Editing Japanese addressing system (section)

== History ==
The current addressing system was established after [[World War II]] as a slight modification of the scheme used since the [[Meiji era]].

For historical reasons, names quite frequently conflict.  It is typical in Hokkaidō where many place names are identical to those found in the rest of Japan, for example Shin-Hiroshima (literally new Hiroshima) to Hiroshima,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-4zAQAAIAAJ|title=北海道の地名(Hokkaido no chimei) Place Names in Hokkaido|date=October 2003|publisher=Heibonsha|isbn=9784582490015|language=ja}}</ref> largely as the result of the systematic group emigration projects since the late 19th century to Hokkaidō; people from villages across [[mainland Japan]] dreamt to become wealthy farmers. Historians note that there is also a significant similarity between place names in [[Kansai region]] and those in northern [[Kyūshū]]. See [[Japanese place names]] for more.