List of islands of Japan

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) http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0802-02=
* 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