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

References 

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