List of islands of Japan

The four main islands of Japan are

Japan also has over 6,000 smaller islands, of which over 430 are inhabited.

Most of these are located in the East China Sea.

The northern half is administratively part of Kagoshima Prefecture and Kyushu.

The North-Eastern Group:

The North-Western Group:

The Shichi-tō:

The Southern Half, Okinawa Prefecture

The Central Group or Ryukyu proper:

Also known as the Further Isles:

There are the four disputed Kuril Islands, also known as the Chishima Islands.