List of islands of Japan
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The four main islands of Japan are:
Okinawa is the fifth largest island except the disputed northern territories, and is the smallest island which has a prefectural capital.
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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.Islands in the
Islands in the
- Izu Islands
- *Aogashima
- *Hachijō
- *Izu Ōshima
- *Kōzu
- *Miyake
- *Mikura
- *Niijima
- *Shikine
- *Toshima
- Ogasawara Islands
- *Chichi
- *Haha
- *Iwo
- *Minami Torishima (Marcus Island)
- *Okino Torishima (Parece Vela)
- Enoshima
Islands in the
- Awaji
- Etajima
- Itsukushima (popularly known as "Miyajima")
- Shōdoshima
Islands around Kyushu
Most of these are located in the East China Sea.
- Izu Islands
- *Aogashima
- *Hachijō
- *Izu Ōshima
- *Kōzu
- *Miyake
- *Mikura
- *Niijima
- *Shikine
- *Toshima
- Ogasawara Islands
- *Chichi
- *Haha
- *Iwo
- *Minami Torishima (Marcus Island)
- *Okino Torishima (Parece Vela)
- Enoshima
Islands in the
- Awaji
- Etajima
- Itsukushima (popularly known as "Miyajima")
- Shōdoshima
Islands around Kyushu
Most of these are located in the East China Sea.
Ryukyu Islands
See Ryukyu Islands for a more complete list.
- Amami Ōshima
- Miyako
- Okinawa Island (Okinawan main island)
- Pinnacle Islands - disputed
- Tanegashima
- Yaeyama Islands
- *Iriomote
- *Ishigaki
- Yaku
Artificial islands
- Chubu Centrair International Airport
- Dejima
- Kansai International Airport
- Kobe Airport
- Odaiba
- Port Island
- Rokko Island
Words for \"island\"
The Japanese word for "island" is shima, which as a suffix often changes to jima. The usual kanji for shima is 島. The same kanji has the on'yomi tō. Many names incorporate one of these. Examples include Amami Ōshima, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa Hontō (Okinawa Island).See also
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