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Japanese archipelago

East Asian archipelago in the North Pacific Ocean
Place archipelago Q841337
Japanese archipelago
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Summary

Japanese archipelago is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,834 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Japan[3]
  • Continent: Asia[4]
  • Commons category: Japanese Archipelago[5]
  • Said to be the same as: Geography of Japan[6]
  • Has part(s): Kyushu[7], Honshu[8], Hokkaido[9], Shikoku[10], Rebun Island[11], Okinawa[12], Tsushima Island[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Japanese archipelago[14]
  • Described by source: Small Soviet Encyclopedia[15]
  • Has part(s) of the class: island of Japan[16]

Why It Matters

Japanese archipelago has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Japan Kyushu Okinawa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Q87326059. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Q87326059. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Q87326059. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Q87326059. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Q87326059. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q87326059. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q87326059. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) of the class → island of Japan
    Continent → Asia
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 36, 'lon': 138}
    Country → Japan
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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