Laryngitis occurs when the vocal cords swell, causing hoarseness and voice loss. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatments of laryngitis. Laryngitis occurs when the vocal cords swell, causing hoarseness and voice loss.
Honshu (æ¬å·, HonshÅ«, Main Island or Main Province) ([hoÌÉ´êÉÉ¯áµË]) is the largest and most populous island of Japan, located south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Straits.
The Japanese archipelago consists of thousands of islands, but the Japan of world maps -- the bow-shaped country in the Pacific curling around the east coast of continental Asia -- is made up of four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku.onshu. When you look at a map of Japan, you can see the divides between its four main land masses. Honshu is central, with Tokyo in the central part of the island. The main island is also home Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and Nagoya, and the majority of Japan's population lives here.