ja:南西諸島
The Southwest Islands or Nansei-shoto (南西諸島 Nansei-shotō) are an island chain stretching southwestward from Kyushu in Japan. It has a subtropical climate with warm winters and hot summers. Precipitation is very large especially affected by the rainy season and typhoons.
While Southwest Islands is a direct translation of the Japanese name, the English name for Nansei-shotō is actually Ryukyu Islands.
Major islands
- Satsunan Islands
- Ōsumi Islands
- Tokara-rettō
- Kuchinoshima
- Nakanoshima
- Suwanosejima
- Akusekijima
- Tairajima
- Kodakarajima
- Takarajima
- Amami-shotō
- Amami Ōshima
- Kikaijima
- Kakeromajima
- Yoroshima
- Ukeshima
- Tokunoshima
- Okinoerabujima
- Yorontō
- Ryūkyū Islands
- Okinawa-shotō
- Okinawa-hontō
- Kumejima
- Iheyajima
- Izanajima
- Agunijima
- Kerama-rettō
- Tokashiki
- Zamamijima
- Akajima
- Gerumajima
- Daitō-shotō
- Kitadaitōjima
- Mimamidaitōjima
- Sakishima-shotō
- Miyako-rettō
- Miyakojima
- Ikemajima
- Ogamijima
- Irabujima
- Shimojijima
- Kurimajima
- Minnajima
- Taramajima
- Yaeyama-rettō
- Iriomotejima
- Ishigakijima
- Taketomijima
- Kohamajima
- Kuroshima
- Aragusukujima
- Hatomajima
- Yubujima
- Haterumajima
- Yonagunijima
- Senkaku Islands
