Japanese Archipelago

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Japanese Archipelago - a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific OceanJapan, Japanese IslandsEzo, Hokkaido, Yezo - the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; to the north of HonshuHondo, Honshu - the central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainlandKyushu - the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fieldsShikoku - the smallest of the four main islands of Japan; to the south of Honshu and to the east of Kyushu; separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea; forested and mountainousOsaka Bay - a bay of the western Pacific in southern HonshuPacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world