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June 23, 2004

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I don't understand Tokyo's street numbering system. Having spoken to someone who has lived there for a couple of years, it appears almost no-one understands it. When a street address is given as 5-7-19 Akashiro, what could that number combination possibly mean? Would it be such an affront to Japan if they also numbered buildings in the slightly more logical Western manner? Just asking.

 posted by Simon on 06.23.04 at 10:43 AM in the




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Nobody understands the Tokyo street numbering system, including nobody driving a Tokyo taxi cab. Buildings are not numbered in any consistent way. Many are numbered according to the order in which the property was built, so that consecutive numbers may be at opposite ends of the street.

 posted by: Conrad on 06.23.04 at 07:47 PM [permalink]




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