An 'archipelago' means 'a large group of islands'
The 4 large islands that make up Japan are Shikoku, Kyushu, Honshu, and Hokkaido.
The group of islands south of Japan is known as the 'Ryukyu Islands'. These islands are officially named 'Nansei-shotou' in Japanese. This chain of islands stretches from Kyushu to Taiwan.
Best guess: 3,000 small islands, and 4 large islands.
Japan is a group of islands in northeast Asia.
The two largest islands of Japan are Honshu and Hokkaido.
Japan is an archepelago of 6,852 islands total.
Together they are called the home islands
Japan is made of 4 large islands but I do not think there is one made of 5 LARGE islands.
A large group of islands is an archipelago.Most are found near large land masses, and are often volcanic.
The four main islands of Japan are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū, and Shikoku.
a group of islands.