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 Japanese Archipelago (日本列島, Nihon Rettō) -
Forms the country of Japan, extends roughly from northeast
to southwest along the northeastern coast of the Eurasia
mainland, washing upon the northwestern shores of the
Pacific Ocean. The term Home Islands was used at the end of
World War II to define the area of Japan to which its
sovereignty and the constitutional rule of the Emperor would
be restricted. The term is also commonly used today to
distinguish the archipelago from Japan's colonies and other
territories in the first half of the 20th century, but is
not used in reference to the country as it exists today.
The archipelago consists of more than 3000 islands,
including the four main islands. The main islands, listed in
descending order from north to south, are:
1.
Hokkaidō
2.
Honshū
3.
Shikoku
4.
Kyūshū
Ryūkyū Islands - A chain of Japanese islands that
stretch southwest from the island of Kyūshū to the island of
Taiwan. Okinawa is located in the Ryūkyū Islands and is the
fifth largest island except the disputed northern
territories, and is the smallest island which has a
prefectural capital.
Japan has about 3,000 other 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
- Kunashiri
- Shikotan
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Islands in the Sea of Japan |
- Liancourt Rocks (Takeshima/Dokdo) - disputed
- Oki
- Okushiri
- Rishiri
- Rebun
- Sado
- Terui
- Todo Island
- Yagishiri
- Mitsukejima
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Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
- Izu Islands
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Aogashima
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Hachijō
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Izu Ōshima
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Kōzu
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Miyake
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Mikura
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Niijima
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Shikine
- Toshima
- Tori Shima
- Ogasawara Islands
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Chichi
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Haha
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Iwo
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Minami Torishima (Marcus Island)
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Okino Torishima (Parece Vela)
- Enoshima
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Islands around Kyūshū
Most of these are located in the East China Sea. |
- Amakusa
- Gotō Islands
- Hirado
- Hashima
- Iki
- Koshiki
- Tsushima
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Ryukyu Islands |
- Amami Ōshima
- Miyako
- Okinawa Island (Okinawan main island)
- Senkaku Islands - disputed
- Tanegashima
- Yaeyama Islands Izu Islands
- Yaku
- Daito
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Islands in the Inland Sea |
- Awaji
- Etajima
- Itsukushima (popularly known as "Miyajima")
- Shōdoshima
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Islands in lakes |
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Artificial islands |
- Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Dejima
- Kansai International Airport
- Kobe Airport
- Odaiba
- Port Island
- Rokko Island
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Information source: “Japanese Archipelago.” wikipedia.org. Article
date: 24 Feb. 2008. Retrieved: Wikipedia. 4 Mar. 2008 <Japanese Archipelago>.
Information source: “List of islands of Japan.” wikipedia.org. Article
date: 4 Mar. 2008. Retrieved: Wikipedia. 4 Mar. 2008 <List of islands of Japan>. |
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