Kyoto has this sorted. It's on a grid system, and every horizontal and vertical street has a name. When giving full addresses it is done like so 京都市中京区堀川通御池西下

Kyoto has this sorted. It's on a grid system, and every horizontal and vertical street has a name. When giving full addresses it is done like so 京都市中京区堀川通御池西下る西三坊堀川町521番地 Very long! 京都市 (Kyoto city) 中京区 (district/ward) 堀川通 (vertical road) 御池西 (horizontal road) 下る (go south) 西三坊堀川町 (neighbourhood) 521番地 (block number) In other words you are told the crossing of two roads and which direction to travel from there.