In US there is States then State's Capital and cities. Like California then some random cities of California: LA, Malibu etc... but in Japan how does that work? Cities, Prefecture, District? (I don't know any way to put this in sorry)
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That really isn't addressing as you described. Do you mean "order of precedence" ? In the US a address is written as: Name Street Address City, State, Zip Code (zip code) For example: 123 Main Street Beverly Hills, California 90210 in Japan it is written as postal code prefecture (like a state), city, city area, and numbers designating what part of the city area, house number and or apartment numbers person's name If written in English, it can follow the American style of Name address numbers + area City, prefecture postal code Though there is no real "formal" way to do it if written in English. If you mean "order of precedence" like in America (vs addressing) It would be Prefecture, City (or town, village), then city area/ward area. USA is very similar, for example. New York State, New York City, Manhattan (or bronx or queens etc) when it comes to order of precedence. You go from largest to smallest in order of precedence.
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The Japanese addressing system works pretty much in the opposite way the western system does. It starts with the largest entity : prefectures. If I was to find a western equivalent, these are basically states, provinces or departments (depending on where you are currently located). There are 47 of these in Japan. The second part of the address is the municipality. For big cities, the city name is the municipality. Otherwise, a district and town or village name are also included in the address. Next, we have the ward, followed by the city district, the block, and finally the house number. On a more micro level, the block and house numbers are not attributed in a sequential manner, like in the west. Your block receives the number 1 if it was the first block built in that city district, and so on. It's the same thing for house numbers; if your house is the 5th to get built on that block, your house number will be 5 regardless of it's physical location on the block. So, to recap: 1. Prefecture 2. Municipality (for big cities) OR Municipality, District and Town/Village name. 3. Ward 4. City District 5. Block 6. House number Hope that helps! ------------ Interested in getting a first hand review of a trip to Australia? Might make you want to visit some day! http://joeinaus.blogspot.com/ (house number)
