Japan

36°00′N 138°00′E

Japanese archipelago

日本列島

Part of Pacific Islands

The Japanese archipelago is an archipelago of 14,125 islands that constitute the sovereign state of Japan.

Chugoku region, Shikoku, Japan, seen from the International Space Station (17 October 2015)
NASA, International Space Station / Public domain

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9950 landforms

Overview

The Japanese archipelago is an archipelago of 14,125 islands that constitute the sovereign state of Japan. It spans over 3,000 km (1,900 mi) from the Sea of Okhotsk in the northeast to the East China and Philippine seas in the southwest along the Pacific coast of the Eurasian continent, and consists of three island arcs from north to south: the Northeastern Japan Arc, the Southwestern Japan Arc, and the Ryukyu Island Arc. The Daitō Islands, the Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc, and the Kuril Islands neighbor the archipelago. Japan is the largest island country in East Asia and the fourth-largest island country in the world with 377,975.24 km2 (145,937.06 sq mi). It has an exclusive economic zone of 4,470,000 km2 (1,730,000 mi2).

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Census, cataloged

Major islands3
Minor islands261
Islets1,212
Rocks & skerries8,474

Major islands

Honshu
Area
227,970 km²
High point
3,776 m
Honshu, historically known as Akitsushima (秋津島; lit. 'dragonfly island') or Hondo (本土; lit. 'mainland'), is the largest of Japan's four main islands. It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west).
Hokkaido
Area
77,983 km²
High point
2,291 m
Hokkaido is the second-largest and northernmost of Japan's four main islands. Together with its surrounding islands, it comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu. The two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel.

Japan
Area
377,974 km²
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk in the north, and the East China Sea in the south.

Minor islands

197

Kyushu
Area
36,770 km²
High point
1,791 m
Shikoku
Area
18,284 km²
High point
1,982 m
Okinawa Island
Area
1,207 km²
High point
503 m
Amami Ōshima
Area
712 km²
High point
694 m
Shimoshima Island
Area
575 km²
High point
538 m
Yakushima
Area
504 km²
High point
1,936 m
Tanegashima
Area
445 km²
High point
238 m
Fukue Island
Area
326 km²
High point
460 m
Iriomote Island
Area
290 km²
High point
470 m
Tokunoshima
Area
248 km²
High point
645 m
Shimono-shima
Area
246 km²
High point
649 m
Dōgojima
Area
241 km²
High point
608 m
Kamishima
Area
226 km²
High point
682 m
Ishigaki Island
Area
223 km²
High point
526 m
Rishiri Island
Area
182 km²
High point
1,721 m
Nakadōri Island
Area
168 km²
High point
442 m
Miyako Island
Area
159 km²
High point
109 m
Okushiri Island
Area
143 km²
High point
584 m
Okinoerabujima
Area
93.5 km²
High point
240 m
Nagashima Island
Area
90.7 km²
High point
403 m
Rebun Island
Area
81.2 km²
High point
490 m
Kakeromajima
Area
77.2 km²
High point
326 m
Kume Island
Area
59.6 km²
High point
310 m
Kikai Island
Area
56.9 km²
High point
63 m
Nishinoshima
Area
55.8 km²
High point
452 m
Hisaka Island
Area
37.2 km²
High point
340 m
Kuchinoerabu Island
Area
35.8 km²
High point
649 m
Nakanoshima
Area
34.4 km²
High point
979 m
Nakanoshima
Area
32.1 km²
High point
246 m
Wakamatsu Island
Area
31.1 km²
High point
339 m
Minamidaitō Island
Area
30.5 km²
High point
68 m
Ōyano Island
Area
30.2 km²
High point
229 m
Irabu Island
Area
29.2 km²
High point
89 m
Yonaguni
Area
28.9 km²
High point
231 m
Suwanosejima
Area
27.6 km²
High point
796 m
Uku Island
Area
24.9 km²
High point
258 m
Chichijima
Area
23.8 km²
High point
320 m
Naru Island
Area
23.7 km²
High point
276 m
Iejima
Area
22.8 km²
High point
172 m
Iheya Island
Area
20.7 km²
High point
294 m
Yoronjima
Area
20.6 km²
High point
99 m
Hahajima
Area
20.2 km²
High point
462 m
Tarama Island
Area
19.8 km²
High point
35 m
Shishi Island
Area
17 km²
High point
393 m
Kuroshima
Area
15.4 km²
High point
620 m
Tokashiki Island
Area
15.3 km²
High point
226 m
Izena Island
Area
14.2 km²
High point
121 m
Uke Island
Area
13.3 km²
High point
398 m
Kuchinoshima
Area
13.3 km²
High point
628 m
Chiburijima
Area
12.9 km²
High point
324 m
Hateruma
Area
12.7 km²
High point
59 m
Goshourajima
Area
12.5 km²
High point
442 m
Ojikajima
Area
12.2 km²
High point
111 m
Kitadaitō Island
Area
11.9 km²
High point
74 m
Iōjima
Area
11.6 km²
High point
704 m
Kuroshima
Area
10 km²
High point
17 m
Oshima Ōshima
Area
9.7 km²
High point
732 m
Shimoji Island
Area
9.6 km²
High point
26 m
Yoroshima
Area
9.4 km²
High point
230 m
Kabashima
Area
8.7 km²
High point
326 m
Mageshima
Area
8.2 km²
High point
69 m
Kohama Island
Area
7.9 km²
High point
99 m
Yagaji Island
Area
7.8 km²
High point
58 m
Aguni Island
Area
7.6 km²
High point
96 m
Akusekijima
Area
7.5 km²
High point
584 m
Nozaki Island
Area
7.1 km²
High point
306 m
Takarajima
Area
7.1 km²
High point
292 m
Zamami Island
Area
6.7 km²
High point
161 m
Iwa Island
Area
6.5 km²
High point
167 m
Edateku Island
Area
5.8 km²
High point
322 m
Amakusa
Area
5.6 km²
High point
180 m
Miyagi Island
Area
5.6 km²
High point
124 m
Shimayama Island
Area
5.5 km²
High point
265 m
Teuri Island
Area
5.5 km²
High point
181 m
Taketomi Island
Area
5.4 km²
High point
24 m
Henza Island
Area
5.2 km²
High point
112 m
Yagishiri Island
Area
5.2 km²
High point
91 m
Amakusa
Area
4.5 km²
High point
133 m
Takeshima
Area
4.2 km²
High point
220 m
Gajajima
Area
4 km²
High point
497 m
Shoura Island
Area
3.9 km²
High point
112 m
Aka Island
Area
3.8 km²
High point
187 m
Uotsuri Island
Area
3.8 km²
High point
362 m
Ikara Island
Area
3.7 km²
High point
106 m
Tonaki Island
Area
3.6 km²
High point
179 m
Hino Island
Area
3.5 km²
High point
233 m
Kouri Island
Area
3.2 km²
High point
107 m
Saganoshima
Area
3.2 km²
High point
150 m
Sesoko Island
Area
3 km²
High point
78 m
Arifuku Island
Area
3 km²
High point
235 m
Kurima Island
Area
2.8 km²
High point
48 m
Ikema Island
Area
2.8 km²
High point
31 m
Yokoate-jima
Area
2.7 km²
High point
495 m
Oshima
Area
2.7 km²
High point
225 m
Iōtorishima
Area
2.5 km²
High point
212 m
Minna Island
Area
2.2 km²
High point
15 m
Hamahiga Island
Area
2.1 km²
High point
79 m
Uchibanari island
Area
2.1 km²
High point
192 m
Tairajima
Area
2.1 km²
High point
243 m
Kushi Island
Area
1.9 km²
High point
190 m
Amakusa
Area
1.9 km²
High point
264 m
Tsuken Island
Area
1.9 km²
High point
39 m
Kashiragashima
Area
1.9 km²
High point
108 m
Aragusuku Islands
Area
1.8 km²
High point
15 m
Ikei Island
Area
1.7 km²
High point
42 m
Mae Island
Area
1.6 km²
High point
133 m
Madara Island
Area
1.6 km²
High point
126 m
Shimoji Island
Area
1.6 km²
High point
21 m
Kamiji Island
Area
1.6 km²
High point
12 m
Kojima
Area
1.5 km²
High point
274 m
Kuba Island
Area
1.5 km²
High point
270 m
Unnamed island
Area
1.5 km²
High point
61 m
Tsubura Island
Area
1.5 km²
High point
276 m
Ōshima
Area
1.4 km²
High point
92 m
Kudaka Island
Area
1.4 km²
High point
23 m
Hinoshima
Area
1.4 km²
High point
244 m
Sotobanari
Area
1.3 km²
High point
143 m
Shūgen Island
Area
1.3 km²
High point
138 m
Yakabi Island
Area
1.3 km²
High point
214 m
Terashima
Area
1.2 km²
High point
42 m
Danjo Islands
Area
1.2 km²
High point
281 m
Geruma Island
Area
1.2 km²
High point
157 m
Oki Daitō Island
Area
1.1 km²
High point
30 m
Kuroshima
Area
1.1 km²
High point
106 m
Amakusa
Area
1.1 km²
High point
201 m
Noho Island
Area
1.1 km²
High point
43 m
Sazae Island
Area
1.1 km²
High point
143 m
Hatoma
Area
0.97 km²
High point
34 m
Kodakara Island
Area
0.97 km²
High point
103 m
Matsu-shima
Area
0.96 km²
High point
137 m
Okinoshima
Area
0.94 km²
High point
244 m
Sukomobanare Island
Area
0.93 km²
High point
152 m
Kuba Island
Area
0.9 km²
High point
177 m
Nagaura Island
Area
0.89 km²
High point
45 m
Amakusa
Area
0.85 km²
High point
117 m
Tatarajima Island
Area
0.84 km²
High point
156 m
Fukaji Island
Area
0.83 km²
High point
78 m
Yanaha Island
Area
0.8 km²
High point
16 m
Yushima
Area
0.76 km²
High point
106 m
Kazurashima Island
Area
0.74 km²
High point
137 m
Amuro Island
Area
0.71 km²
High point
98 m
Akashima
Area
0.71 km²
High point
101 m
Amakusa
Area
0.7 km²
High point
52 m
Ōshima
Area
0.67 km²
High point
105 m
Shimonakajima Island
Area
0.66 km²
High point
132 m
Nōshima
Area
0.65 km²
High point
64 m
Ōjima
Area
0.65 km²
High point
20 m
Mushima
Area
0.64 km²
High point
79 m
Yabuchi Island
Area
0.61 km²
High point
39 m
Kusumori-jima island
Area
0.59 km²
High point
158 m
姫島
Area
0.55 km²
High point
197 m
Akashima
Area
0.55 km²
High point
52 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.55 km²
High point
88 m
Ryōzegaura Island
Area
0.52 km²
High point
89 m
Amakusa
Area
0.52 km²
High point
92 m
Maeshima
Area
0.52 km²
High point
85 m
Yaneojima Island
Area
0.51 km²
High point
134 m
Amakusa
Area
0.51 km²
High point
57 m
戸島
Area
0.5 km²
High point
147 m
Kerama Islands
Area
0.49 km²
High point
106 m
Minnajima
Area
0.47 km²
High point
17 m
Gushikawa Island
Area
0.47 km²
High point
23 m
Ōshima
Area
0.46 km²
High point
61 m
Yaburokishima
Area
0.45 km²
High point
65 m
Aoshima
Area
0.45 km²
High point
92 m
Oreshima Island
Area
0.45 km²
High point
90 m
Kaminonejima
Area
0.45 km²
High point
248 m
Tsūji Island
Area
0.44 km²
High point
45 m
Minamikojima
Area
0.4 km²
High point
139 m
Kayama Island
Area
0.39 km²
High point
18 m
Unnamed island
Area
0.38 km²
High point
10 m
Kogajajima
Area
0.37 km²
High point
267 m
Small Island
Area
0.37 km²
High point
17 m
Ōha Island
Area
0.37 km²
High point
13 m
Kiyama Island
Area
0.36 km²
High point
85 m
Biryōjima
Area
0.36 km²
High point
137 m
Eniyabanare Island
Area
0.35 km²
High point
69 m
Kugushima Island
Area
0.33 km²
High point
97 m
Nakanshi
Area
0.33 km²
Kitakojima
Area
0.31 km²
High point
125 m
Kojima
Area
0.3 km²
High point
32 m
Ukibaru Island
Area
0.3 km²
High point
11 m
Ou Island
Area
0.3 km²
High point
22 m
Tsutara Jima
Area
0.3 km²
High point
115 m
Ogami Island
Area
0.28 km²
High point
72 m
Mae-jima
Area
0.27 km²
High point
100 m
Danjo Islands
Area
0.27 km²
High point
132 m
Kuroshima
Area
0.27 km²
High point
126 m
Ōjima
Area
0.27 km²
High point
35 m
Irisuna-jima
Area
0.26 km²
High point
29 m
Unjima Island
Area
0.26 km²
High point
81 m
Kuro Island
Area
0.26 km²
High point
44 m
Tanokojima Island
Area
0.24 km²
High point
74 m
Arashima Island
Area
0.24 km²
High point
89 m
Miyagi Island
Area
0.24 km²
High point
70 m
Ōitabe Island
Area
0.23 km²
High point
17 m
Nakanokamishima
Area
0.23 km²
High point
102 m

Rocks & skerries

8474

On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

Listing 200 of 9950; the rest are on the chart.

Figures

Comparative heights

Islands by area

km², log scale

Groups within

Overlapping groups

Photographs

Chugoku region, Shikoku, Japan, seen from the International Space Station (17 October 2015)
NASA, International Space Station / Public domain
View of Japan taken from a satellite (1999)
SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE / Public domain
At Shiretoko Goko Lakes in Shari, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan.
663highland / CC BY 2.5

Sources

Facts

Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
Wikidata
Talus
Wikipedia