Most Popular Places To Visit in Japan (Islands): Top 50 by English-Reader Interest
These are the 50 places to visit in Japan (Islands) that English-speaking readers look up most, ranked by average monthly page views on English Wikipedia over the past 12 months. Number one is Okinawa.
| # | Name | Type | Views / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Okinawa 沖縄本島 | Island | 36,800 |
| 2 | Hashima Island 端島 | Island | 17,600 |
| 3 | Tsushima Island 対馬 | Island | 16,400 |
| 4 | Dejima 出島 | Island | 9,400 |
| 5 | Yonaguni 与那国島 | Island | 5,900 |
| 6 | Aoshima 青島 | Island | 5,700 |
| 7 | Yakushima 屋久島 | Island | 4,800 |
| 8 | Odaiba お台場 | Island | 4,500 |
| 9 | Itsukushima 厳島 | Island | 4,200 |
| 10 | Ōkunoshima 大久野島 | Island | 4,100 |
| 11 | Ishigaki Island 石垣島 | Island | 3,500 |
| 12 | Awaji Island 淡路島 | Island | 3,400 |
| 13 | Enoshima 江の島 | Island | 3,400 |
| 14 | Aogashima 青ヶ島 | Island | 3,300 |
| 15 | Sado Island 佐渡島 | Island | 3,100 |
| 16 | Chichijima 父島 | Island | 3,000 |
| 17 | Iki Island 壱岐島 | Island | 3,000 |
| 18 | Tanegashima 種子島 | Island | 2,900 |
| 19 | Amami Ōshima 奄美大島 | Island | 2,800 |
| 20 | Okinoshima 沖ノ島 | Island | 2,500 |
| 21 | Izu Ōshima 伊豆大島 | Island | 2,400 |
| 22 | Tashirojima 田代島 | Island | 2,300 |
| 23 | Hachijō-jima 八丈島 | Island | 2,100 |
| 24 | Amanohashidate 天橋立 | Island | 2,100 |
| 25 | Iriomote Island 西表島 | Island | 1,800 |
| 26 | Nishinoshima 西之島 | Island | 1,500 |
| 27 | Miyako Island 宮古島 | Island | 1,400 |
| 28 | Lot's Wife 孀婦岩 | Island | 1,200 |
| 29 | Ike Island 池島 | Island | 1,200 |
| 30 | Shōdo Island 小豆島 | Island | 1,200 |
| 31 | Rishiri Island 利尻島 | Island | 1,200 |
| 32 | Hahajima 母島 | Island | 1,000 |
| 33 | Ganryū-jima 巌流島 | Island | 1,000 |
| 34 | Hateruma Island 波照間島 | Island | 900 |
| 35 | Yumeshima 夢洲 | Island | 900 |
| 36 | Iejima 伊江島 | Island | 900 |
| 37 | Minamidaitō Island 南大東島 | Island | 900 |
| 38 | Tori-shima 鳥島 | Island | 900 |
| 39 | Miyakejima 三宅島 | Island | 800 |
| 40 | Rebun Island 礼文島 | Island | 800 |
| 41 | Yoronjima 与論島 | Island | 800 |
| 42 | Tokunoshima 徳之島 | Island | 800 |
| 43 | Toyosu 豊洲 | Island | 700 |
| 44 | Taketomi Island 竹富島 | Island | 700 |
| 45 | Nii-jima 新島 | Island | 700 |
| 46 | Ainoshima 相島 | Island | 600 |
| 47 | Okinoerabujima 沖永良部島 | Island | 600 |
| 48 | Manabeshima 真鍋島 | Island | 600 |
| 49 | Rokkō Island 六甲アイランド | Island | 600 |
| 50 | Nakanoshima 中之島 | Island | 600 |
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- Page views measure how often English-speaking readers look a place up. They are a sign of interest, not a quality score, and well-known names naturally rank higher.
- Open each place for its location, nearest station and distance from major cities.
Source: Wikimedia page view statistics (English Wikipedia, human traffic, 12-month average) and Wikidata (CC0). Compiled by this website.