Islands of Japan
Notable islands of Japan, ranked by area, each linked to the nearest place to base yourself. Facts from Wikidata.
| Islands | Area | Nearest destination |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Island country in East Asia | 377,972 km² | Ōtsu |
| Honshu Largest island of Japan | 88,968 km² | — |
| Hokkaidō Island of Japan Island tour from GBP62 | 77,984 km² | — |
| Kyushu Third largest island of Japan Island tour from GBP62 | 36,782 km² | Kumamoto |
| Shikoku Fourth largest island of Japan | 18,297 km² | Kochi |
| Dejima Former island at head of Nagasaki harbor, now reclaimed & part of mainland; was residence of Eutch East India Company 1641-1859; this was the only point of contact between Japan & the Western world during this time. | 9,000 km² | Nagasaki |
| Hisaka Island Island in Nagasaki, Japan | 3,590 km² | — |
| Kunashir Island Island in South Kuril Islands | 1,489 km² | — |
| Okinawa Smallest of the five main islands of Japan Island tour from GBP417 | 1,208 km² | Naha |
| Sado Island Japanese island | 855 km² | Niigata |
| Amami Ōshima Island within Ryukyu Islands | 712 km² | — |
| Nozaki Island Island in Nagasaki, Japan | 705 km² | — |
| Tsushima Island Island in Nagasaki, Japan | 696 km² | — |
| Awaji Island Seto Inland Sea Island | 592 km² | Wakayama |
| Shimoshima Island Island of the Amakusa island group | 574 km² | Izumi |
| Yakushima Island in Kagoshima, Japan | 504 km² | — |
| Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima, Japan | 444 km² | — |
| Kitakyushu Airport Airport | 373 km² | Fukutsu |
| Fukue Island Island in Gotō Islands, Nagasaki, Japan | 326 km² | — |
| Iriomote Island Island in Okinawa, Japan | 289 km² | — |
| Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima, Japan | 248 km² | — |
| Dōgojima Island in Oki, Shimane, Japan | 242 km² | — |
| Kamishima Island of the Amakusa island group, Japan | 225 km² | Izumi |
| Ishigaki Island Island in Okinawa, Japan | 222 km² | — |
| Hirado Island Island in Nagasaki, Japan | 163 km² | — |
| Miyako Island Island in Okinawa, Japan | 159 km² | — |
| Shōdo Island Island in Seto Inland Sea, Japan | 153 km² | Takamatsu |
| Okushiri Island Island in Japan, Hokkaido, Hiyama Subprefecture | 143 km² | — |
| Suō Ōshima Island in Yamaguchi, Japan | 138 km² | Matsuyama |
| Iki Island Island | 134 km² | Itoshima |
| Okinoerabujima Island in Okinawa, Japan | 94 km² | — |
| Etajima Island | 91 km² | Hiroshima |
| Rebun Island Island in Hokkaido, Japan | 81 km² | — |
| Kakeromajima Island in Kagoshima, Japan | 77 km² | — |
| Kurahashi jima Island in Hiroshima, Japan | 69 km² | Hiroshima |
| Mutsurejima Island in Japan | 69 km² | Fukutsu |
| Ōmishima Island in Ehime, Japan | 65 km² | Matsuyama |
| Kume Island Island in Okinawa, Japan | 60 km² | — |
| Kikai Island One of the Satsunan Islands | 57 km² | — |
| Nishinoshima Island Island of the Oki archipelago in Shimane prefecture, Japan | 56 km² | — |
| Ōshima Island in Ehime, Japan | 42 km² | Matsuyama |
| Nakanoshima Island in Shimane, Japan | 32 km² | — |
| Eniyabanare Island Island within the Amami Islands of Japan | 31 km² | — |
| Wakamatsu Island Island in Nagasaki, Japan | 31 km² | — |
| Minamidaitō Island Island of Okinawa, Japan | 31 km² | — |
| Itsukushima Island in Hiroshima, Japan | 30 km² | Hiroshima |
| Irabu Island Island in Okinawa, Japan | 29 km² | — |
| Yonaguni Island in Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | 29 km² | — |
| Hakkeijima Town located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama City, Japan | 24 km² | Yokohama |
| Chichijima Main island of the Bonin/Ogasawara archipelago, administered as the seat of a subdistrict of Tokyo, Japan | 23 km² | — |
| Iejima Island within Ryukyu Islands | 23 km² | Naha |
| Hakatajima Island in Ehime, Japan | 21 km² | Matsuyama |
| Yoronjima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | 21 km² | — |
| Iheya Island Island in Okinawa, Japan | 21 km² | — |
| Hahajima Inhabited island in the Bonin/Ogasawara archipelago, administered as part of Tokyo, Japan | 20 km² | — |
| Tarama Island Island in Okinawa | 20 km² | — |
| Kuroshima Island in Kagoshima, Japan | 15 km² | — |
| Tokashiki Island Island in Okinawa, Japan Island tour from GBP46 | 15 km² | Naha |
| Teshima Island in Seto Inland Sea, Japan | 14 km² | Takamatsu |
| Izena Island Island in Okinawa, Japan | 14 km² | — |