Editing Japanese addressing system (section)

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File:Ginza + Shimbashi Gaiku plate.png|Two "chōmei-name plates (町名板)" are with ''[[rōmaji]]'' for people unable to read the Japanese. (L) - A plate in standard style in larger cities. The letters on the plate indicates from the top {{Nihongo|Chuō Ward|中央区|Chuō-ku|}} and block 7, 5th ''chōme'' {{Nihongo||銀座五丁目7||Ginza go-chōme nana}}. At the very bottom, 7-2 stands for block 7, number (''banchi'') 2. Pictured on the Ginza 4-chōme ''[[Koban (police box)|koban]]'' police box at the [[Ginza]] 4-chōme crossing, on Ginza main street facing to [[Wako (retailer)|Wakō]]. (R) - Pictured is the one without any banchi numbers at the 2nd block in [[Shinbashi|Shimbashi]]  {{Nihongo|2=新橋二丁目|3=<!-- -->|4=Shimbashi ni-chōme}}. In Japanese writing at the bottom it reads you are in the [[underground city]] at the east gate {{Nihongo|2=東口地下街|3=<!-- -->|4=Higashi-guchi chikagai}}, but the name for [[Shimbashi station]] is not indicated.
File:JapaneseAddressPlateWithEnglishExplanation.JPG|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 {{Nihongo|block 3, 4-chōme, Kuwabara town|桑原四丁目3|Kuwabara yon-chōme san|<!-- -->}}. 
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