What is the northermost island of Japan?

Answer 1

Hokkaido is the northernmost island in Japan. It holds 5 percent of the population. This island has the coldest weather since it is in the north. The island also has the lowest land in Japan called the Ishikari Plain. Hokkaido is known for its rolling hills.

Answer 2

The Japanese governtment still claim some of the southern Kuril Islands and Japan officially considers the island of Etorofu (Iturup in Russian) as part of Japan. So by Japanese reckoning Etorofu in Hokkaido (prefecture) is the most northern island in Japan.

Cyn
"At Japan’s northernmost extreme, there lies is a vast island of colorful landscapes. This is Hokkaido, a place whose unique natural environment is its greatest attraction"

That is refering to Hoakkaido the prefecture and not Hokkaido the island. The map on the website shows Hokkaido island along with the rest of the smaller islands around it that are part of Hokkaido (prefecture).

Answer 3

Hokkaido is the northernmost big island, but the real noorthernmost island would probably be in the Kurile Islands.

Answer 4

Historically and international leagally, Chisima (Kuril Islands in English) is still part of Japan.
Russia occupy the area now.
FYI

Answer 5

the northernmost one is Hokkaido, then Honshu, then under that is Shikokou, and on the bottom is Kyushu. thing is, these are just the 4 main islands; the are hundreds more then just these.

Answer 6

♡Hokkaido, is the northernmost island of Japan♡
Ask.com:
http://www.ask.com/web?o=0&qsrc=19&q=What+is+the+northernmost+island+of+japan%3F
http://www.pref.hokkaido.jp/etc/overview/overview-e.html
http://www.pref.hokkaido.jp/etc/overview/toukei-e.html

Answer 7

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Answer 8

the best answer is:get google earth or nasa worldWind.

thats the best answer!!!