Overview of Japanese islands by area
Japan has 14,125[ 1] islands, approximately 430 islands are inhabited.[ 2] [ 3] This list provides basic geographical data of the most prominent islands belonging to, or claimed by, Japan .
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 Uku-jima 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
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This article used material from Japanese Wikipedia page 日本の島の一覧 , accessed 28 July 2017