Title: List of islands of Japan Content: The List of islands of Japan may be grouped by type or location. Japan is a country of islands. ==Main islands== Japan has four main islands running from north to south. The general shape of the island grouping looks like the body of a dragon with its head erect. * Hokkaidō * Honshū * Shikoku * Kyūshū == List of smaller islands of Japan == Japan has 6,000+ smaller islands and people live on 430+ of these islands.. === Hokkaido === * Kamome Island * Ko Island (Oshima) * Ōshima * Okushiri Island * Teuri Island * Rebun Island * Rishiri Island * Yagishiri Island === Islands in Sea of Japan === * Oki Islands * Sado Island * Todo Island * Mitsuke Island === Islands in Tokyo Bay === * Dream Island (Yume No Shima) * Odaiba * Sarushima (natural) * Jonan Island * Heiwa Island * Showa Island * Keihin Island * Tokyo International Airport * Katsushima * Hakkeijima * Higashi Ogijima * Wakasu (若洲) * Oogishima === Islands in Osaka Bay === * Maishima * Yumeshima * Sakishima * Kansai International Airport (artificial island) * Kobe Airport * Port Island * Rokko Island * Minami Ashiyahama * Wakayama Marina City * Nishinomiyahama === Islands in Ise Bay === * Chūbu Centrair International Airport (artificial island) * Kamishima * Kashiko Island * Kozukumijima * Mikimoto Pearl Island * Ozukumijima === Islands in Pacific Ocean === * Izu Islands ** Aogashima ** Hachijō Island ** Izu Ōshima ** Kōzu Island ** Miyake Island ** Mikura Island ** Nii Island ** Shikine Island ** Toshima Island ** Tori Island ** Udone Island * Ogasawara Islands ** Chichi Island ** Haha Island ** Muko Island ** Yome Island ** Iwo Jima ** Minamitorishima (Marcus Island) ** Okinotorishima (Parece Vela) * Enoshima === Islands near Kyūshū === Most of these are in the East China Sea. * Hiroshina * Amakusa * Gotō Islands * Hirado Island * Hashima Island * Iki Island * Koshiki Island * Tsushima Islands === Nansei Islands === ==== Satsunan Islands ==== The northern half is administratively part of Kagoshima Prefecture and Kyūshū. ===== Ōsumi Islands ===== The North-Eastern Group: * Tanegashima * Yakushima * Kuchinoerabujima * Mageshima The North-Western Group: * Takeshima * Iōjima * Shōwa Iōjima * Kuroshima ===== Tokara Islands ===== The Shichi-tō: * Kuchinoshima * Nakanoshima (Kagoshima) * Gajajima * Suwanosejima * Akusekijima * Tairajima * Kodakarajima * Takarajima ===== Amami Islands ===== * Amami Ōshima * Kikaijima * Kakeromajima * Yoroshima * Ukeshima * Tokunoshima * Okinoerabu Island * Yoron Island ==== Ryukyu Islands ==== The Southern Half, Okinawa Prefecture ===== Okinawa Islands ===== The Central Group or Ryukyu proper: * Okinawa * Kume Island * Iheya Island * Izena Island * Aguni Island * Ie Island * Iwo Tori Shima (Iōtorishima) * Kerama Islands ** Tokashikijima ** Zamamijima ** Akajima ** Gerumajima * Daitō Islands ** Kita daitō ** Mimami daitō ** Oki daitō ===== Sakishima Islands ===== Also known as the Further Isles: * Miyako Islands ** Miyakojima ** Ikema ** Ogami ** Irabu ** Shimoji ** Kurima ** Minna ** Tarama * Yaeyama Islands ** Iriomote Island ** Ishigaki Island ** Taketomi Island ** Kohama ** Kuroshima ** Aragusuku ** Hatoma ** Yubujima ** Hateruma ** Yonaguni * Senkaku Islands (disputed by PRC and ROC) === Islands in Seto Inland Sea === * Kasaoka Islands ** Takashima Island (Okayama) 高島 (岡山県笠岡市) ** Shiraishi Island ** Kitagi Island 北木島 ** Obishi Island 大飛島 ** Kobi Island 小飛島 ** Manabe Island 真鍋島 ** Mushima Island (Okayama) 六島 (岡山県) * Shiwaku Islands * Awaji Island * Etajima * Itsukushima (popularly known as "Miyajima") * Shōdoshima * Suō-Ōshima, Yamaguchi === Islands in lakes === * Chikubu Island * Daikon-island * Bentenjima in Lake Toya * Bentenjima in Lake Hamana === Other artificial islands === * Chūbu Centrair International Airport * Dejima * New Kitakyushu Airport * Midori No Shima, off Hakodate * Malimpia Okinosu * Wakaejima * Island City, Fukuoka === Claims but does not control === ==== The Northern Territories ==== These are the four disputed Kuril Islands, also known as the Chishima Islands. * Iturup * Habomai Islands * Kunashir * Shikotan ==== Others ==== * Liancourt Rocks (Takeshima/Dokdo) - occupied by South Korea. ==Related pages== * Provinces of Japan * Prefectures of Japan * List of regions of Japan