Over six thousand (some artificial), of which less than 500 are inhabited. Here are the names of some of them:
Japan is an archepelago of 6,852 islands total.
Best guess: 3,000 small islands, and 4 large islands.
The answer is 6852 islands.
There are 4 islands that make up Japan. Honshu is the main one.
Japan has 4 major islands. Hokkaido, Shikoku, Hoshuu, and Kyuushuu. Okinawa has a couple islands (Okinawa is one island but many small islands surround it). Some islands do not have a nationality (Korea thinks its theres, while Japan says its under Japanese so it is Japan's), but usually when talking about Japan, only the big 4 islands are named.
There are 4 large islands and 3, 000 small islands. Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku are the 4 main islands.
There are four main islands that make up the main body of Japan: Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku.
Japan has 6852 islands.
100,000,000,000
Japan is an island
Japan is a large island with many little islands around it.
About 6,852