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List of islands of Japan by area

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Japan has 14,125[1] islands, approximately 430 islands are inhabited.[2][3] This list provides basic geographical data of the most prominent islands belonging to, or claimed by, Japan.

List

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Name Area (sq. km) Highest elevation (metres) Population Prefecture(s)
Honshu 225,800 3,776 104,000,000 34 prefectures
Kyushu 36,782 1,791 12,970,479 7 prefectures
Hokkaido 83,423 2,290 5,348,102 Hokkaido
Shikoku 18,297 1,982 3,796,687 4 prefectures
Okinawa 1,206 503 1,301,462 Okinawa
Awaji 592 606 157,000 Hyōgo
Shimoshima, Amakusa 574 538 87,191 Kumamoto
Amami Ōshima 712 694 73,000 Kagoshima
Miyako-jima 158 115 55,914 Okinawa
Sado 854 1,172 55,474 Niigata
Ishigaki 222 526 47,000 Okinawa
Tsushima 709 649 39,716 Nagasaki
Fukue 326 461 38,481 Nagasaki
Kamishima, Amakusa 225 682 34,412 Kumamoto
Tanegashima 444 282 33,000 Kagoshima
Hikoshima 11 112 30,182 Yamaguchi
Shōdoshima 153 817 28,764 Kagawa
Iki 134 213 28,008 Nagasaki
Mukaishima 23 283 28,000 Hiroshima
Innoshima 35 390 27,465 Hiroshima
Tokunoshima 247 645 27,000 Kagoshima
Etajima 91 400 24,596 Hiroshima
Ōmishima, Ehime 65 437 23,398 Ehime
Hirado 163 535 21,355 Nagasaki
Nakadori 168 442 20,167 Nagasaki
Suō-Ōshima 128 691 19,739 Yamaguchi
Kurahashi-jima 69 491 19,565 Hiroshima
Okinoerabujima 93 246 15,000 Kagoshima
Dōgojima 242 607 14,849 Shimane
Ōyano-jima 30 229 14,729 Kumamoto
Yakushima 504 1,935 13,178 Kagoshima
Nagashima, Kagoshima 91 403 10,120 Kagoshima
Kume Island 59 310 10,000 Okinawa
Hario 33 174 9,767 Nagasaki
Ikuchi-jima 31 472 9,310 Hiroshima
Hachijō-jima 63 854 8,363 Tokyo
Izu Ōshima 91 764 8,179 Tokyo
Kunashiri ☒N 1,490 1,819 7,800 Hokkaido
Hakata 21 304 7,683 Ehime
Kikaijima 57 214 7,657 Kagoshima
Etorofu ☒N 3,174 1,634 7,500 Hokkaido
Ikitsuki, Nagasaki 17 286 7,014 Nagasaki
Irabu-jima 29 89 6,283 Okinawa
Yoronjima 21 98 6,000 Kagoshima
Ōsakishimo-jima 18 449 6,000 Hiroshima
Oshima 12 163 5,725 Nagasaki
Rishiri 183 1,721 5,102 Hokkaido
Ie-jima 23 172 4,198 Okinawa
Goshoura 13 442 3,615 Kumamoto
Nishinoshima 56 452 3,400 Shimane
Okushiri 142 584 3,343 Hokkaido
Fukushima, Nagasaki 17 141 3,202 Nagasaki
Rebun 80 490 3,194 Hokkaido
Notojima 47 197 3,187 Ishikawa
Ōsakikamijima 38 453 3,187 Hiroshima
Naka-jima, Ehime 21 293 2,938 Ehime
Kamikoshiki-jima 45 423 2,796 Kagoshima
Shimokoshiki-jima 66 604 2,780 Kagoshima
Naru Island 24 276 2,776 Nagasaki
Nii-jima 23 432 2,700 Tokyo
Kamikamagari-jima 19 457 2,658 Hiroshima
Uku-jima 25 258 2,575 Nagasaki
Takashima, Nagasaki 16 117 2,487 Nagasaki
Ojika 12 111 2,433 Nagasaki
Miyake-jima 55 775 2,415 Tokyo
Nakanoshima 32 164 2,400 Shimane
Iriomote 289 470 2,347 Okinawa
Minamidaitōjima 31 75 2,107 Okinawa
Shikotan ☒N 247 412 2,100 Hokkaido
Chichijima 23 326 2,000 Tokyo
Nagashima, Yamaguchi 14 314 2,000 Yamaguchi
Kōzu-shima 18 571 1,952 Tokyo
Ōshima (Ehime) 42 382 1,800 Ehime
Itsukushima 30 535 1,800 Hiroshima
Yonaguni 29 231 1,745 Okinawa
Wakamatsu 31 339 1,661 Nagasaki
Kakeromajima 77 314 1,600 Kagoshima
Izena 15 120 1,518 Okinawa
Azuchi-Ōshima 15 177 1,269 Nagasaki
Iheya-jima 21 98 1,214 Okinawa
Ōmi-jima 15 320 1,200 Yamaguchi
Teshima 15 340 1,200 Kagawa
Tarama-jima 20 34 1,185 Okinawa
Shishi-jima 17 393 1,050 Kagoshima
Hiroshima, Kagawa 12 453 800 Kagawa
Kasado-jima 12 256 800 Yamaguchi
Tokashiki 15 227 750 Okinawa
Kitadaitōjima 12 74 660 Okinawa
Chiburijima 14 325 650 Shimane
Heigun 17 468 591 Yamaguchi
Hateruma 13 60 490 Okinawa
Hahajima 20 462 450 Tokyo
Hisaka 37 357 395 Nagasaki
Mikura-jima 20 851 351 Tokyo
Okinoshima 10 404 283 Kōchi
Awashima, Niigata 10 266 265 Niigata
Kuroshima 10 15 220 Okinawa
Uke 13 400 200 Kagoshima
Kuroshima 15 622 199 Kagoshima
Nakanoshima 34 979 167 Kagoshima
Kuchinoerabu-jima 38 657 147 Kagoshima
Kuchinoshima 13 629 140 Kagoshima
Iōjima 12 704 121 Kagoshima
Suwanosejima 28 796 48 Kagoshima
Kakuijima 10 245 12 Okayama
Kinkasan 10 445 6 Miyagi
Shibotsu ☒N 58 45 0 Hokkaido
Iwo Jima 21 161 0 Tokyo
Suishō-tō ☒N 12 18 0 Hokkaido
Taraku ☒N 11 16 0 Hokkaido
Yuri ☒N 10 44 0 Hokkaido
Oshima (Hokkaido) 10 732 0 Hokkaido
Takeshima ☒N 0.19 169 0 Shimane

☒N claimed but not controlled.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Recount with digital map leads to doubling of listed Japanese islands". Japan Times. Feb 15, 2023. Archived from the original on Feb 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Look Japan, Vol. 43, Issues 493-504, p. 35; retrieved 2013-3-2.
  3. ^ "離島とは(島の基礎知識)" (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (website) on November 13, 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

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