List of islands of Japan

The four main islands of Japan are:

• Hokkaido
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Shikoku

Okinawa is the fifth largest island except the disputed northern territories, and is the smallest island which has a prefectural capital.

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.

• Etorofu
• Habomai
• Kunashir
• Shikotan

Islands in the Sea of Japan

• Liancourt Rocks – disputed
• Oki
• Okushiri
• Rishiri
• Rebun
• Sado

Islands in the Pacific Ocean

• Izu Islands
  • Aogashima
  • Hachijō
  • Izu Ōshima
  • Kōzu
  • Miyake
  • Mikura
  • Niijima
  • Shikine
  • Toshima
• Ogasawara Islands
  • Chichi
  • Haha
  • Iwo
  • Minami Torishima
  • Oki no Torishima
• Enoshima

Islands in the Inland Sea

• Awaji
• Etajima
• Itsukushima (popularly known as "Miyajima")
• Shōdoshima

Islands around Kyushu

Most of these are located in the East China Sea.

• Amakusa
• Gotō
• Hirado
• Iki
• Koshiki
• Tsushima

Ryukyu Islands

See Ryukyu Islands for a more complete list.

• Amami Ōshima
• Miyako
• Okinawa Hontō (Okinawan mainland)
• Senkaku 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

See also

• List of islands