List of islands of Japan by area

Japan has 6,852 islands. Approximately 430 are inhabited.[1][2] This list provides basic geographical data of the most prominent islands belonging or claimed by Japan.

Namearea, sq.kmmaximal height, mpopulationPrefecture
Honshu225,8003,776104,000,00034 prefectures
Kyushu36,7821,79112,970,4797 prefectures
Hokkaido83,4232,2905,348,102Hokkaido
Shikoku18,2971,9823,796,6874 prefectures
Okinawa1,2065031,301,462Okinawa
Awaji592606157,000Hyōgo
Shimoshima, Amakusa57453887,191Kumamoto
Amami Ōshima71269473,000Kagoshima
Miyako-jima15811555,914Okinawa
Sado8541,17255,474Niigata
Ishigaki22252647,000Okinawa
Tsushima70964939,716Nagasaki
Fukue32646138,481Nagasaki
Kamishima, Amakusa22568234,412Kumamoto
Tanegashima44428233,000Kagoshima
Hikoshima1111230,182Yamaguchi
Shōdoshima15381728,764Kagawa
Iki13421328,008Nagasaki
Mukaishima2328328,000Hiroshima
Innoshima3539027,465Hiroshima
Tokunoshima24764527,000Kagoshima
Etajima9140024,596Hiroshima
Ōmishima, Ehime6543723,398Ehime
Hirado16353521,355Nagasaki
Nakadori16844220,167Nagasaki
Suō-Ōshima12869119,739Yamaguchi
Kurahashi-jima6949119,565Hiroshima
Okinoerabujima9324615,000Kagoshima
Dōgojima24260714,849Shimane
Ōyano-jima3022914,729Kumamoto
Yakushima5041,93513,178Kagoshima
Nagashima, Kagoshima9140310,120Kagoshima
Kume Island5931010,000Okinawa
Hario331749,767Nagasaki
Ikuchi-jima314729,310Hiroshima
Hachijō-jima638548,363Tokyo
Izu Ōshima917648,179Tokyo
Kunashiri N1,4901,8197,800Hokkaido
Hakata213047,683Ehime
Kikaijima572147,657Kagoshima
Etorofu N3,1741,6347,500Hokkaido
Ikitsuki, Nagasaki172867,014Nagasaki
Irabu-jima29896,283Okinawa
Yoronjima21986,000Kagoshima
Ōsakishimo-jima184496,000Hiroshima
Oshima121635,725Nagasaki
Rishiri1831,7215,102Hokkaido
Ie-jima231724,198Okinawa
Goshoura134423,615Kumamoto
Nishinoshima564523,400Shimane
Okushiri1425843,343Hokkaido
Fukushima, Nagasaki171413,202Nagasaki
Rebun804903,194Hokkaido
Notojima471973,187Ishikawa
Ōsakikamijima384533,187Hiroshima
Naka-jima, Ehime212932,938Ehime
Kamikoshiki-jima454232,796Kagoshima
Shimokoshiki-jima666042,780Kagoshima
Naru Island242762,776Nagasaki
Nii-jima234322,700Tokyo
Kamikamagari-jima194572,658Hiroshima
Uku-jima252582,575Nagasaki
Takashima, Nagasaki161172,487Nagasaki
Ojika121112,433Nagasaki
Miyake-jima557752,415Tokyo
Nakanoshima321642,400Shimane
Iriomote2894702,347Okinawa
Minamidaitōjima31752,107Okinawa
Shikotan N2474122,100Hokkaido
Chichijima233262,000Tokyo
Nagashima, Yamaguchi143142,000Yamaguchi
Kōzu-shima185711,952Tokyo
Ōshima (Ehime)423821,800Ehime
Itsukushima305351,800Hiroshima
Yonaguni292311,745Okinawa
Wakamatsu313391,661Nagasaki
Kakeromajima773141,600Kagoshima
Izena151201,518Okinawa
Azuchi-Ōshima151771,269Nagasaki
Iheya-jima21981,214Okinawa
Ōmi-jima153201,200Yamaguchi
Teshima153401,200Kagawa
Tarama-jima20341,185Okinawa
Shishi-jima173931,050Kagoshima
Hiroshima, Kagawa12453800Kagawa
Kasado-jima12256800Yamaguchi
Tokashiki15227750Okinawa
Kitadaitōjima1274660Okinawa
Chiburijima14325650Shimane
Heigun17468591Yamaguchi
Hateruma1360490Okinawa
Hahajima20462450Tokyo
Hisaka37357395Nagasaki
Mikura-jima20851351Tokyo
Okinoshima10404283Kōchi
Awashima, Niigata10266265Niigata
Kuroshima1015220Okinawa
Uke13400200Kagoshima
Kuroshima15622199Kagoshima
Nakanoshima34979167Kagoshima
Kuchinoerabu-jima38657147Kagoshima
Kuchinoshima13629140Kagoshima
Iōjima12704121Kagoshima
Suwanosejima2879648Kagoshima
Kakuishima1024512Okayama
Kinkasan104456Miyagi
Shibotsu N58450Hokkaido
Iwo Jima211610Tokyo
Suishō-tō N12180Hokkaido
Taraku N11160Hokkaido
Yuri N10440Hokkaido
Oshima (Hokkaido)107320Hokkaido
Takeshima N 0 169 0 Shimane

Nclaimed but not controlled

See also

References

This article used material from Japanese Wikipedia page 日本の島の一覧, accessed 28 July 2017

  1. Look Japan, Vol. 43, Issues 493-504, p. 35; retrieved 2013-3-2.
  2. "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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