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Japanese Islands

noun

A string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean. Synonyms: Japan, Japanese Archipelago.

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"Japanese Islands" Quotes from Famous Books

... looks forward to this land for greater and richer things, it is necessary to people it, and to have a port here; for this land has many neighbors and is almost surrounded by the Japanese islands, China, Xava [Java], Borney, the Malucos and Nueva Guinea. Any one of these lands can be reached in a short time. This country is salubrious and has a good climate. It is well-provisioned, and has good ports, where ...

— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 - Volume III, 1569-1576 • E.H. Blair

Words linked to "Japanese Islands" : Yezo, Shikoku, Ezo, pacific, Honshu, Japanese Archipelago, Osaka Bay, Kyushu, Hokkaido, Pacific Ocean, Hondo, archipelago