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No, in Japan the blocks have numbers, not names. So an address looks like: <postal code> <prefecture> <city> <district> <num>-<num>-<num>-<apt. num> Or in En
by midoridensha 4y ago
No, in Japan the blocks have numbers, not names. So an address looks like:
<postal code> <prefecture> <city> <district> <num>-<num>-<num>-<apt. num>
Or in English style:
<num>-<num>-<num> <district>
<building name> <apt num> (optional, can also append the apt number to the 3 numbers on the top line)
<city> <prefecture> <postal code>
The 2nd <num> is the "block", the first is the "chome" which is a division of the district within the city, and the 3rd is the building number.
Otherwise, you're correct. The streets have no names (except for big thoroughfares, but these aren't used for addresses anyway), and buildings have numbers, which are usually assigned by when they were built.
- taejo 4y agoExcept in Kyoto, where the streets do have names (I'm not sure if they're used in addresses, though). And Mannheim in Germany is kind of Kyoto's mirror image: in a country of named streets, Mannheim has numbered blocks.
- midoridensha 4y agoYes, apparently Kyoto is weird and does use street names as part of the address. Here's an article about it: https://www.japan-experience.com/plan-your-trip/to-know/traveling-japan/how-to-read-addresses-in-kyoto https://www.japan-experience.com/plan-your-trip/to-know/trav... It looks like Sapporo is similar.