper:
- Okinawa[17]
- Kume Island[17]
- Iheya Island[17]
- Izena Island[17]
- Aguni Island[17]
- Ie Island[17]
- Iwo Tori Shima (Iōtorishima) [1]
- Kerama Islands[17]
- Tokashikijima
- Zamamijima
- Akajima
- Gerumajima
- Daitō Islands
- Kita daitō
- Mimami daitō
- Oki daitō
Sakishima Islands
Also known as the Further Isles:
Islands in Seto Inland Sea
- Kasaoka Islands
- Takashima Island (Okayama) 高島 (岡山県笠岡市)
- Shiraishi Island
- Kitagi Island 北木島
- Obishi Island 大飛島
- Kobi Island 小飛島
- Manabe Island 真鍋島
- Mushima Island (Okayama) 六島 (岡山県)
- Shiwaku Islands
- Awaji Island[2]
- Etajima
- Itsukushima (popularly known as "Miyajima")
- Shōdoshima
- Suō-Ōshima, Yamaguchi
Islands in lakes
- Chikubu Island
- Daikon-island
- Bentenjima in Lake Toya
- Bentenjima in Lake Hamana
Other artificial islands
Claims but does not control
The Northern Territories
These are the four disputed Kuril Islands, also known as the Chishima Islands.[19]
Others