Taiwan is north of Luzon.
Its neighbours include China -LRB- officially the People 's Republic of China , PRC -RRB- to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the Philippines to the south .	China	China	Japan	Empire of Japan	Philippines	Philippines	Republic of China	Republic of China (191249)
It consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao .	Luzon	Luzon	Visayas	Visayas	Mindanao	Mindanao
