List of islands of Japan by area

Overview of Japanese islands by area

Japan has 14,125 islands, approximately 430 islands 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
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

N claimed but not controlled.

References

"Recount with digital map leads to doubling of listed Japanese islands". Japan Times. Feb 15, 2023. Archived from the original on Feb 15, 2023.
Look Japan, Vol. 43, Issues 493-504, p. 35; retrieved 2013-3-2.
"離島とは(島の基礎知識)" (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original (website) on November 13, 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

Notes

This article used material from Japanese Misplaced Pages page 日本の島の一覧, accessed 28 July 2017

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