Editing Japanese addressing system (section)

{{Short description|System used to identify a specific location in Japan}}
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The '''Japanese addressing system''' is used to identify a specific location in [[Japan]].

When written in [[Japanese characters]], addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one.  The Japanese system is complex, the product of the natural growth of urban areas, as opposed to the systems used in cities that are laid out as grids and divided into quadrants or districts.

When written in [[Latin alphabet|Latin characters]], addresses follow the convention used by most [[Address format|Western addresses]] and start with the smallest geographic entity (typically a house number) and proceed to the largest. However, even when translated using Latin characters, [[Japan Post]] requires that the address also is written in Japanese to ensure correct delivery.<ref>{{Cite web |title=郵便トラブルのQ&A - 日本郵便 |url=https://www.post.japanpost.jp/question/trouble/category01.html#list01 |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=www.post.japanpost.jp}}</ref>