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Japanese addressing system
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The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan.
A town block indicator plate (街区表示板, gaiku-hyōjiban) displaying the address Nakamura-ku, Meieki 4-chōme, 5-banchi (in Nagoya)
A town block indicator plate (街区表示板, gaiku-hyōjiban) displaying the address Nakamura-ku, Meieki 4-chōme, 5-banchi (in Nagoya)
A sign displaying the town address Kamimeguro 2-chōme; block (gaiku) 21, building (bangō) 9 identifies the residential address. The upper plaque is th
A sign displaying the town address Kamimeguro 2-chōme; block (gaiku) 21, building (bangō) 9 identifies the residential address. The upper plaque is the district name plate (町名板, chōmei ban) and the lower, the residential number plate (住居番号板, jūkyo bangō ban).
Heian-kyō was laid out on a grid in AD 794, and grid-based addresses continue to be used in today's Kyoto.
Heian-kyō was laid out on a grid in AD 794, and grid-based addresses continue to be used in today's Kyoto.
In the residential area, this type of green street address or chōmei name plates are applied. Pictured is an old type without roman scripts or city na
In the residential area, this type of green street address or chōmei name plates are applied. Pictured is an old type without roman scripts or city name, at Kuwabara in Matsuyama, Ehime. The address of the city block in Japanese means block 3, 4-chōme, Kuwabara town (桑原四丁目3, Kuwabara yon-chōme san).
Heian-kyō
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Heian-kyō was the imperial capital of Japan established by Emperor Kanmu in 794 in what is now Kyoto. It remained the seat of the Imperial Court for most of the following millennium. Japanese historic
Japanese addressing system
…alongside the official system. Kyoto and Sapporo have addresses based on their streets being laid out in a grid plan, unlike most Japanese cities. Kyoto Heian-kyō was laid out on a grid in AD 794, and grid-based addresses continue to be used in today's Kyoto. Although the official national addressing system is…
Scale model of Heian-kyō
Scale model of Heian-kyō
Miniature model of Sai-ji
Miniature model of Sai-ji