Honshu

[ hon-shoo; Japanese hawn-shoo ]

noun

1. an island in central Japan: chief island of the country. 88,851 sq. mi. (230,124 sq. km).

Honshu

/ ˈhɒnʃuː /

noun

1. the largest of the four main islands of Japan, between the Pacific and the Sea of Japan; regarded as the Japanese mainland; includes a number of offshore islands and contains most of the main cities. Pop: 102 324 961 (2000). Area: 230 448 sq km (88 976 sq miles) Also calledHondo

Example Sentences

Shinjiro Torii built the first whisky distillery in Japan in 1923 at Yamazaki on the island of Honshu.

From The Daily Beast

The Takahashis went on a three weeks vacation to the south coast of Honshu, and all was peaceful, externally at least.

From Project Gutenberg