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Honshu

Also known as Honshū, Big Island, Japan, Meaco, Nipon, Nippon, Niphon, Honshu Island

, historically known as or Hondo () , is the largest of Japan's four main islands. It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It is the seventh-largest island in the world, and the second-most populous after the Indonesian island of Java.

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Honshu is the largest of Japan's four main islands, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, and it ranks as the seventh-largest island in the world. It matters because it is the second-most populous island globally (after Indonesia's Java), making it a major center of human population and activity.

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Islands.name: Honshu
Islands.native_name_link: Japanese language
Islands.native_name_lang: ja
Islands.image: Satellite image of Honshu in May 2003.png
Islands.image_caption: A May 2003 satellite image of Honshu
Islands.image_map: Japan honshu map.svg
Islands.archipelago: Japanese archipelago
Islands.area_km2: 227,960
Islands.length_km: 1300
Islands.width_min_km: 50
Islands.width_max_km: 230
Islands.coastline_km: 10084
Islands.rank: 7th
Islands.highest_mount: Mount Fuji
Islands.elevation_m: 3776
Islands.country: Japan
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Prefectures
Islands.country_largest_city: Tokyo

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Wikidata facts

Population: 104000000
Area: 88968
Image: Satellite image of Honshu in May 2003.png
Width: 240
Length: 1300
Perimeter: 5450

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Commons category: Honshu
Commons gallery: 本州
native label: 本州
transliteration or transcription: Honshu

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Etymology
History
Early history
Meiji Restoration
Geography
Population
Extreme points
Bridges and tunnels
Flora and fauna
Geologic activity
Parks
Economy
Agriculture
Industry
Minerals and fuels
Transportation
Administrative regions and prefectures
See also
References
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Honshu had a population of 104 million , constituting 81.3% of the entire population of Japan, and mostly concentrated in the coastal areas and plains. Approximately 30% of the total population resides in the Greater Tokyo Area on the Kantō Plain. As the historical center of Japanese cultural and political power, the island includes several past Japanese capitals, including Kyoto, Nara, and Kamakura. Much of the island's southern shore forms part of the Taiheiyō Belt, a megalopolis that spans several of the Japanese islands. Honshu also contains Japan's highest mountain, Mount Fuji, and its largest lake, Lake Biwa.