Comments on: How The Japanese Address System Works

By: Nihon Newb

Nihon Newb — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:13:00 +0000

But my Lonely Planet guide book has maps with street names on them (though addresses for locations are given using the system described above). What are the street names used for, if anything?

By: Wani Kani no ki

Wani Kani no ki — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 03:28:00 +0000

What is wrong with an e-pal, Koichi aka Destroyer of the Japanese Language Industry and Wani Kani Crabby Father?

By: mp4 to dvd

mp4 to dvd — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:24:00 +0000

Thank goodness for GPS, on both accounts. I can barely get around San Francisco, let alone Tokyo.

By: Jessika Behrens

Jessika Behrens — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:54:00 +0000

I remember, I lived in Fushimi-ku (kyoto, fushimi is one of 13 wards), how frustrating I found it not to be able to find some semblance of order in the address-system. In other cities I usually hail a cab when ultimately lost. In Kyoto the weary cab driver would ask for a map to your intended destination.

By: Typing Japanese Special Characters

Typing Japanese Special Characters — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:24:23 +0000

[...] might see these symbols on letters or on a Japanese address (especially the first [...]

By: TwoBlue

TwoBlue — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:33:59 +0000

Yea! Leave it to the fugu to clear up those Japanese addresses!