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Largest Islands in Japan

Can you name the 20 largest islands in Japan? Japanese version
Source: Japanese Geospatial Agency, October 2023 [PDF]; English translation from Wikipedia
Some islands on the list below uses more common names than ones from the source. Either is accepted.
This list includes disputed territories.
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Island
Area (km²)
Notes
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Honshū 本州
227,938
 
2
Hokkaidō 北海道
77,982
 
3
Kyūshū 九州
36,782
 
4
Shikoku 四国
18,296
 
5
Etorofu 択捉島 (Iturup)
3,167
administered by Russia
6
Kunashiri 国後島 (Kunashir)
1,489
administered by Russia
7
Okinawa 沖縄本島
1,208
Okinawa
8
Sado 佐渡島
855
Niigata
9
Amami Ōshima 奄美大島
712
Amami Islands, Kagoshima
10
Tsushima 対馬
696
Nagasaki
11
Awaji 淡路島
592
Hyogo
12
Shimoshima 下島
575
Amakusa Islands, Kumamoto
13
Yakushima 屋久島
504
Ōsumi Islands, Kagoshima
14
Tanegashima 種子島
444
Ōsumi Islands, Kagoshima
15
Fukue 福江島
326
Gotō Islands, Nagasaki
16
Iriomote 西表島
290
Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa
17
Tokunoshima 徳之島
248
Amami Isnalds, Kagoshima
18
Shikotan 色丹島 (Shikotan)
248
administered by Russia
19
Dōgo 島後
242
Oki Islands, Shimane
20
Kamishima 上島
226
Amakusa Islands, Kumamoto
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