"The Senkaku Islands" is the collective term that refers to a group of islands that includes Uotsuri, Kitakojima, Minamikojima, Kuba, Taisho, Okinokitaiwa, Okinominamiiwa, and Tobise located at the west side of the Nansei Shoto Islands. They are part of Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture.

The Senkaku Islands are located in the East China Sea (approximately 170 km north of Ishigaki Island and approximately 410 km west of Okinawa Island).

Name	Area	Location
Uotsuri Island	3.81km2	170 km northwest of Ishigaki Island (Westernmost point of the Senkaku Islands)
Kuba Island	0.91km2	160 km north of Ishigaki Island, 22 km Northeast of Uotsuri Island
Kitakojima Island	0.31km2	160 km north of Iriomote Island
Taisho Island	0.06km2	150 km north of Ishigaki Island, 103 km east of Uotsuri Island (Easternmost point of the Senkaku Islands)
Minamikojima Island	0.40km2	160 km north of Iriomote Island
Okinokitaiwa Island	0.03km2	160 km north of Ishigaki Island, 6 km northeast of Uotsuri Island
Okinominamiiwa Island	0.01km2	160 km north of Ishigaki Island, 7.5 km northeast of Uotsuri Island
Tobise Island	0.002km2	160 km north of Ishigaki Island, 1.5 km east of Uotsuri Island
Total Area	5.53km2

Note: The island areas are based on the 2014 Nationwide Prefectural and Municipalities Area Survey by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. The island areas cover adjacent islets.

The Senkaku Islands contain a wide variety of plants and animals including endemic species. The surrounding seas are also rich fishing grounds.

After the incorporation of the Senkaku Islands into Japanese territory in 1895, Japanese citizens settled on the Islands and ran businesses such as dried bonito manufacture and bird feather collecting. During the peak, more than 200 Japanese lived on the Senkaku Islands.