| 1．Aguni Islands |
| 35°50′32.08″N 139°48′15.83″E / 35.8422444°N 139.8043972°E / 35.8422444; 139.8043972 The Aguni Islands (粟国諸島, Aguni Shotō) are a group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] They are about 60 km west of Okinawa Island. They include |
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| 2．Kerama Islands |
| The Kerama Islands (慶良間諸島, Kerama-shotō, Okinawan: キラマ Kirama) are a subtropical island group 32 kilometres (20 mi) southwest of Okinawa Island in Japan. |
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| 3．Yokatsu Islands |
| The Yokatsu Islands (与勝諸島, Yokatsu-shotō) are a group of islands located near the Katsuren Peninsula of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] It consists of both inhabited and uninhabited islets.[1] The Yokatsu Islands consist of the following: 26°19′N 127°58′E / 26.317°N 127.967°E / 26.317; 127.967 |
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| 4．Tsuken Island |
| Tsuken Island (津堅島, Tsuken-jima, Okinawan: Biti) is an island in the Pacific Ocean in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is southernmost of the Yokatsu Islands, and is located 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) south south-east of the Katsuren Peninsula off Okinawa Island at the entrance of Nakagusuku Bay. Tsuken covers 1.88 square kilometres (0.73 sq mi) and has a population of 487 residents.[1][2][3] |
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| 5．Hamahiga Island |
| Hamahiga Island (浜比嘉島, Japanese: Hamahiga-jima, Okinawan: Bamahija-shima) is an island located in the Yokatsu Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] Its administered by the city of Uruma and is located near the Katsuren Peninsula. Hamahiga has a total population of 600 people.[3] There are two villages on the island, Hama (浜) to the north and Higa (比嘉) to the south.[1] |
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| 6．Henza Island |
| Henza Island (平安座島, Henza-jima, Okinawan: Henza or Hyanza) is an islet in the Yokatsu Islands of Okinawa Prefecture. Japan.[1] Situated next to Miyagi Island, the two are separated by a 3 to 10 meter wide channel.[2] Its only village, Yonashirohenza, is located in the very south of the island and has a population of roughly 1,800, with the rest of the island being used for oil refineries and tank farms.[2] These oil refineries are restricted, meaning only the village and a road on the island's east side leading to Miyagi Island are open for public access. |
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| 7．Minamiukibaru Island |
| Minamiukibaru Island (南浮原島, Minamiukibaru-jima), also known as Miukiharu Island,[1] is an islet in the Yokatsu Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is located southeast of Hamahiga-jima and southwest of Ukibaru-jima. |
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| 8．Miyagi Island (Uruma, Okinawa) |
| Miyagi Island or Miyagijima (宮城島, Japanese: Miyagi-jima, Okinawan: Naagushiku-jima[1]) is an island located in the Yokatsu Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[2] It is also known as Takanaharijima (タカナハリジマ) in the Okinawan language, meaning "a high and distant island".[3] This is a reference to its greater elevation compared to other nearby landmarks.[2] |
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| 9．Ou Island (Nanjō) |
| Ou Island (奥武島, Ōjima) is a small islet located in the Okinawa Islands of Japan.[1] It's administered by the town of Nanjō, and a bridge connects both entities. The island is known for its abundance of seafood due to Ōjima being a fishing village.[1][2] The Hari, a dragon boat racing festival, is performed there.[1] |
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| 10．Kudaka Island |
| Kudaka Island (久高島, Japanese: くだかじま, Ryukyuan: Kudaka-shima) is an island in Ryukyu Islands, located in Nanjō, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and 5.3 kilometers away from Cape Chinen, Nanjō. From Nanjō, Kudaka Island can be reached by high-speed boat in 15 minutes and by ferry in 20 minutes.[1][2] It is only about three miles off the southeast coast of Okinawa.[3] |
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| 11．Sesoko Island |
| Sesoko Island (瀬底島, Japanese: Sesoko-jima, Okinawan: Shisuku-jima[1]) is a small island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[2] Politically, the place is administered by the town of Motobu, which is a part of the Kunigami District in the northern Okinawa Islands. It is a popular tourist destination due to its beaches. The island is accessible by car using the 762 meters long Sesoko Bridge.[3] Both Iejima and Minnajima can be seen from Sesoko, and coral reefs are located 500 meters offshore the coastline.[4] |
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| 12．Minnajima (Motobu, Okinawa) |
| Minna-jima (水納島) is an island within the Okinawa Islands, administered by Motobu, Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. 26°38′N 127°48′E / 26.633°N 127.800°E / 26.633; 127.800 |
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| 13．Iejima |
| Iejima (伊江島, Iejima, Okinawan: Ii shima), previously romanized in English as Ie Shima, is an island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, lying a few kilometers off the Motobu Peninsula on Okinawa Island.[1] The island measures 20 kilometres (12 mi) in circumference and covers 23 square kilometres (8.9 sq mi).[1] As of December 2012 the island had a population of 4,610.[2] Ie Village, which covers the entire island, has a ferry connection with the town of Motobu on Okinawa Island. |
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| 14．Tokashiki Island |
| Tokashiki Island (渡嘉敷島, Tokashiki-jima, Okinawan: トゥガイフィガイ Tugaifigai)[1] is the largest of the Kerama Islands, a group of Japanese islands southwest of Okinawa in the Pacific Ocean. The island is administered as the village of Tokashiki in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Tokashiki is a hilly island of about 15.29 square kilometers with sheer cliffs which descend down to the seas.[2] |
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| 15．Mae Island |
| Mae Island, known in Japanese as Mae-shima[1] or Mae-jima[2][3],is an uninhabited island in Okinawa's Kerama island group. It is controlled by the city of Tokashiki in Shimajiri District. |
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| 16．Aka Island |
| Aka Island (阿嘉島, Aka-jima) is an island in the Pacific Ocean and is part of the Kerama Islands group in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is commonly known as Aka or Aka-shima and is located some 15 miles to the southwest of Okinawa Island. It has a subtropical climate and a population of approximately 330 people.[1] |
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| 17．Geruma Island |
| Geruma Island (慶留間島, Geruma-jima, Okinawan: ギルマ Giruma) is an island in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Kerama Islands group in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.This small island is linked by a bridge to Fukaji and Aka islands.[1] |
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| 18．Zamami Island |
| Zamami Island (座間味島, Zamami-jima) is an island in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Kerama Islands group and administered as the village of Zamami in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Zamami Island is 24 kilometers in circumference. The island has 3 settlements, which are Zamami, Ama, and Asa.[1] |
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| 19．Fukaji Island |
| Fukaji Island (外地島, Fukaji-jima) is an uninhabited island[1] in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Kerama Islands group in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The Kerama Airport is located on Fukaji. There is an observatory for whale watching near the entrance of the airport.[2] |
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| 20．Aguni Island |
| Aguni Island (粟国島, Aguni-jima, Okinawan: Aguni[1]) is an island in Japan, which is part of the Okinawa Islands and administered as Aguni Village in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture. It is located 60 km Northwest from Naha on Okinawa Island in East China Sea.[2] It has an area of 7.64 km2.[3][4][5] It has one bar, one cop, no restaurants, no convenience stores and no taxis or buses. Besides the hotel, there are about 10 minshuku (guest houses) catering to the scuba divers who comprise the majority of visitors. The island manages commercial fishery, and its fishermen are usually also farmers. There is a port and an airstrip through which visitors can visit the island on a ferry or airplane.[2] |
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| 21．Irisuna-jima |
| Irisuna-jima (入砂島), also known as Idesuna-jima (出砂島), is an uninhabited island in Tonaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies approximately four kilometres to the west of Cape Watanjisaki (ワタンジ崎), the northwest tip of Tonaki Island. Ceramics, including kamui ware and celadons, are evidence of human activity on the island over the longue durée. Public access is now prohibited since, under the designation FAC (Facilities Admin Code) 6078, Idesuna Jima Range (出砂島射爆撃場) is a live-fire training area for the United States Forces Japan.[1][2][3] |
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| 22．Daitō Islands |
| The Daitō Islands (大東諸島, Daitō-shotō) are an archipelago consisting of three isolated coral islands in the Philippine Sea southeast of Okinawa. The islands have a total area of 44.427 square kilometers (17.153 sq mi) and a population of 2,107.[1] Administratively, the whole group belongs to Shimajiri District of Okinawa Prefecture, and is divided between the villages of Minamidaitō and Kitadaitō, with uninhabited Okidaitōjima island administered as part of Kitadaitō municipality, although physically located closer to Minamidaitōjima. |
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| 23．Okidaitōjima |
| Okidaitōjima (沖大東島), also spelled as Oki Daitō Island or Oki-Daitō or Oki-no-Daitō, previously known as Rasa Island (ラサ島, Rasa-tō), is an abandoned island in the Daitō Islands group southeast of Okinawa, Japan. It is administered as part of the village of Kitadaitō, Shimajiri District, Okinawa. |
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| 24．Kitadaitōjima |
| Kitadaitōjima (北大東島), also spelled as Kita Daitō, Kita-Daitō-shima, and Kitadaitō, is the northernmost island in the Daitō Islands group, located in the Philippine Sea southeast of Okinawa, Japan. It is administered as part of the village of Kitadaitō, Shimajiri District, Okinawa. The island is entirely cultivated for agriculture. The island has no beaches but has a fishing harbor, three ferry docks[1] and an airport (Kitadaito Airport) (airport code "KTD") for local flights. |
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| 25．Iōtorishima |
| Iōtorishima (硫黄鳥島, Literal: "sulfur bird island") or Iwo Tori-shima, also called Okinawa Torishima (沖縄鳥島), is a volcanic island part of the Ryūkyū Island chain with the only[1] active volcano in Okinawa Prefecture. |
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| 26．Kume Island |
| Kume Island[1] (久米島, Kumejima, Okinawan: クミジマ Kumijima) is an island, part of the Okinawa Islands and administratively part of the town of Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It has an area of 59.11 square kilometres (636,300,000 sq ft).[2] The island had a population of 8,713 (2010). Kume Island is a volcanic island. Its principal economic activities are the production of sugarcane and tourism.[3] |
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