Honshu
largest island of Japan
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Summary
Honshu is an island of Japan[1]. Honshu draws 15,020 Wikipedia views per month (island of japan category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Japan[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Japan[4], Pacific Ocean[5], Seto Inland Sea[6]
- Continent: Asia[7]
- Part of: Japanese archipelago[8], four main islands of Japan[9]
- Commons category: Honshu[10]
- Has part(s): Chūbu region[11], Kantō region[12], Tōhoku region[13], Kansai region[14], Chūgoku region[15]
- Highest point: Mount Fuji[16]
- Located in/on physical feature: Pacific Ocean[17], Pacific Ring of Fire[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Honshu[19]
- Commons gallery: 本州[20]
- Population: 103,000,000[21], 104,000,000[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[25]
- Native label: 本州[26]
- Length: 1300 km[27]
- Area: 227939.66 km²[28], 88,968 square mile[29]
- Width: 240 km[30]
- Transliteration or transcription: Honshū[31], Honshu[32], Honshuu[33]
- Perimeter: 5450 km[34]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[35]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Honshu[36]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Honshu include Honshi-Bisan Line[37], a railway line[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1988[40].
Why It Matters
Honshu has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Honshu is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Honshu include Honshi-Bisan Line[37], a railway line[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1988[40].