WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The five main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Honshu is the largest and referred to as the Japanese mainland.

Detailed explanation-2: -Honshu – the largest and most populous island, with the capital Tokyo. Kyushu – the third largest main island and the nearest to the Asian continent. Shikoku – the smallest main island, located between Honshu and Kyushu.

Detailed explanation-3: -Japan consists of a whopping 6, 852 islands. All of these islands are an equal part of Japan and help to make the country what it is. The islands vary massively in size, with the largest being 227, 960 square kilometres and the smallest is 4.12 square kilometres.

Detailed explanation-4: -Japan is an archipelago, or string of islands, on the eastern edge of Asia. There are four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. There are also nearly 4, 000 smaller islands! Japan’s nearest mainland neighbors are the Siberian region of Russia in the north and Korea and China farther south.