# List of islands of Japan by area

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

## List

| 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 |
| Ukujima | 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.