List of Islands of Japan - List of Smaller Islands of Japan

List of Smaller Islands of Japan

Japan is said to comprise "over 3000" islands. If 'island' is defined as any body of land with a circumference greater than 100 metres, Japan has 6,852 islands, a reported 430 of which are inhabited.

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