List of islands of Japan
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The four main islands of Japan are:
Okinawa is the fifth largest island except the disputed northern territories, and is the smallest island which has a prefectural capital.
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Besides the four main islands, Japan has about 3,000 small islands. This is a list of major islands among them.
These are the four disputed Kuril Islands. See also Kuril Island conflict.
- Liancourt Rocks (Takeshima) - disputed
- Oki
- Okushiri
- Rishiri
- Rebun
- Sado
- Terui
- Todo Island
- Yagishiri
- Mitsukejima
- Izu Islands
- Ogasawara Islands
- Chichi
- Haha
- Iwo
- Minami Torishima (Marcus Island)
- Okino Torishima (Parece Vela)
- Enoshima
Most of these are located in the East China Sea.
See Ryukyu Islands for a more complete list.
- Amami Ōshima
- Miyako
- Okinawa Island (Okinawan main island)
- Senkaku Islands - disputed
- Tanegashima
- Yaeyama Islands
- Yaku
- Daito
- Awaji
- Etajima
- Itsukushima (popularly known as "Miyajima")
- Shōdoshima
- Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Dejima
- Kansai International Airport
- Kobe Airport
- Odaiba
- Port Island
- Rokko Island