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The 25 pages that link to Honshu, each with the reason it gives.

• JapanBroader topic: It contains Japan’s capital and most of its population.

• HokkaidoCompared with: Its denser population and warmer regions contrast with Hokkaido’s cooler, more sparsely settled landscape.

• KyushuCompared with: Its greater size and population contrast with Kyushu’s southern, more maritime character.

• ShikokuRelated: Several bridges and ferry routes make Shikoku accessible from Japan’s largest island.

• Seto Inland SeaRelated: Its southern coast forms the sea’s northern boundary.

• Japanese archipelagoBroader topic: It is the archipelago’s central and most populous island.

• Chiba PrefectureNarrower topic: Chiba occupies the island’s eastern side, across Tokyo Bay from central Tokyo.

• Shizuoka PrefectureNarrower topic: Shizuoka occupies Honshu’s Pacific coast, between the Kantō and Chūbu regions.

• Izu PeninsulaNarrower topic: Izu extends south from Honshu, though its volcanic origins distinguish it from the island’s main body.

• Kanmon StraitsRelated: Its southwestern tip faces Kyushu across the straits.

• Kantō PlainNarrower topic: The plain lies on Honshu’s eastern side.

• ShimonosekiNarrower topic: Shimonoseki occupies Honshu’s westernmost tip.

• Tsugaru StraitRelated: The island forms the strait’s southern shore.

• Yamaguchi PrefectureNarrower topic: Yamaguchi occupies Honshu’s westernmost end.

• Iwate PrefectureNarrower topic: Iwate occupies the northeastern part of Japan’s main island.

• Aomori PrefectureNarrower topic: Aomori occupies Honshu’s northernmost end.

• Bōsō PeninsulaNarrower topic: The Bōsō Peninsula is a projection of Honshu’s eastern coast.

• Japanese island arcBroader topic: Honshu contains major volcanic and tectonic belts where several plate boundaries converge.

• Ishikawa PrefectureNarrower topic: Ishikawa occupies part of Honshu’s central Sea of Japan coast.

• Kyoto PrefectureNarrower topic: Kyoto Prefecture occupies part of Honshu’s central-western area.

• Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic LineNarrower topic: The line crosses central Honshu between the Sea of Japan and Pacific coasts.

• Sanriku CoastNarrower topic: Sanriku occupies Honshu’s northeastern Pacific edge.

• Shimokita PeninsulaNarrower topic: Shimokita occupies Honshu’s northernmost reach.

• HachinoheNarrower topic: Hachinohe occupies Honshu’s northeastern Pacific coast.

• Oga PeninsulaNarrower topic: Oga projects from Honshu’s northwestern coast.