The Russian island north of Hokkaido is Sakhalin. It is the largest Russian island.
Sakhalin.
Hokkaido
Hokkaido
The island located at 50 degrees north and 142 degrees east is Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan.
In order of size from largest: Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku.
Hokkaido is an island located at the northern most tip of Japan. The kanji characters (北海道) which make up its name translate roughly as 'road to the north sea'. It is also Japan's second largest island.
The Ainu are an indigenous people primarily from Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. They also historically inhabited parts of the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin Island, which are located north of Hokkaido. The Ainu culture is distinct and has its own unique language, traditions, and beliefs that differ from the dominant Japanese culture.
Yes, Hokkaido is because its further north. But Kyushu is warmer because its further South :).
Japans main Northern Island is called Hokkaido ____ Directly north of Japan is Sakhalin Island which belongs to Russia and the Sea of Okhotsk. To the north east of Japan is an archipelago of islands called the Kiril Islands which is still in dispute between Russia and Japan from WW2. The archipelago leads up to the Kamchatka Peninsula which is a part of the Russian mainland.
What large island is part of North America, but belongs to Europe?
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Japan- being specific, Hokkaido is north and Honshu is "Centered."