List of islands of Japan

[1][2] Japan is the fourth-largest island country in the world, behind Australia, Indonesia, and Madagascar.

At that time, the survey only counted islands with coastlines of 100 meters or more that were shown on paper maps.

On February 28, 2023, the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan announced that the number of islands had been updated to 14,125 through a recount using digital maps.

According to the GSI, advances in surveying technology and the detailed representation of topographic features through digital mapping contributed to this announcement.

[4][1] The four main islands of Japan are:[5][6] Most of these are located in the East China Sea.