List of islands of Japan

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This is a list of islands of Japan. The four main islands (from North to South) of Japan are:

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[edit] List of smaller islands of Japan

Japan is said to comprise "over 3000" islands. If 'island' is defined as any body of land with a circumference greater than 100 metres, Japan has 6,852 islands, a reported 430 of which are inhabited.[1]

[edit] Hokkaido

[edit] Islands off Honshu in the Sea of Japan

[edit] Islands in Tokyo Bay (artificial Islands)

[edit] Islands in Osaka Bay (artificial islands)

[edit] Islands in Ise Bay

[edit] Islands in the Pacific Ocean

[edit] Islands around Kyūshū

Most of these are located in the East China Sea.

[edit] Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shotō)

Satsunan Islands

The northern half is administratively part of Kagoshima Prefecture and Kyūshū.

[edit] Ōsumi Islands

The North-Eastern Group:

The North-Western Group:

[edit] Tokara Islands

The Shichi-tō:

[edit] Amami Islands

Ryukyu-shotō

The Southern Half, Okinawa Prefecture

[edit] Okinawa Islands

The Central Group or Ryukyu proper:

[edit] Sakishima Islands

Also known as the Further Isles:

[edit] Islands in the Inland Sea

[edit] Islands in lakes

[edit] Other artificial islands

[edit] Claims but does not control

[edit] The Northern Territories

These are the four disputed Kuril Islands. See also Kuril Island conflict.

[edit] Others

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Look Japan, Volume 43, Issues 493-504, pg. 35. Google book search. Retrieved on January 9, 2012. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NHi6AAAAIAAJ&q=%226%2C852+islands%22
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