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This is a list of islands of Japan. The four main islands of Japan are:

[edit] List of smaller islands of Japan

Japan has 6,852 islands in total as of 1988, of which 426 are inhabited. This figure may include disputed areas and tidal islands and artificial islands, but all islands are at least 0.1 square kilometres (0.039 sq mi) in size.

[edit] The Northern Territories

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

[edit] Hokkaido

[edit] Islands around Kyūshū

Most of these are located in the East China Sea.

[edit] Nansei islands (Ryukyu Chain)

[edit] 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

[edit] Ryūkyū Shotō

The Southern Half, Okinawa Prefecture

[edit] Okinawa Islands

The Central Group or Ryukyu proper:

Okinawa Island (aka. Okinawan mainland, Okinawa hontō)
Kumejima
Iheyajima
Izenajima
Agunijima
Iejima
Iwo Tori Shima (Iōtorishima) [1]
Kerama Islands
Daitō Islands

[edit] Sakishima Islands

Also known as the Further Isles:

Miyako Islands
- Miyakojima
- Ikema
- Ogami
- Irabu
- Shimoji
- Kurima
- Minna
- Tarama
Yaeyama Islands
- Iriomote
- Ishigaki
- Taketomi
- Kohama
- Kuroshima
- Aragusuku
- Hatoma
- Yubujima
- Hateruma
- Yonaguni
Senkaku Islands Disputed territory also claimed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China, but administered by Japan:

[edit] Islands in the 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
Etajima
Itsukushima (popularly known as "Miyajima")
Shōdoshima
Suō-Ōshima, Yamaguchi

[edit] Islands in lakes

[edit] Other Artificial islands

Chūbu Centrair International Airport
Dejima
New Kitakyushu Airport
Midori No Shima, off Hakodate, ja:緑の島 (artificial)
Malimpia Okinosu ja:マリンピア沖洲 (artificial)
Wakaejima ja:和賀江島 (artificial)
Island City, Fukuoka ja:アイランドシティ (artificial)

[edit] See also

List of islands

[edit] References

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