Honshū

Honshū (help·info) (本州, literally "Main State") (also spelled Honshu) is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Strait. It is the seventh largest island in the world, and the second most populous after Java in Indonesia. The island is roughly 1,300 km long and ranges from 50 to 230 km wide, and its t... more

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  • 230,500 km² (88996.5 mi² )

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